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GENERAL (Details) shares in Thousands, dwt in Millions | Mar. 16, 2020 suezmax_tanker | Dec. 31, 2019 dwt | Dec. 31, 2019 vessel | Dec. 31, 2019 suezmax_tanker | Dec. 31, 2019 very_large_crude_carrier | Dec. 31, 2019 tanker_size | Dec. 31, 2019 T | Dec. 31, 2019 aframax_tanker | Dec. 31, 2019 large_range_2_tanker | Dec. 31, 2018 very_large_crude_carrier | Dec. 31, 2017 very_large_crude_carrier | Dec. 31, 2017 large_range_2_tanker | Dec. 31, 2016 MR_product_tanker | Nov. 30, 2015 shares | Feb. 01, 2013 MR_product_tanker
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Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share exchange ratio in reverse acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.55 |
Number of sizes of oil tankers | tanker_size |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels in fleet | vessel |  |  | 71 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate vessel capacity (in dry wattage tonnage) | dwt |  | 13.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels owned |  |  | 48 | 16 | 14 |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels under finance lease |  |  | 3 | 5 | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels to be acquired under SPA | suezmax_tanker |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels recorded as investment in finance lease | very_large_crude_carrier |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels under commercial management |  |  | 7 | 2 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of newbuild vessels |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |  | 12
VLCC Vessels |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels chartered in | very_large_crude_carrier |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels under commercial management | very_large_crude_carrier |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reverse acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, shares, issued as merger consideration (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 583,600 |
Common stock, shares, outstanding in Frontline 2012 prior to reverse acquisition and reverse stock split (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 249,100 |
Treasury stock (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,800 |
Common stock, shares, outstanding that the Company owns in Frontline 2012 prior to merger (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,460 |
Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels to be acquired under SPA | suezmax_tanker | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum | VLCC Vessels |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vessel size |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum | Suzemax Tanker |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vessel size |  |  |  |  |  |  | 120,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum | LR2 tanker |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vessel size |  |  |  |  |  |  | 111,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum | VLCC Vessels |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vessel size |  |  |  |  |  |  | 320,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum | Suzemax Tanker |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vessel size |  |  |  |  |  |  | 170,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum | LR2 tanker |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vessel size |  |  |  |  |  |  | 115,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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