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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012 $253 Million Term Loan Facility [Member]	Aug. 20, 2010 $253 Million Term Loan Facility [Member]	Mar. 28, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Cash collateralized bank guarantee				$ 900
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Face amount of term loan facility	$ 253,000	$ 253,000	$ 253,000

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- Definition

Cash collateralized bank guarantee entered into in order for the Company to release a vessel from arrest. The cash will remain in an escrow account until the arbitration related to the case is completed.

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- Definition

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

-Article 5

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