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Represents the amount of cash, as defined, that, if exceeded, will trigger a mandatory prepayment under a line of credit facility.

No definition available.

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Represents the market value of the vessels securing the credit facility as a percentage of outstanding unpaid loans which, if less than this percentage, will trigger a mandatory prepayment under the credit facility unless certain additional security is provided.

No definition available.

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Represents the market value of the vessels securing the credit facility as a percentage of total commitments which, if less than this percentage, will trigger a mandatory prepayment under the credit facility unless certain additional security is provided.

No definition available.

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Represents the required maximum capitalization ratio, as defined, under a line of credit facility.

No definition available.

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Represents the minimum collateral to commitments ratio, as defined, required to be maintained under a line of credit facility.

No definition available.

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Represents the minimum collateral to debt ratio, as defined, required to be maintained under a line of credit facility.

No definition available.

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Represents the minimum consolidated adjusted EBITDA required to be maintained under a line of credit facility.

No definition available.

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Represents the minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio, as defined, under the line of credit facility.

No definition available.

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Represents the minimum liquidity under the terms of a financial covenant in connection with a line of credit facility.

No definition available.

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Represents the minimum ratio of adjusted EBITDA to interest expense under a line of credit facility.

No definition available.

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Represents the number of vessels by which the line of credit facility is secured.

No definition available.

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Redemption price on the principal amount , stated in percentage.

No definition available.

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

No definition available.

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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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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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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

No definition available.

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For an unclassified balance sheet, the amount as of the balance sheet date of capitalized costs associated with the issuance of debt instruments (for example, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs) that will be charged against earnings over the life of the debt instruments to which such costs pertain. Such amount is before the consideration of accumulated amortization.

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For an unclassified balance sheet, the carrying amount (net of accumulated amortization) as of the balance sheet date of capitalized costs associated with the issuance of debt instruments (for example, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs) that will be charged against earnings over the life of the debt instruments to which such costs pertain.

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Amount of gain (loss) from the difference between the repurchase price of a debt instrument initially issued by the entity and the net carrying amount of the debt at the time of its repurchase.

No definition available.

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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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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

No definition available.

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Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

No definition available.

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