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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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GOODWILL IMPAIRMENT (Details) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
GOODWILL IMPAIRMENT (Details) $ in Thousands	Jul. 09, 2014 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016
Goodwill
Period of industry average charter rates for each vessel class			10 years
Goodwill, Impairment Loss		$ 166,067
Percentage of fair value assets used method			75.00%
Percentage of public trading price method			25.00%
Percentage of discounted cash flow method			0.00%
Predecessor
Goodwill
Number of Reporting Units \| item	2
Goodwill	$ 166,067