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DEBT - 2014 Term Loan (Details) $ in Thousands				12 Months Ended
DEBT - 2014 Term Loan (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 24, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 08, 2014 USD ($) installment	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 15, 2016
Repayment of the outstanding debt
Total debt				$ 519,083	$ 523,577
Secured Debt \| 2014 Term Loan Facilities
Line of Credit Facility
Term of facilities			10 years
Maximum facility amount of delivered cost per vessel (as a percent)			60.00%
Maximum facility amount of delivered cost per vessel			$ 16,800
Maximum facility amount of fair market value per vessel at delivery (as a percent)			60.00%
Percentage of outstanding principal plus interest insured			95.00%
Number of semi-annual installments in which the credit facility is to be repaid \| installment			20
Amount due per installment (as a percent)			4.16%
Balloon payment of facility amount due at maturity (as a percent)			16.67%
Minimum cash required to be maintained by each collateralized vessel				750
Remaining borrowing capacity				0
Repayments of Secured Debt				2,763	2,763	$ 2,081
Long-term debt				24,214	$ 26,784
Repayment of the outstanding debt
2018				2,763
2019				2,763
2020				2,763
2021				2,763
2022				2,763
Thereafter				11,729
Total debt				$ 25,544
Secured Debt \| 2014 Term Loan Facilities \| LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility
Reference rate			three or six-month LIBOR
Applicable margin over reference rate (as a percent)			2.50%
Secured Debt \| 2014 Term Loan Facilities \| Baltic Hornet
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 16,800
Period after latest vessel delivery date for first periodic repayment			6 months
Drawdowns during the period		$ 16,800
Secured Debt \| 2014 Term Loan Facilities \| Baltic Wasp
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 16,800
Period after latest vessel delivery date for first periodic repayment			6 months
Drawdowns during the period	$ 16,350
From December 31, 2017 To June 29, 2018 \| Secured Debt \| 2014 Term Loan Facilities
Line of Credit Facility
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)							100.00%
From June 30, 2018 to December 30, 2018 \| Secured Debt \| 2014 Term Loan Facilities
Line of Credit Facility
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)							105.00%
From December 31, 2018 To December 30, 2019 \| Secured Debt \| 2014 Term Loan Facilities
Line of Credit Facility
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)							115.00%
From December 31, 2019 To End Date of Facilities \| Secured Debt \| 2014 Term Loan Facilities
Line of Credit Facility
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)							135.00%