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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Table Text Block]
Cash and cash equivalents include short-term deposits with an original maturity of less than three months. Cash and cash equivalents by type were as follows:
 
 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2014
 
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money market accounts – cash equivalents
 
$
24,238,756
 
 
$
17,622,598
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash (1)
 
 
5,578,751
 
 
 
1,305,329
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
$
29,817,507
 
 
$
18,927,927
 
 
(1) Consists of cash deposits at various major banks.
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Table Text Block]
At December 31, advance hire, prepaid expenses and other current assets were comprised of the following:
 
 
 
2014
 
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Advance hire
 
$
4,345,959
 
 
$
8,788,882
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prepaid expenses
 
 
427,889
 
 
 
514,169
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other current assets
 
 
1,794,386
 
 
 
3,441,074
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
$
6,568,234
 
 
$
12,744,125
 
Schedule Of Deferred Financing Costs [Table Text Block]
The components of net deferred financing costs, which are included in other noncurrent assets on the consolidated balance sheets, are as follows:
 
 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2014
 
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred financing costs
 
$
2,143,550
 
 
$
2,393,517
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less: accumulated amortization
 
 
(1,339,285
)
 
 
(1,050,808
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net deferred financing costs
 
 
804,265
 
 
 
1,342,709
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of deferred financing costs
 
$
493,283
 
 
$
485,684
 
Schedule Of Bank Fees [Table Text Block]
The components of net deferred financing costs, which are included in secured long-term debt on the consolidated balance sheets are as follows:
 
 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2014
 
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bank fees paid to financial institutions
 
$
2,254,400
 
 
$
2,316,750
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less: accumulated amortization
 
 
(1,303,135
)
 
 
(925,591
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unamortized bank fees
 
$
951,265
 
 
$
1,391,159
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization included in interest expense
 
$
461,321
 
 
$
464,245
 
Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]
The components of accounts payable and accrued expenses are as follows:
 
 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2014
 
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
$
33,538,153
 
 
$
39,201,642
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accrued expenses
 
 
4,651,503 
 
 
 
3,839,531
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accrued interest
 
 
540,862
 
 
 
716,575
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other accrued liabilities
 
 
1,471,276
 
 
 
2,120,630
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
$
40,201,794
 
 
$
45,878,378
 
Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block]
At December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company has eight fixed rate debt facilities. The aggregate carrying amounts and fair values of the long-term debt associated with the fixed rate borrowing arrangements are as follows:
 
 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2014
 
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Carrying amount of long-term debt
 
$
42,044,477
 
 
$
83,046,146
 
Fair value of long-term debt
 
 
45,960,663
 
 
 
85,855,343