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Long - Term Debt (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Long - Term Debt |
Facilities | December 31, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
2022 Notes | $ | 360,000 |  | $ | 360,000
Less repurchase of Notes |  | (20,000) |  |  | —
Less original issue discount |  | (3,600) |  |  | (3,600)
Accumulated amortization of original issue discount |  | 941 |  |  | 133
2022 Notes (a) | $ | 337,341 |  | $ | 356,533
Poseidon - DVB Credit Facility (b) |  | 51,063 |  |  | —
Poseidon - Credit Agricole Credit Facility (c) |  | 53,069 |  |  | —
Poseidon - Blue Ocean Credit Facility (d) |  | 23,830 |  |  | —
Poseidon - ABN-AMRO Credit Facility (e) |  | 62,189 |  |  | —
Poseidon - ATB Credit Facility (f) |  | 17,100 |  |  | —
Poseidon - Credit Agricole Credit Facility (g) |  | 80,000 |  |  | —
Poseidon - Blue Ocean Credit Facility (h) |  | 38,500 |  |  | —
Poseidon - Deutsche, CIT, Entrust Credit Facility (i) |  | 180,500 |  |  | —
Citi Credit Facility (j) |  | 34,800 |  |  | 54,800
Hayfin Credit Facility (k) |  | 8,125 |  |  | —
Less: Deferred financing costs (n) |  | (9,299) |  |  | (12,818)
Total | $ | 877,218 |  | $ | 398,515
Less: Current portion of 2022 Notes (a) |  | (20,000) |  |  | —
Less: Current portion of Poseidon - DVB Credit Facility (b) |  | (2,231) |  |  | —
Less: Current portion of Poseidon - Credit Agricole Credit Facility (c) |  | (405) |  |  | —
Less: Current portion of Poseidon - ABN - AMRO Credit Facility (e) |  | (129) |  |  | —
Less: Current portion of Poseidon - ATB Credit Facility (f) |  | (1,628) |  |  | —
Less: Current portion of Poseidon - Credit Agricole Credit Facility (g) |  | (6,000) |  |  | —
Less: Current portion of Poseidon - Deutsche, CIT, Entrust Credit Facility (i) |  | (13,695) |  |  | —
Less: Current portion of Citi Credit Facility (j) |  | (20,000) |  |  | (40,000)
Non - current portion of Long-Term Debt | $ | 813,130 |  | $ | 358,515
Repayment schedule |
Payment due by period ended | December 31, 2018
2019 | $ | 64,088
2020 |  | 330,033
2021 |  | 48,176
2022 |  | 408,379
2023 |  | 38,500
| $ | 889,176
Schedule of Deferred Financing Costs |
|  | December 31, 2018 |  |  | December 31, 2017
Opening balance |  | $ | 12,818 |  |  | $ | 7,100
Expenditure in the period |  |  | 307 |  |  |  | 13,177
Amortization included within interest expense |  |  | (3,826 | ) |  |  | (7,459)
Closing balance |  | $ | 9,299 |  |  | $ | 12,818

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