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Lessee, Finance Lease, Option To Purchase, Purchase Price

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from finance lease.

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Term of lessee's finance lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Term of lessee's operating lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of variable lease cost, excluded from lease liability, recognized when obligation for payment is incurred for finance and operating leases.

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Leases - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Leases - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Jul. 31, 2021	May 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Present value of lease liabilities		$ 197,407,000	$ 197,407,000
Variable lease cost		0	0
Port Terminal
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Purchase price	$ 220,000,000
Cash collateral eliminated				$ 181,100,000
Ships \| Silver Whisper
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Additional lease term					12 months
Present value of lease liabilities		$ 31,500,000	$ 31,500,000			$ 31,500,000
Minimum \| Real Estate
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Renewal term		1 year	1 year
Minimum \| Berthing Agreement
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Renewal term		1 year	1 year
Maximum \| Real Estate
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Renewal term		10 years	10 years
Maximum \| Berthing Agreement
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Renewal term		20 years	20 years