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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 4) | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 customer item | Jul. 09, 2014 customer | Dec. 31, 2013 derivative customer item | Dec. 31, 2012 customer
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of revenue earned (as a percent) | 100.00% |  |  |
Number of customers | 44 |  |  |
Number of financial institutions with which the entity maintains its cash and cash equivalents | item | 3 |  |  |
Number of interest rate swaps | item | 0 |  |  |
Voyage Revenues |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Major Customers | 2 |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage (as a percent) | 10.00% |  |  |
Voyage Revenues | Cargill International S.A. |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage (as a percent) | 17.06% |  |  |
Voyage Revenues | Swissmarine Services S.A. |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage (as a percent) | 22.52% |  |  |
Predecessor |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of revenue earned (as a percent) |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Number of customers |  | 33 | 48 | 43
Number of financial institutions with which the entity maintains its cash and cash equivalents | item |  |  | 4 |
Number of interest rate swaps | derivative |  |  | 4 |
Predecessor | Voyage Revenues |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Major Customers |  | 2 | 3 | 1
Concentration risk percentage (as a percent) |  | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00%
Predecessor | Voyage Revenues | Cargill International S.A. |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage (as a percent) |  | 19.37% | 21.45% | 31.27%
Predecessor | Voyage Revenues | Swissmarine Services S.A. |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage (as a percent) |  | 20.67% | 18.73% |
Predecessor | Voyage Revenues | Pacific Basin Chartering Ltd. |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage (as a percent) |  |  | 10.30% |

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