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Note 19 - Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended						1 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Aug. 25, 2014 M/T EShips Taweelah [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Option To Extend [Member]	Jul. 23, 2014 M/T EShips Taweelah [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Option To Extend [Member]	Aug. 25, 2014 M/T EShips Taweelah [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Option to Extend Year Two [Member]	Jul. 23, 2014 M/T EShips Taweelah [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Option to Extend Year Two [Member]	Aug. 25, 2014 M/T EShips Taweelah [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Jul. 23, 2014 M/T EShips Taweelah [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Jun. 20, 2014 M/T EShips Taweelah [Member] Option To Extend [Member]	Jun. 20, 2014 M/T EShips Taweelah [Member]	Jul. 23, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member]
Note 19 - Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items]
Charter Term	1 year	1 year	1 year	1 year	4 years	3 years		2 years
Charter Rate Per Day	$ 17,400	$ 17,200	$ 18,100	$ 18,000	$ 16,500	$ 16,200	$ 17,250	$ 16,000
Gain (Loss) on Contract Termination									$ 500

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The rate per day of the charter contract.

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- Definition

Term of the charter contract, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

Gain (loss) related to the termination of a contract between the parties. The termination may be due to many causes including early termination of a lease by a lessee, a breach of contract by one party, or a failure to perform.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 28

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3602-108585



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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (b)(1)

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