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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Concentration Risk (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) customer | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) customer | Dec. 31, 2017 customer
Concentration Risk |  |  |
Number of financial institutions with which the entity maintains its cash and cash equivalents | $ | 4 | 4 |
Cash insured by financial institutions | $ | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Voyage Revenues | Customer Concentration Risk |  |  |
Concentration Risk |  |  |
Number of customers | customer | 170 | 182 | 102
Major Customers | customer | 0 | 0 | 2
Concentration risk percentage (as a percent) | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00%
Voyage Revenues | Customer Concentration Risk | Swissmarine Services S.A. |  |  |
Concentration Risk |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage (as a percent) |  |  | 15.09%
Voyage Revenues | Customer Concentration Risk | Clipper Group |  |  |
Concentration Risk |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage (as a percent) |  |  | 10.98%

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