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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment assets, including oil and gas property and timber property.

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The cash inflow from the sale of property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures), software, and other intangible assets.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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GAIN ON SALE OF ASSETS (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
GAIN ON SALE OF ASSETS (Details) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($) vessel	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cash consideration	$ 37,200
Gain from sale of vessels		$ 9,788	$ 0	$ 0
Panamax Vessel
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of vessels sold \| vessel	2
Golden Opportunity
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Gain from sale of vessels	$ 4,900
Golden Endurer
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Gain from sale of vessels	$ 4,900