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Debt - First Lien Facility (Details) - USD ($)					3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Debt - First Lien Facility (Details) - USD ($)	Jul. 15, 2019	Apr. 15, 2019	Jan. 15, 2019	Mar. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate fee paid to agent and first lien lenders						$ 0	$ 2,467,647
Repayments of loans						9,200,000	$ 21,276,000
Forbearance Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of lines of credit				$ 3,906,250
First Lien Lenders \| First Lien Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan, amount				201,468,750
Aggregate fee paid to agent and first lien lenders				600,000
Minimum liquidity threshold				8,140,000
Minimum liquidity threshold per vessel (in dollars per vessel)				185,000
Repayments of loans				11,718,750				$ 5,651,000
Maximum annual periodic payment				15,625,000
Periodic payment amount				$ 3,906,250
First Lien Lenders \| First Lien Facility \| Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Periodic payment amount	$ 3,600,513	$ 3,600,513	$ 3,600,513
First Lien Lenders \| First Lien Facility \| Third and fourth quarters of 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate market value minimum threshold				100.00%
First Lien Lenders \| First Lien Facility \| 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate market value minimum threshold				110.00%
First Lien Lenders \| First Lien Facility \| 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate market value minimum threshold				120.00%
First Lien Lenders \| First Lien Facility \| Through December 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage amount of excess cash flow from preceding period				75.00%
First Lien Lenders \| First Lien Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility amount				$ 50,000,000
Amount undrawn on revolving credit facility				10,000,000
Total availability in the revolving credit facility					$ 30,000,000	$ 30,000,000
Repayments of lines of credit				$ 30,158,500	$ 5,000,000