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Number Of Assets On Fixed Rate Time Charter

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Number Of Vessels Chartered Out

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Percentage Of Third Party Charter Revenues To Be Received As Profit Share Income

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Revenue From Time Charters, Profit Sharing

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Time Charter Daily Rate Revenue

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Amount of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization for physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services.

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Amount before accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures.

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OPERATING LEASES - Rental Income (Details)	6 Months Ended
OPERATING LEASES - Rental Income (Details)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) suezmax_tanker_vessel_type	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 large_range_2Tanker_vessel_type	Dec. 31, 2020 very_large_crude_carrier
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Vessels on fixed rate time charter				1	2
Trafigura
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Time charter revenue, profit sharing	$ 0	$ 6,300,000
Assets Under Sale and Purchase Agreement \| Trafigura
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Duration of time charter	3 years
Time charter, daily rate, revenue	$ 28,400
Percentage of third party charter revenues to be received as profit share income	50.00%
Assets Under Sale and Purchase Agreement \| Vessels Chartered To Trafigura
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of vessels chartered out \| suezmax_tanker_vessel_type	5
Assets Under Sale and Purchase Agreement \| Vessels Chartered To Trafigura \| Trafigura
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Vessels on fixed rate time charter \| suezmax_tanker_vessel_type	5
Assets leased to others
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Vessels, gross	$ 328,000,000		$ 509,500,000
Accumulated depreciation	$ 15,100,000		$ 49,400,000