Commitments (Table) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure Of Finance Lease And Operating Lease By Lessor [Line Items]
Total	$ 0	$ 2,991
Within one year
Disclosure Of Finance Lease And Operating Lease By Lessor [Line Items]
Total	$ 0	$ 2,991

The amount of future minimum lease payments receivable under non-cancellable operating leases. Minimum lease payments are payments over the lease term that the lessee is or can be required to make, excluding contingent rent, costs for services and taxes to be paid by, and reimbursed to, the lessor, together with: (a) for a lessee, any amounts guaranteed by the lessee or by a party related to the lessee; or (b) for a lessor, any residual value guaranteed to the lessor by: (i) the lessee; (ii) a party related to the lessee; or (iii) a third party unrelated to the lessor that is financially capable of discharging the obligations under the guarantee.

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