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- Definition

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- Definition

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The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalent items which are restricted as to withdrawal or usage. Restrictions may include legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or entity statements of intention with regard to particular deposits; however, time deposits and short-term certificates of deposit are not generally included in legally restricted deposits. Excludes compensating balance arrangements that are not agreements which legally restrict the use of cash amounts shown on the balance sheet. This element is for unclassified presentations; for classified presentations there is a separate and distinct element.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Note 11 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual)							1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		92 Months Ended
	Nov. 14, 2016 USD ($) t	Jul. 12, 2016 t $ / d	May 09, 2016 t $ / d	Mar. 30, 2016	Oct. 02, 2015	Oct. 09, 2014	Oct. 31, 2014 t $ / d	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) t	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 15, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) t	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 t	Oct. 15, 2015 USD ($)
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents								$ 74,917			$ 74,917	$ 141,161
Dead Weight Tonnage of Operating Fleet \| t								2,260,943			2,260,943
Charters Agreement Term				1 year 180 days	7 years	1 year 180 days
Japanese Vessel [Member]
Dead Weight Tonnage of Operating Fleet \| t							37,000
Charters Agreement Term							7 years
Charters Agreement Term, Extension Option							1 year
Japanese Vessel [Member] \| First Seven Years [Member]
Vessel Hiring Rate \| $ / d							13,500
Japanese Vessel [Member] \| Eighth Year Option [Member]
Vessel Hiring Rate \| $ / d							13,750
Japanese Vessel [Member] \| Eleven to Thirteen Month Option [Member]
Vessel Hiring Rate \| $ / d		6,000
Chinese Vessel [Member]
Dead Weight Tonnage of Operating Fleet \| t		61,000	63,000											61,000
Chinese Vessel [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Charters Agreement Term		11 years	270 days
Chinese Vessel [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Charters Agreement Term		1 year	1 year 60 days
Chinese Vessel [Member] \| Nine to Fourteen Month Option [Member]
Vessel Hiring Rate \| $ / d			6,000
SDARI-64 Ultramax Dry Bulk Vessel [Member]
Dead Weight Tonnage of Operating Fleet \| t	64,000
Vessel, Purchase Price	$ 17,900,000
Advance Payments for Vessels Purchase	$ 1,900,000							$ 1,900,000
Successor [Member]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense									$ 272,365		$ 840,303	2,591,489
Advance Payments for Vessels Purchase											$ 1,926,886
Predecessor [Member]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense										$ 1,061,608
Advance Payments for Vessels Purchase
Letter of Credit [Member]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents															$ 74,917
Lease Agreement for Office Space in Stamford [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense													$ 419,536
Lease Agreement for New York Office Space [Member] \| Successor [Member]
Lease Termination Agreement, Early Termination Fee												$ 1,334,301