Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Portion Fixed

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Debt Instrument, Number of Periodic Payments

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Debt Instrument, Number of Tranches

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Debt Instrument, Threshold of Excess Payment, Additional Amount Applied to Balloon Payment

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

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Description of the payment terms of the debt instrument (for example, whether periodic payments include principal and frequency of payments) and discussion about any contingencies associated with the payment.

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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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Amount of payment greater than the preceding installment payments to be paid at final maturity date of debt.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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The cash outflow for a borrowing supported by a written promise to pay an obligation.

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Debt (Details Textual)													9 Months Ended
Debt (Details Textual)	Jun. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 21, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 14, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 19, 2017	Dec. 21, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 19, 2016 USD ($) installment	May 27, 2016 USD ($) installment	Dec. 11, 2015 USD ($) installment	Sep. 28, 2015 USD ($) installment	Mar. 07, 2014 USD ($) tranche installment	May 31, 2013 USD ($) installment	Apr. 30, 2012 USD ($) installment	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 27, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 27, 2017	Jan. 31, 2017	Dec. 28, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Nov. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jan. 23, 2014 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2013
Secured Debt [Member] \| Bulk Trident Secured Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount												$ 10,200,000
Interest rate, stated percentage																						4.29%
Periodic payment terms, balloon payment to be Paid												1,462,500
Basis spread on variable rate				3.50%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage													5.81%
Repayments of Debt	$ 2,700,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Bulk Juliana Secured Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount												$ 8,112,500
Interest rate, stated percentage																						4.38%
Number of periodic payments \| installment												6
Periodic payment, principal												$ 507,031
Secured Debt [Member] \| Bulk Phoenix Secured Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount											$ 10,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage																			5.09%
Periodic payment terms, balloon payment to be Paid											$ 1,816,659
Secured Debt [Member] \| Bulk Phoenix Secured Note [Member] \| Seven Equal Quarterly Installments [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of periodic payments \| installment											7
Periodic payment, principal											$ 442,858
Secured Debt [Member] \| Bulk Phoenix Secured Note [Member] \| two quarterly installments [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of periodic payments \| installment											2
Periodic payment, principal											$ 700,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Bulk Atlantic Secured Note [Member] \| first and second installment [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Periodic payment, principal												650,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Bulk Atlantic Secured Note [Member] \| third and fourth installment [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Periodic payment, principal												435,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Bulk Atlantic Secured Note [Member] \| fifth and sixth installment [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Periodic payment, principal												327,500
Secured Debt [Member] \| Bulk Atlantic Secured Note [Member] \| seventh, eighth, and ninth installment [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Periodic payment, principal												$ 300,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Bulk Nordic Oasis Ltd. Loan Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount								$ 21,500,000
Interest rate, stated percentage																		4.30%
Periodic payment, principal								375,000
Periodic payment terms, balloon payment to be Paid								$ 12,500,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| mv Nordic Bulk Oasis [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of periodic payments \| installment								24
Secured Debt [Member] \| Nordic Bulk Barents Ltd. and Nordic Bulk Bothnia Ltd [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount										$ 13,000,000
Periodic payment terms, balloon payment to be Paid										$ 1,755,415
Debt payment terms										In addition, any cash in excess of $750,000 per borrower on any repayment date shall be applied toward prepayment of the relevant loan in inverse order, so the balloon payment is prepaid first.
Basis spread on variable rate										2.50%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage													4.90%
Number of tranches \| tranche										2
Payment terms										$ 750,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Nordic Bulk Barents Ltd. and Nordic Bulk Bothnia Ltd [Member] \| Twenty Two Equal Quarterly Installments Per Borrower [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of periodic payments \| installment										22
Periodic payment, principal										$ 163,045
Secured Debt [Member] \| Nordic Bulk Barents Ltd. and Nordic Bulk Bothnia Ltd [Member] \| One Installment Per Borrower [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Periodic payment, principal										163,010
Secured Debt [Member] \| Nordic Bulk Bothina Ltd. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term line of credit																					$ 6,500,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Nordic Bulk Barents Ltd. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term line of credit										$ 6,500,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Bulk Nordic Six Ltd. Loan Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage																4.74%
Secured Debt [Member] \| Bulk Freedom Loan Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount			$ 5,500,000
Periodic payment terms, balloon payment to be Paid			$ 2,300,000
Basis spread on variable rate					3.75%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage													6.09%
Secured Debt [Member] \| Bulk Freedom Loan Agreement [Member] \| Twelve Equal Quarterly Installments [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of periodic payments			12
Periodic payment, principal			$ 150,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Bulk Freedom Loan Agreement [Member] \| Eight Equal Quarterly Installments [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of periodic payments			8
Periodic payment, principal			$ 175,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Bulk Endurance Senior Tranche Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount					$ 16,000,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| 109 Long Wharf Commercial Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount							$ 1,096,000
Number of periodic payments \| installment							120
Periodic payment, principal							$ 9,133
Basis spread on variable rate							2.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage													4.40%
Secured Debt [Member] \| PBC US LLC Automobile Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount						$ 29,435
Interest rate, stated percentage						3.74%
Number of periodic payments \| installment						60
Periodic payment, principal						$ 539
mv NORDIC ODIN [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount									$ 21,750,000
mv NORDIC ODIN [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Bulk Nordic Odin, Bulk Nordic Olympic, Bulk Nordic Odyssey, Bulk Nordic Orion and Bulk Nordic Oshima Loan Agreement [Member] [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage														4.07%			3.95%
Number of periodic payments \| installment									28
Periodic payment, principal									$ 375,000
Periodic payment terms, balloon payment to be Paid									$ 11,233,150
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Portion Fixed																	50.00%
mv NORDIC ODIN [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Bulk Nordic Odyssey, Bulk Nordic Orion and Bulk Nordic Oshima Debt Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate									2.00%
Odyssey And Orion [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount									$ 13,500,000
Odyssey And Orion [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Bulk Nordic Odin, Bulk Nordic Olympic, Bulk Nordic Odyssey, Bulk Nordic Orion and Bulk Nordic Oshima Loan Agreement [Member] [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage															4.24%
Number of periodic payments \| installment									20
Periodic payment, principal									$ 5,677,203
Periodic payment terms, balloon payment to be Paid									$ 375,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Portion Fixed															50.00%
Odyssey And Orion [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Bulk Nordic Odyssey, Bulk Nordic Orion and Bulk Nordic Oshima Debt Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate									2.40%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage													4.80%
Nordic Bulk Oshima [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Bulk Nordic Odin, Bulk Nordic Olympic, Bulk Nordic Odyssey, Bulk Nordic Orion and Bulk Nordic Oshima Loan Agreement [Member] [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of periodic payments \| installment									28
Nordic Bulk Oshima [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Bulk Nordic Odyssey, Bulk Nordic Orion and Bulk Nordic Oshima Debt Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Periodic payment, principal									$ 375,000
Periodic payment terms, balloon payment to be Paid									$ 11,254,295
Basis spread on variable rate									2.25%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage													4.65%
mv NORDIC OSHIMA [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount									$ 21,000,000
mv NORDIC OSHIMA [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Bulk Nordic Odin, Bulk Nordic Olympic, Bulk Nordic Odyssey, Bulk Nordic Orion and Bulk Nordic Oshima Loan Agreement [Member] [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage																	4.16%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Portion Fixed																	50.00%
Bulk Invest, Ltd. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount																				$ 5,000,000
Repayments of Notes Payable													$ 2,000,000
Tranche A [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Bulk Nordic Six Ltd. Loan Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount					19,500,000
Periodic payment terms, balloon payment to be Paid					$ 11,667,667
Tranche A [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Bulk Nordic Six Ltd. Loan Agreement [Member] \| three equal quarterly installments [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of periodic payments					3
Periodic payment, principal					$ 100,000
Tranche A [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Bulk Nordic Six Ltd. Loan Agreement [Member] \| seventeen equal quarterly installments [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of periodic payments					17
Periodic payment, principal					$ 266,667
Tranche A [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| The Amended Senior Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount		$ 10,000,000
Tranche B [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Bulk Nordic Six Ltd. Loan Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount					$ 3,500,000
Number of periodic payments					18
Periodic payment, principal					$ 65,000
Periodic payment terms, balloon payment to be Paid					$ 2,330,000
Basis spread on variable rate					6.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage													8.40%
Tranche C [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| The Amended Senior Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount		$ 8,500,000
Number of periodic payments		16
Periodic payment, principal		$ 275,000
Periodic payment terms, balloon payment to be Paid		$ 4,100,000
Basis spread on variable rate		5.74%
Tranche D [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| The Amended Senior Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount		$ 1,500,000
Number of periodic payments		4
Periodic payment, principal		$ 375,000
Basis spread on variable rate		6.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage													8.40%