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Debt Instrument, Covenant Description, Mandatory Prepayment, Net Proceeds From Issuance of Debt or Equity Securities, Percent

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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage Including Effect of Interest Rate Swap Contracts

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Unused Borrowing Capacity Reserve - Amount deducted as a reserve from the borrowing availability

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

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Amount of unused borrowing capacity under the long-term financing arrangement that is available to the entity as of the balance sheet date.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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SUBORDINATED DEBT (Additional Information) (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 13, 2014	Sep. 30, 2017	Jul. 14, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 27, 2017	Mar. 11, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount outstanding		$ 149,828,000		$ 119,702,000
Subordinated debt		86,288,000		$ 80,577,000
Unused borrowing capacity reserve			$ 15,000,000
Subordinated Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Covenant description, mandatory prepayment, net proceeds from disposition of assets	100.00%
Covenant description, mandatory prepayment, net proceeds from issuance of debt or equity securities	100.00%
Second Lien Credit Agreement \| Subordinated Debt \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount outstanding		$ 86,288,000
United States of America, Dollars \| Subordinated Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused borrowing capacity, amount					$ 22,500,000	$ 32,500,000
Lower Lakes Towing Ltd. \| United States of America, Dollars \| Second Lien Canadian Term Loan \| Subordinated Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate including effect of interest rate swap contracts		15.82%		13.75%
Face amount						34,200,000
Subordinated debt		$ 43,987,000		$ 41,645,000
Grand River Navigation Company, Inc. \| United States of America, Dollars \| Second Lien US Term Loan \| Subordinated Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate including effect of interest rate swap contracts		15.82%		13.75%
Face amount						$ 38,300,000
Subordinated debt		$ 42,301,000		$ 40,049,000
LIBOR \| Lower Lakes Towing Ltd. \| Second Lien Canadian Term Loan \| Subordinated Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	9.50%
LIBOR \| Grand River Navigation Company, Inc. \| Second Lien US Term Loan \| Subordinated Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	9.50%
US Base Rate \| Lower Lakes Towing Ltd. \| Second Lien Canadian Term Loan \| Subordinated Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	8.50%
US Base Rate \| Grand River Navigation Company, Inc. \| Second Lien US Term Loan \| Subordinated Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	8.50%