Commitments And Contingencies	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]
Commitments And Contingencies	NOTE 10 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Commitments During the third quarter of 2014, we were notified of the bankruptcy of a ship builder that had agreed to build a new Handysize Dry Bulk Carrier. Upon notification of the bankruptcy, we reclassified our deposit of $3.9 million from construction in progress to accounts receivable and we recorded an additional $0.3 million of interest income. On January 6, 2015, we collected $4.2 million which represented the return of our deposit and related interest. Contingencies As of September 30, 2015, we held three vessels under operating lease contracts, which included a Molten-Sulphur Carrier in our Jones Act segment and two Pure Car Truck Carriers that operate under our PCTC segment. These lease agreements impose certain financial covenants, including defined minimum working capital and net worth requirements, and prohibit us from incurring, without the lessor’s prior written consent, additional debt or lease obligations, subject to certain specified exceptions. These financial covenants are generally similar, but not identical, to the financial covenants set forth under our Credit Facility - see Note 13 – Debt Obligations. Additionally, our vessel operating lease agreements contain early buy-out options and fair value purchase options that enable us to purchase the vessels under certain specified circumstances. In the event that we default under any of our operating lease agreements, we may be forced to buy back the three vessels for a stipulated loss value of approximately $75.1 million. Effective at the end of the third quarter of 2015, we entered into separate limited waiver agreements with all of our lessors. Under these agreements, the lessors waived defaults under certain specified working capital, minimum liquidity, tangible net worth and fixed charge coverage covenants generally through at least November 30, 2015. As of November 16, 2015, we reached separate agreements with each of our lessors to extend their waivers through March 31, 2016. As of September 30, 2015, we concluded the fair market value of these vessels exceeded the stipulated loss value; as such, if we were required to buy back these vessels, we would not anticipate a loss. On and after June 26, 2014, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued pre-penalty notifications to us and two of our affiliates alleging failure to properly report the importation of spare parts incorporated into our vessels covering the period April 2008 through September 2012. Under these notifications, CBP’s proposed duty is currently approximately $1.4 million along with a proposed penalty on the assessment of approximately $5.7 million. The basis of CBP’s assessment is that the U. S. Government experienced a loss of revenue consisting of the difference between the government’s ad valorem duty and the consumption entry duty actually paid by us. On September 24, 2014, we submitted our formal response to CBP’s claim and denied violating the applicable U.S. statute or regulations. We have not accrued a liability for this matter because we believe it is premature (i) to determine whether an accrual is warranted and (ii) if so, to determine a reasonable estimate of probable liability. Note 13 – Debt Obligations contains a discussion of our debt guarantees under the subheading “Guarantees.” For further information on our commitments and contingencies, see Note K – Commitments and Contingencies to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

NOTE 10 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Commitments

During the third quarter of 2014, we were notified of the bankruptcy of a ship builder that had agreed to build a new Handysize Dry Bulk Carrier. Upon notification of the bankruptcy, we reclassified our deposit of $3.9 million from construction in progress to accounts receivable and we recorded an additional $0.3 million of interest income. On January 6, 2015, we collected $4.2 million which represented the return of our deposit and related interest.

Contingencies

As of September 30, 2015, we held three vessels under operating lease contracts, which included a Molten-Sulphur Carrier in our Jones Act segment and two Pure Car Truck Carriers that operate under our PCTC segment. These lease agreements impose certain financial covenants, including defined minimum working capital and net worth requirements, and prohibit us from incurring, without the lessor’s prior written consent, additional debt or lease obligations, subject to certain specified exceptions. These financial covenants are generally similar, but not identical, to the financial covenants set forth under our Credit Facility - see Note 13 – Debt Obligations. Additionally, our vessel operating lease agreements contain early buy-out options and fair value purchase options that enable us to purchase the vessels under certain specified circumstances. In the event that we default under any of our operating lease agreements, we may be forced to buy back the three vessels for a stipulated loss value of approximately $75.1 million. Effective at the end of the third quarter of 2015, we entered into separate limited waiver agreements with all of our lessors. Under these agreements, the lessors waived defaults under certain specified working capital, minimum liquidity, tangible net worth and fixed charge coverage covenants generally through at least November 30, 2015. As of November 16, 2015, we reached separate agreements with each of our lessors to extend their waivers through March 31, 2016. As of September 30, 2015, we concluded the fair market value of these vessels exceeded the stipulated loss value; as such, if we were required to buy back these vessels, we would not anticipate a loss.

On and after June 26, 2014, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued pre-penalty notifications to us and two of our affiliates alleging failure to properly report the importation of spare parts incorporated into our vessels covering the period April 2008 through September 2012. Under these notifications, CBP’s proposed duty is currently approximately $1.4 million along with a proposed penalty on the assessment of approximately $5.7 million. The basis of CBP’s assessment is that the U. S. Government experienced a loss of revenue consisting of the difference between the government’s ad valorem duty and the consumption entry duty actually paid by us. On September 24, 2014, we submitted our formal response to CBP’s claim and denied violating the applicable U.S. statute or regulations. We have not accrued a liability for this matter because we believe it is premature (i) to determine whether an accrual is warranted and (ii) if so, to determine a reasonable estimate of probable liability.

Note 13 – Debt Obligations contains a discussion of our debt guarantees under the subheading “Guarantees.” For further information on our commitments and contingencies, see Note K – Commitments and Contingencies to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.