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NATURE OF BUSINESS (Details) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2009
Nature of business [Abstract] |  |  |
Total number of vessels | 20 | 17 | 15
Average approximate deadweight tons per vessel (in deadweight tons) | 156,000 |  |
Number of vessels chartered on bareboat charters |  | 2 |
Schedule of Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of vessels the fleet has increased over prior year | 3 |  |
Number of vessels categorized as newbuilding |  | 2 |
Nordic Hawk [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |
Deadweight tons | 151,475 |  |
Nordic Hunter [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |
Deadweight tons | 151,400 |  |
Nordic Freedom [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |
Deadweight tons | 163,455 |  |
Nordic Voyager [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |
Deadweight tons | 149,591 |  |
Nordic Fighter [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |
Deadweight tons | 153,328 |  |
Nordic Discovery [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |
Deadweight tons | 153,328 |  |
Nordic Sprite [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |
Deadweight tons | 147,188 |  |
Nordic Grace [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |
Deadweight tons | 149,921 |  |
Nordic Harrier [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |
Deadweight tons | 151,475 |  |
Nordic Saturn [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |
Deadweight tons | 157,332 |  |
Nordic Jupiter [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |
Deadweight tons | 157,411 |  |
Nordic Apollo [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |
Deadweight tons | 159,999 |  |
Nordic Cosmos [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |
Deadweight tons | 159,998 |  |
Nordic Moon [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |
Deadweight tons | 159,999 |  |
Nordic Mistral [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |
Deadweight tons | 164,236 |  |
Nordic Passat [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |
Deadweight tons | 164,274 |  |
Nordic Vega [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |
Deadweight tons | 163,000 |  |
Nordic Breeze [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |
Deadweight tons | 158,597 |  |
Nordic Aurora [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |
Deadweight tons | 147,262 |  |
Nordic Zenith [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |
Deadweight tons | 158,645 |  |

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