Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Oct. 15, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2013
Successor [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net Loss	$ (11,548,728)		$ (148,296,965)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation	$ 8,781,846		41,044,397
Amortization of deferred drydocking costs			1,956,344
Amortization of deferred financing costs	$ 24,247		114,937
Amortization of discount on Exit Facility	$ 231,928		$ 2,031,379
Reorganization items and fresh-start reporting adjustments, net
Amortization of fair value below contract value of time charter acquired	$ (235,709)		$ (948,741)
Payment-in-kind interest on debt
Net loss on sale of vessel			$ 5,696,675
Impairment of vessels			$ 50,872,734
Investment and other current assets
Realized loss from sale of investment	$ 884,426		$ 462,394
Gain on time charter agreement termination
Allowance for accounts receivable
Non-cash compensation expense	$ 2,121,505		$ 3,969,989
Drydocking expenditures	(1,960,792)		(11,141,561)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(1,007,975)		7,654,773
Other assets	1,086,391		4,691,158
Prepaid expenses	43,355		(19,833)
Inventories	2,919,530		174,867
Accounts payable	(1,903,888)		(3,447,224)
Accrued interest	516,849		(130,686)
Accrued expenses	$ (4,342)		$ 2,357,787
Deferred revenue
Unearned revenue	$ (227,824)		$ (829,193)
Net cash used in operating activities	(279,181)		(43,786,769)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Vessel Improvements and other fixed assets	(194,514)		(1,747,099)
Proceeds from sale of Investment	$ 4,400,278		7,838,346
Proceeds from sale of vessel			$ 4,235,542
Purchase of other fixed assets
Changes in restricted cash			$ (74,918)
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities	$ 4,205,764		$ 10,251,871
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debtor-In-Possession Loan
Repayment of Debtor-In-Possession Loan
Long-Term borrowings
Repayment of Term Loan			$ (19,625,000)
Proceeds from Revolver Loan			40,000,000
Financing costs paid to Lender			$ (500,000)
Deferred financing costs
Cash used to settle net share equity awards			$ (1,419,228)
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities			18,455,772
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,926,583		(15,079,126)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	36,048,704		39,975,287
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	39,975,287	$ 36,048,704	24,896,161
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for Interest	1,586,303		$ 9,911,793
Predecessor [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net Loss		(531,803,257)		$ (70,521,383)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation		58,717,282		75,003,864
Amortization of deferred drydocking costs		2,521,479		1,943,536
Amortization of deferred financing costs		$ 17,028,544		$ 8,032,925
Amortization of discount on Exit Facility
Reorganization items and fresh-start reporting adjustments, net		$ 402,423,980
Amortization of fair value below contract value of time charter acquired				$ (10,280,559)
Payment-in-kind interest on debt		$ 17,858,132		$ 29,177,969
Net loss on sale of vessel
Impairment of vessels
Investment and other current assets				$ (4,925,952)
Realized loss from sale of investment				18,832,333
Gain on time charter agreement termination				$ (29,033,503)
Allowance for accounts receivable		$ 2,289,509
Non-cash compensation expense		1,072,383		$ 4,864,534
Drydocking expenditures		(3,802,796)		(3,637,842)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(4,815,734)		(1,893,143)
Other assets		(5,880,809)		(2,923,526)
Prepaid expenses		1,710,579		(1,956,271)
Inventories		941,469		2,472,853
Accounts payable		7,145,279		(3,812,701)
Accrued interest		14,964,109		(2,276,866)
Accrued expenses		$ 2,935,346		(7,286,917)
Deferred revenue				(3,766,413)
Unearned revenue		$ (2,770,425)		1,632,678
Net cash used in operating activities		(19,464,930)		(354,384)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Vessel Improvements and other fixed assets		$ (291,244)		(92,100)
Proceeds from sale of Investment				$ 2,272,801
Proceeds from sale of vessel
Purchase of other fixed assets		$ (199,421)		$ (73,068)
Changes in restricted cash				209,813
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities		$ (490,665)		$ 2,317,446
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debtor-In-Possession Loan		25,000,000
Repayment of Debtor-In-Possession Loan		(25,000,000)
Long-Term borrowings		219,500,000
Repayment of Term Loan		$ (182,603,425)
Proceeds from Revolver Loan
Financing costs paid to Lender
Deferred financing costs		$ (575,000)		$ (48,000)
Cash used to settle net share equity awards				(352,306)
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities		$ 36,321,575		(400,306)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		16,365,980		1,562,756
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	$ 36,048,704	19,682,724		18,119,968
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		36,048,704		19,682,724
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for Interest		10,886,687		$ 47,973,599
Repayment of Debtor-In-Possession Loan		(25,000,000)
Long-Term borrowings		225,000,000
Repayment of Term Loan		$ (182,603,425)