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Derivatives and Fair Value Disclosures (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value | Tabular disclosure of financial instruments is as follows:
|  |  |  | December 31, |
|  |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Asset Derivatives |  |  | Liability Derivatives |  |  | Asset Derivatives |  |  | Liability Derivatives |
Interest Rate Swap Agreements |  | Non current assets — Fair value of derivatives |  |  | 645,169 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,068,369 |  |  |  | — |
Interest Rate Swap Agreements |  | Non current liabilities — Fair value of derivatives |  |  | — |  |  |  | 126,525 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 465,389 |
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  |  | 645,169 |  |  |  | 126,525 |  |  |  | 1,068,369 |  |  |  | 465,389 |
Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) | The effect of derivative instruments on the consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 is as follows:
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments |  | Location of Gain/(Loss) Recognized |  | Year Ended December 31, |
| 2016 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 |
Interest Rate Swap — Change in Fair Value |  | Loss on derivatives |  |  | 297,656 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Interest Rate Swap — Realized loss |  | Loss on derivatives |  |  | (297,954 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total loss on derivatives |  |  |  |  | (298 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments |  | Location of Loss Recognized |  | Year Ended December 31, |
| 2016 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 |
Interest Rate Swap — Loss reclassified from OCI (Effective portion) |  | Loss on derivatives |  |  | (766,898 | ) |  |  | (403,943 | ) |  |  | (11,982 | )
Total loss on derivatives |  |  |  |  | (766,898 | ) |  |  | (403,943 | ) |  |  | (11,982 | )
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | The components of accumulated other comprehensive income included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets consist of unrealized gain / (loss) on cash flow hedges and are analyzed as follows:
|  | Unrealized Gain / (Loss) on cash flow hedges |
Balance, January 1, 2016 |  |  | (393,288 | )
Effective portion of changes in fair value of interest swap contracts |  |  | 418,723 |
Balance, December 31, 2016 |  |  | 25,435 |
Effective portion of changes in fair value of interest swap contracts |  |  | 592,460 |
Balance, December 31, 2017 |  |  | 617,895 |
Effective portion of changes in fair value of interest swap contracts |  |  | 56,084 |
Balance, December 31, 2018 |  |  | 673,979 |
Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis | The following table presents the fair values for assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis categorized into a Level based upon the lowest level of significant input to the valuations as of December 31, 2017:
|  |  |  |  | Fair Value Measurements Using |
Description |  | Fair Value as of December 31, 2017 |  |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
Assets/(Liabilities): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Swap Agreements |  |  | 645,169 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 645,169 |  |  |  | — |
Interest Rate Swap Agreements |  |  | (126,525 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (126,525 | ) |  |  | — |
Total |  |  | 518,644 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 518,644 |  |  |  | — |
The following table presents the fair values for assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis categorized into a Level based upon the lowest level of significant input to the valuations as of December 31, 2018:
|  |  |  |  | Fair Value Measurements Using |
Description |  | Fair Value as of December 31, 2017 |  |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
Assets/(Liabilities): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Swap Agreements |  |  | 1,068,369 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,068,369 |  |  |  | — |
Interest Rate Swap Agreements |  |  | (465,389 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (465,389 | ) |  |  | — |
Total |  |  | 602,980 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 602,980 |  |  |  | — |
Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Non-Recurring Basis | The following tables present the fair values for assets measured on a non-recurring basis categorized into a Level based upon the lowest level of significant input to the valuations:
|  |  |  |  | Fair Value Measurements Using |  |  |  |
Description |  | Fair Value as of June 30, 2017 |  |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |  | Impairment Loss |
Long-lived assets held and used |  |  | 6,000,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6,000,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (897,965 | )
Total |  |  | 6,000,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6,000,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (897,965 | )
|  |  |  |  | Fair Value Measurements Using |  |  |  |
Description |  | Fair Value as of September 30, 2017 |  |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |  | Impairment Loss |
Long-lived assets held and used |  |  | 8,000,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 8,000,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,258,037 | )
Total |  |  | 8,000,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 8,000,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,258,037 | )
|  |  |  |  | Fair Value Measurements Using |  |  |  |
Description |  | Fair Value as of June 30, 2018 |  |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |  | Impairment Loss |
Long-lived assets held and used |  |  | 9,400,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9,400,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,531,130 | )
Total |  |  | 9,400,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9,400,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,531,130 | )
|  |  |  |  | Fair Value Measurements Using |  |  |  |
Description |  | Fair Value as of December 31, 2018 |  |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |  | Impairment Loss |
Long-lived assets held for sale |  |  | 55,230,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 55,230,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,189,858 | )
Total |  |  | 55,230,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 55,230,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,189,858 | )

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