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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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DEBT - $44M Term Loan (Details) $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
DEBT - $44M Term Loan (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 23, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 03, 2013 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 30, 2013 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility
Minimum cash balance per vessel in the fleet		$ 750				$ 750	$ 750
Secured Debt \| $44 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 44,000		$ 44,000	$ 44,000
Commitment fee on unused daily average unutilized commitment (as a percent)		0.75%
Number of quarterly installments \| item		23
Amount of periodic payment		$ 688
Period after last drawdown date for first periodic repayment		3 months
Final payment amount		$ 28,188
Amount of prepayments to have liens released		$ 18,000
Maximum ratio of financial indebtedness to total assets (as a percent)		70.00%
Consolidated net worth threshold, base amount		$ 786,360
Consolidated net worth threshold, percentage of the value of any subsequent primary equity offerings (as a percent)		50.00%
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)		125.00%
Drawdowns during the period	$ 44,000
Repayments of Secured Debt			$ 0	38,500	$ 2,750
Long-term debt			$ 0	$ 0
Secured Debt \| $44 Million Term Loan Facility \| LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility
Reference rate		three-month LIBOR
Applicable margin over reference rate (as a percent)		3.35%
Secured Debt \| $44 Million Term Loan Facility \| Baltic Lion and Baltic Tiger
Line of Credit Facility
Minimum cash required to be maintained by each collateralized vessel		$ 1,000
Secured Debt \| $44 Million Term Loan Facility \| Baltic Tiger
Line of Credit Facility
Drawdowns during the period	21,400
Secured Debt \| $44 Million Term Loan Facility \| Baltic Lion
Line of Credit Facility
Drawdowns during the period	$ 22,600