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Amount of right to receive cash collateral under master netting arrangements that have not been offset against derivative liabilities.

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Nominal mass used to calculate payments on a derivative instrument.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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The estimated net amount of unrealized gains or losses on interest rate cash flow hedges as of the balance sheet date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next twelve months.

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Specified interest rate, security price, commodity price, foreign exchange rate, index of prices or rates for a derivative contract measured in mass but not the derivative contract itself.

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Derivative Instruments - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Derivative Instruments - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) t $ / T	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive income amount expected to be reclassified into earnings within twelve months	$ 8,800
Collateral on derivatives	$ 909	$ 15,081
Interest Rate Swap
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount of cancelled interest rate swap				$ 143,000	$ 150,800
High Sulfur Fuel Cost Spread \| Expiring In 2023
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative notional mass (metric tons) \| t	5,500
Commodity contracts - FFAs \| Other current assets
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Collateral on derivatives	$ 300
Commodity contracts - bunker swaps \| Other current assets
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Collateral on derivatives	$ 500
Secured Debt \| Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount			$ 300,000			$ 174,200
Minimum \| High Sulfur Fuel Cost Spread \| Expiring In 2023
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative contract price (usd per metric ton) \| $ / T	492
Minimum \| Secured Debt \| Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative, fixed interest rate			0.83%
Maximum \| High Sulfur Fuel Cost Spread \| Expiring In 2023
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative contract price (usd per metric ton) \| $ / T	587
Maximum \| Secured Debt \| Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative, fixed interest rate			1.06%