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Fair Value Measurements - Principal Amount And Estimated Fair Value Of Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2019 | Jun. 28, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Mar. 20, 2018 | Nov. 01, 2016
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount | $ 436,146 |  |  |  |
Term Loan Maturing June 2020 |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount | 0 |  | $ 33,693 |  |
Fair value | 0 |  | 33,314 |  |
Term Loan Maturing December 2021 |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount | 33,250 | $ 35,000 | 0 |  |
Fair value | 32,959 |  | 0 |  |
Nordea Q5000 Loan Maturing April 2020 |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount | 89,286 |  | 125,000 |  |
Fair value | 89,398 |  | 122,500 |  |
MARAD Debt Maturing February 2027 |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount | 63,610 |  | 70,468 |  |
Fair value | 68,643 |  | 74,406 |  |
Convertible Senior Notes Maturing May 2022 |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount | 125,000 |  | 125,000 |  | $ 125,000
Fair value | 134,225 |  | 114,298 |  |
Convertible Senior Notes Maturing September 2023 |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount | 125,000 |  | 125,000 | $ 125,000 |
Fair value | 162,188 |  | 114,688 |  |
Total Debt |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount | 436,146 |  | 479,161 |  |
Fair value | $ 487,413 |  | $ 459,206 |  |

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- Definition Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 470 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (b)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109500613&loc=SL6031897-161870 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=119400593&loc=d3e572229-122910 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(22)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 4: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 + Details
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- Definition The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. + References No definition available. + Details
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