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Amount of gain on the sale of property that does not qualify for gain recognition as of the balance sheet date.

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Investment Exchange And Vessel Resale (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Gain (loss) on sale of investments	$ 0
Carrying value of combined investments transferred	$ 5,900
Current notes receivable		$ 3,028	$ 1,628
Long term notes receivable		36,333	24,140
Deferred gains on sale of property		$ 21,347	$ 14,944
Indonesian Shipping Company [Member]
Note receivable amortizing term		10 years
Interest rate on notes receivable		7.50%
Mini-Bulk Carrier [Member]
Percentage of ownership in 2008 mini-bulk carrier	100.00%
Mini-Bulk Carrier [Member] \| Indonesian Shipping Company [Member]
Number of Indonesian companies supported sales price with contract \| item		2
Current notes receivable		$ 1,400
Long term notes receivable		12,600
Deferred gains on sale of property		8,100
Mini-Bulk Carrier [Member] \| Indonesian Shipping Company [Member] \| Current Liabilities [Member]
Deferred gains on sale of property		800
Mini-Bulk Carrier [Member] \| Indonesian Shipping Company [Member] \| Other Long-term Liabilities [Member]
Deferred gains on sale of property		$ 7,300
Oslo Bulk AS [Member]
Percentage of ownership interest exchanged		25.00%
Oslo Bulk Holding Pte. Ltd. [Member]
Percentage of ownership interest exchanged		23.68%