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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Segment and Income (Details)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
segment
item
$ / item
Jul. 18, 2015
segment
Jul. 17, 2015
segment
Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
item
$ / item
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
item
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
item
Segment reporting            
Number of reportable segments | segment 1 1 2      
Revenue and voyage expense recognition            
Net gain (loss) on purchase and sale of bunker fuel and LCM adjustments | $       $ 2,021 $ (4,920) $ (8,927)
Number of vessels in vessel pools 0     0 20  
Other Operating Income | $       $ 0 $ 960 $ 0
Spot Market-Related Time Charter Agreement with Profit Sharing Element            
Revenue and voyage expense recognition            
Number of vessels under spot market-related time charters which include a profit-sharing element       6 6 0
Floor price (in dollars per unit) | $ / item 3     3    
Allocation of excess profit sharing amount (as a percent)       50.00%    
Clipper Logger Pool and Clipper Sapphire Pool            
Revenue and voyage expense recognition            
Number of vessels in vessel pools         13  
Bulkhandling Handymax A/S Pool            
Revenue and voyage expense recognition            
Number of vessels in vessel pools         7  
Bankruptcy settlement due | Samsun            
Revenue and voyage expense recognition            
Other Operating Income | $         $ 934