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GOODWILL IMPAIRMENT (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 segment item | Jul. 09, 2014
Goodwill |  |  |
Number of operating segments |  | 2 us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments |
Number of Reporting Units |  | 2 us-gaap_NumberOfReportingUnits |
Period of industry average charter rates for each vessel class |  | 10 years |
Goodwill, Impairment Loss | $ 166,067 us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss |  |
Percentage of fair value assets used method |  | 75.00%gnk_PercentageToMethodOfFairValueAssetsForDeterminingFairValue |
Percentage of public trading price method |  | 25.00%gnk_PercentageToMethodOfPublicTradingPriceForDeterminingFairValue |
Percentage of discounted cash flow method |  | 0.00%gnk_PercentageToMethodOfDiscountedCashFlowsForDeterminingFairValue |
Predecessor |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | $ 166,067 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_PredecessorMember

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