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Contractual charter revenue (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 Vessel Agreement | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Minimum future revenues to be received from time charters [Abstract] |  |  |
2014 | $ 22,361,045 |  |
2015 | 1,032,857 |  |
Number of vessels under time charter agreement | 7 |  |
Profit sharing percentage in vessels employment in time charter (in hundredths) | 50.00% |  |
Profit share revenue from profit sharing arrangement | 222,648 | 207,788 | 50,097
Number of supplemental charter hire agreement | 2 |  |
Profit sharing percentage in supplemental charter hire agreement (in hundredths) | 60.00% |  |
Losses under supplemental charter hire agreement | $ 71,615 | $ 441,713 | $ 98,235
Profit sharing percentage in pool employment agreement (in hundredths) | 75.00% |  |
Pool manager profit sharing percentage in pool employment agreement (in hundredths) | 25.00% |  |
Ardmore Seavaliant February 2014 [Member] |  |  |
Minimum future revenues to be received from time charters [Abstract] |  |  |
Lease expiry | Feb. 28, 2014 |  |
Ardmore Seaventure June 2014 [Member] |  |  |
Minimum future revenues to be received from time charters [Abstract] |  |  |
Lease expiry | Jun. 30, 2014 |  |
Ardmore Seatrader August 2014 [Member] |  |  |
Minimum future revenues to be received from time charters [Abstract] |  |  |
Lease expiry | Aug. 30, 2014 |  |
Ardmore Seamaster July 2014 [Member] |  |  |
Minimum future revenues to be received from time charters [Abstract] |  |  |
Lease expiry | Jul. 31, 2014 |  |
Ardmore Seafarer July 2014 [Member] |  |  |
Minimum future revenues to be received from time charters [Abstract] |  |  |
Lease expiry | Jul. 31, 2014 |  |
Ardmore Seavantage January 2015 [Member] |  |  |
Minimum future revenues to be received from time charters [Abstract] |  |  |
Lease expiry | Jan. 31, 2015 |  |
Ardmore Seavanguard February 2015 [Member] |  |  |
Minimum future revenues to be received from time charters [Abstract] |  |  |
Lease expiry | Feb. 28, 2015 |  |

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