Sale leaseback transaction term of lease.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for sale-leaseback transactions accounted for using the deposit method or as a financing due 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.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for sale-leaseback transactions accounted for using the deposit method or as a financing due 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.

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The portion of the deferred gain that was recognized in the current period.

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The amount of the gain recorded in connection with the transaction involving the sale of property to another party and the lease of the property back to the seller to be recognized in future periods.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The amount of the current period expense recorded for use of the property in connection with the transaction involving the sale of property to another party and the lease of the property back to the seller.

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Sale and Leaseback of Vessels - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 16, 2016	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2014
Gas Premiership and Gas Cathar [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Sale leaseback transaction, term of lease	5 years 3 months 18 days						4 years
Sale leaseback transaction, deferred gain, gross							$ 780,695
Gas Premiership and Gas Cathar [Member] \| Charter Hire Expenses [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Sale leaseback transaction, current period gain recognized				$ 190,087	$ 195,040	$ 195,574
Astrid and Kazak [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Sale leaseback transaction, term of lease		12 months	12 months	12 months
Astrid and Kazak [Member] \| Bareboat Charters [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Minimum lease payments, sale leaseback transactions, next twelve months		$ 1,560,000		$ 1,560,000
Minimum lease payments, sale leaseback transactions, within two years		$ 390,000		390,000
Astrid and Kazak [Member] \| Charter Hire Expenses [Member] \| Bareboat Charters [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Sale leaseback transaction, rent expense				$ 3,434,250	$ 3,719,810	$ 4,249,961