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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Schedule of restricted cash and cash equivalents

		December 31,			December 31,			December 31,
		2017			2016			2015
Cash and cash equivalents		$	174,479		$	133,400		$	121,074
Restricted cash - current			7,234			8,242			19,500
Restricted cash - noncurrent			23,233			27,426			315
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		$	204,946		$	169,068		$	140,889

Estimated Useful Lives of Fixed Assets

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

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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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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