The minimum threshold for the minimum liquidity required by the covenant.

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Minimum liquidity required by covenant if the aggregate of the per vessel amount is greater than the minimum threshold amount.

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The minimum threshold that the aggregate market value of the vessels in the companies fleet to the aggregate principal amount of debt outstanding that must be maintained to stay in compliance with the covenant.

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The minimum level that will be used for the specified reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount of cash outflow for payment of an obligation from a lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Debt - Second Lien Facility (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended
Debt - Second Lien Facility (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017
Second Lien Lenders \| Second Lien Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan, amount	$ 60,000,000
Minimum liquidity threshold	6,512,000
Minimum liquidity threshold per vessel (in dollars per vessel)	$ 148,000
Second Lien Lenders \| Second Lien Facility \| Third and fourth quarters of 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate market value minimum threshold	100.00%
Second Lien Lenders \| Second Lien Facility \| 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate market value minimum threshold	110.00%
Second Lien Lenders \| Second Lien Facility \| 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate market value minimum threshold	120.00%
Second Lien Lenders \| Second Lien Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	14.00%
LIBOR rate floor	1.00%
Second Lien Lenders \| Second Lien Facility \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	13.00%
First Lien Lenders \| First Lien Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan, amount	$ 201,468,750
Minimum liquidity threshold	8,140,000
Minimum liquidity threshold per vessel (in dollars per vessel)	$ 185,000
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 \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of lines of credit	$ 30,158,500	$ 5,000,000