Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Successor [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 24,896,161	$ 39,975,287
Accounts receivable	7,076,528	14,731,301
Prepaid expenses	3,232,763	3,212,930
Inventories	$ 5,574,406	5,749,273
Investment		8,300,740
Other assets	$ 245,569	4,621,312
Total current assets	41,025,427	76,590,843
Noncurrent assets:
Vessels and vessel improvements, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of $49,148,080 and $8,766,830, respectively	733,960,731	834,052,684
Other fixed assets, net of accumulated amortization of $159,827 and $118,232, respectively	220,509	230,805
Restricted cash	141,161	66,243
Deferred drydock costs	11,146,009	1,960,792
Deferred financing costs	435,816	550,753
Other assets	109,287	424,702
Total noncurrent assets	746,013,513	837,285,979
Total assets	787,038,940	913,876,822
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	8,216,473	11,663,697
Accrued interest	401,232	531,918
Other accrued liabilities	10,827,075	9,142,229
Fair value below contract value of time charters acquired	1,283,926	1,648,740
Unearned charter hire revenue	1,560,402	2,389,595
Current portion of long-term debt	15,625,000	15,625,000
Total current liabilities	37,914,108	41,001,179
Noncurrent liabilities:
Long-term debt	226,013,307	$ 204,106,928
Other liabilities	672,941
Fair value below contract value of time charters acquired	4,094,122	$ 4,678,049
Total noncurrent liabilities	230,780,370	208,784,977
Total liabilities	268,694,478	249,786,156
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $.01 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, 37,666,059 and 37,504,541 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively	376,661	375,045
Additional paid-in capital	677,813,494	675,264,349
Accumulated Deficit	(159,845,693)	(11,548,728)
Total stockholders' equity	518,344,462	664,090,666
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 787,038,940	$ 913,876,822
Commitment and contingencies