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Basis of Presentation and General Information - 20F (Details)		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 08, 2016 shares	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Basis of Presentation and General Information [Abstract]
Country of incorporation		Republic of the Marshall Islands	Republic of the Marshall Islands
Date of incorporation		Jan. 04, 2008	Jan. 04, 2008
Reverse stock split ratio	0.2
Fractional shares issued (in shares)	181

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In connection with the reverse stock split fractional shares were issued. All share and per share amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and notes give effect to this reverse stock split retroactively, for all periods presented.

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Ratio applied to the conversion of stock split, for example but not limited to, one share converted to two or two shares converted to one.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 4.C)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187143-122770

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Stock Split
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6525746

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