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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Impairment of vessel assets (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 16, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Impairment of vessel assets		$ 961	$ 28,102	$ 6,595	$ 28,102
Loss on disposal of replaced equipment on certain vessels		$ 961		961
Genco Hadrian
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Sale of assets	$ 25,000
Broker commission (as a percent)	2.00%
Net sales price of vessel						$ 24,500
Impairment of vessel assets				$ 5,634
Genco Claudius, Genco Commodus and Genco Maximus
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Impairment of vessel assets			$ 28,102		$ 28,102
Number impaired vessel assets \| item			3		3