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Bank Debt, textual 2 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Interest costs incurred | $ 25,713 | $ 23,266 | $ 20,397
Interest costs capitalized | $ 0 | $ 42 | $ 821
All loans and credit facilities |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate | 4.428% | 3.838% | 3.29%
Minimum value covenant 2018 | 1.2 |  |
Debt covenant, minimum net worth | $ 150,000 |  |
Debt covenant, minimum EBITDA to consolidated interest expense | 2.0 |  |
Debt covenant, maximum debt to EBITDA ratio | 5.5 |  |
Commercial financing institutions |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt covenant, maximum consolidated leverage | 85.00% |  |
Government owned export credit institutions |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt covenant, maximum consolidated leverage | 80.00% |  |
Debt covenant, maximum consolidated debt | $ 580,000 |  |
Minimum | All loans and credit facilities |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Mininum cash balance of loan and credit facility agrrements as collateral deposit with restrictive liquidity covenant | 150 |  |
Maximum | All loans and credit facilities |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Mininum cash balance of loan and credit facility agrrements as collateral deposit with restrictive liquidity covenant | $ 1,000 |  |
Hajioannou family | All loans and credit facilities |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt covenant, minimum percentage of ownership | 30.00% |  |
Hajioannou family | Maximum | All loans and credit facilities |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt covenant, minimum percentage of ownership | 35.00% |  |
Polys Hajioannou | All loans and credit facilities |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt covenant, minimum percentage of ownership | 20.00% |  |

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