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Line Of Credit Facility, Tenor Term

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Number Of Newbuildings Acquired

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The number of vessels financed under a specific long term loan facility

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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The per share amount of a dividend declared, but not paid, as of the financial reporting date.

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- Definition

Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2024 USD ($) vessel	Jan. 31, 2024 USD ($) vessel	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) vessel	Dec. 31, 2024 vessel	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) vessel	Feb. 28, 2024 $ / shares	Aug. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of newbuildings acquired					6
Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Variable interest rate					0.261%
Kamsarmax
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of newbuildings acquired			4		6
Kamsarmax \| Forecast
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of newbuildings acquired		4		3
Sale-leaseback
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Principal amount \| $			$ 85.0		$ 85.0		$ 260.0
Tenor term			10 years
Sale-leaseback \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Variable interest rate			1.85%
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends payable (in USD per share) \| $ / shares						$ 0.30
Subsequent Event \| Kamsarmax
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of newbuildings acquired		1
Subsequent Event \| Panamax Vessel
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of newbuildings acquired		1
Subsequent Event \| Sale-leaseback
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from lines of credit \| $		$ 20.0
Subsequent Event \| $360 M Term Loan Facility
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Principal amount \| $	$ 360.0
Number of vessels financed	20
Tenor term	5 years
Adjusted profile term	20 years
Subsequent Event \| $360 M Term Loan Facility \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Variable interest rate	1.75%
Subsequent Event \| $360 M Term Loan Facility \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate, Emission Performance Adjustment
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Variable interest rate	0.05%
Subsequent Event \| $180.0 M Term Loan Facility
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Principal amount \| $	$ 180.0
Number of vessels financed	6
Tenor term	5 years
Adjusted profile term	20 years
Subsequent Event \| $180.0 M Term Loan Facility \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Variable interest rate	1.60%