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Commitments and Contingencies, detail (Details) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) item
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Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure |
Number Of Moas | item | 3
Number Of Newbuild Vessels | item | 2
Sales effect on commitments | $ 20,510
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items] |
2017 | 48,988
2018 | 22,384
Total | 71,372
Due To Shipyards Sellers |
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items] |
2017 | 47,869
2018 | 21,771
Total | 69,640
Due To Manager |
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items] |
2017 | 1,119
2018 | 613
Total | $ 1,732

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- Definition Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 440 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=73718637&loc=d3e25336-109308 + Details
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- Definition Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 440 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=73718637&loc=d3e25336-109308 + Details
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- Definition Amount of the unrecorded obligation to transfer funds in the future for fixed or minimum amounts or quantities of goods or services at fixed or minimum prices (for example, as in take-or-pay contracts or throughput contracts). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 440 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=73718637&loc=d3e25336-109308 + Details
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