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Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Revenues |  |  |
Revenues | $ 122,158,892 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 111,667,565 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 114,848,079 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Revenues – related party | 9,814,000 us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties | 9,814,000 us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties | 4,364,992 us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties
Total revenues | 131,972,892 us-gaap_Revenues | 121,481,565 us-gaap_Revenues | 119,213,071 us-gaap_Revenues
Expenses |  |  |
Voyage expenses | 12,474,090 gass_VoyageExpenses | 12,819,866 gass_VoyageExpenses | 11,231,340 gass_VoyageExpenses
Voyage expenses – related party | 1,613,421 gass_VoyageExpensesRelatedParty | 1,482,764 gass_VoyageExpensesRelatedParty | 1,472,410 gass_VoyageExpensesRelatedParty
Charter hire expenses | 320,804 gass_CharterHireExpenses |  |
Vessels’ operating expenses | 41,335,984 gass_VesselsOperatingExpensesExcludingRelatedParty | 32,439,404 gass_VesselsOperatingExpensesExcludingRelatedParty | 28,674,675 gass_VesselsOperatingExpensesExcludingRelatedParty
Vessels’ operating expenses – related party | 4,099,352 gass_VesselsOperatingExpensesRelatedParty | 4,084,149 gass_VesselsOperatingExpensesRelatedParty | 1,917,302 gass_VesselsOperatingExpensesRelatedParty
Dry-docking costs | 465,681 us-gaap_CostOfPropertyRepairsAndMaintenance | 3,160,251 us-gaap_CostOfPropertyRepairsAndMaintenance | 2,067,393 us-gaap_CostOfPropertyRepairsAndMaintenance
Management fees – related party | 5,501,675 us-gaap_ProfessionalAndContractServicesExpense | 4,807,010 us-gaap_ProfessionalAndContractServicesExpense | 4,315,720 us-gaap_ProfessionalAndContractServicesExpense
General and administrative expenses (including $1,628,961, $1,323,836, and $1,394,025, to related party) | 3,150,929 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense | 2,816,397 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense | 2,838,759 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Depreciation | 33,811,607 us-gaap_Depreciation | 30,761,673 us-gaap_Depreciation | 28,776,688 us-gaap_Depreciation
Impairment loss | 6,168,747 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse | 0 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse | 0 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse
Net gain on sale of vessels |  |  | (1,372,409)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment
Total expenses | 108,942,290 us-gaap_OperatingExpenses | 92,371,514 us-gaap_OperatingExpenses | 79,921,878 us-gaap_OperatingExpenses
Income from operations | 23,030,602 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 29,110,051 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 39,291,193 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Other (expenses)/income |  |  |
Interest and finance costs | (9,314,539)us-gaap_InterestAndDebtExpense | (8,189,475)us-gaap_InterestAndDebtExpense | (9,408,230)us-gaap_InterestAndDebtExpense
Loss on derivatives | (1,348,384)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet | (27,470)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet | (1,086,258)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet
Interest income | 456,924 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest | 361,820 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest | 221,023 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest
Foreign exchange loss | (138,777)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax | (37,733)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax | (59,241)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax
Other expenses, net | (10,344,776)us-gaap_NonoperatingGainsLosses | (7,892,858)us-gaap_NonoperatingGainsLosses | (10,332,706)us-gaap_NonoperatingGainsLosses
Net income | $ 12,685,826 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 21,217,193 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 28,958,487 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Earnings per share |  |  |
– Basic and diluted (in Dollars per share) | $ 0.32 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted | $ 0.75 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted | $ 1.41 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted
Weighted average number of shares |  |  |
– Basic and diluted (in Shares) | 39,305,644 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfShareOutstandingBasicAndDiluted | 28,271,746 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfShareOutstandingBasicAndDiluted | 20,552,568 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfShareOutstandingBasicAndDiluted

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