Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Oct. 15, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2013
Successor [Member]
Revenues, net	$ 31,089,603		$ 103,856,876
Voyage expenses	6,262,082		23,832,457
Vessel expenses	18,579,204		92,439,549
Charter hire expenses	1,042,760		4,125,766
Depreciation and amortization	8,781,846		43,000,741
General and administrative expenses	$ 4,685,382		19,426,518
Net loss on sale of vessel			5,696,675
Impairment of vessels			$ 50,872,734
Gain on time charter agreement termination
Total operating expenses	$ 39,351,274		$ 239,394,440
Operating income (loss)	(8,261,671)		(135,537,564)
Interest expense	2,359,326		11,927,422
Interest income	(2,238)		(6,222)
Other expense	(884,427)		$ (838,201)
Reorganization items, net	45,542
Total other expense (income), net	3,287,057		$ 12,759,401
Net loss	$ (11,548,728)		$ (148,296,965)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	(0.31)		37,617,358
Diluted (in shares)	(0.31)		37,617,358
Per share amounts:
Basic net loss (in dollars per share)	$ (0.31)		$ (3.94)
Diluted net loss (in dollars per share)	$ (0.31)		$ (3.94)
Predecessor [Member]
Revenues, net		$ 123,150,214		$ 202,439,528
Voyage expenses		14,703,850		26,423,447
Vessel expenses		76,393,855		$ 84,424,790
Charter hire expenses		188,233
Depreciation and amortization		61,238,760		$ 76,947,400
General and administrative expenses		$ 13,964,444		$ 16,026,634
Net loss on sale of vessel
Impairment of vessels
Gain on time charter agreement termination				$ (32,526,047)
Total operating expenses		$ 166,489,142		171,296,224
Operating income (loss)		(43,338,928)		31,143,304
Interest expense		60,737,471		82,907,627
Interest income		$ (8,352)		(75,273)
Other expense				$ (18,832,333)
Reorganization items, net		$ 427,735,210
Total other expense (income), net		488,464,329		$ 101,664,687
Net loss		$ (531,803,257)		$ (70,521,383)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)		17,857,408		16,983,913
Diluted (in shares)		17,857,408		16,983,913
Per share amounts:
Basic net loss (in dollars per share)		$ (29.78)		$ (4.15)
Diluted net loss (in dollars per share)		$ (29.78)		$ (4.15)