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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) (USD $) |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended |
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Jan. 10, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 Scandic American Shipping Ltd. [Member] | Jan. 10, 2013 Equity Incentive Plan 2011 [Member] | Feb. 11, 2013 Dividend Declared [Member] | Jan. 02, 2013 Acquisition [Member] Scandic American Shipping Ltd. [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of voting interests acquired (in hundredths) |  | 100.00% |  |  | 100.00%
Number of restricted shares for which requirements have been lifted | 174,000 |  | 174,000 |  |
Dividend declared (in dollars per share) |  |  |  | $ 0.16 |
Date dividend declared |  |  |  | 2013-02 |
Date dividend paid |  |  |  | Feb. 13, 2013 |

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