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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) (Estimated Useful Lives of Fixed Assets) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Estimated Useful Lives of Fixed Assets |
Property Plant and Equipment |
Schedule of estimated useful lives of fixed assets |
Description |  | Useful lives |
Leasehold improvements |  | Lesser of the estimated useful life of the asset or life of the lease |
Furniture, fixtures & other equipment |  | 5 years |
Vessel equipment |  | 2-15 years |
Computer equipment |  | 3 years |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, balances by class of assets, depreciation and depletion expense and method used, including composite depreciation, and accumulated deprecation. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.13) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 13 -Subparagraph b -Article 5 + Details
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