DEBT - $253M and $100M Term Loans (Details) - Secured Debt $ in Thousands								1 Months Ended		7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	15 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 11, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 09, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 20, 2010 USD ($) tranche item	Aug. 12, 2010 USD ($) tranche item	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2015 item	Oct. 31, 2015 item	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 21, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 item
$253 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity													$ 253,000	$ 253,000
Restricted cash														9,750
Number of unencumbered vessels adding as additional collateral to cover the shortfall of fair value | item									5
Prepayment of the outstanding indebtedness		$ 5,075	$ 1,650					$ 5,075
Drawdowns during the period											$ 253,000
Paydown of debt					$ 5,075
Payment of upfront fees				$ 350
Long-term Debt													0	142,740
$100 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity													100,000	100,000
Number of unencumbered vessels adding as additional collateral to cover the shortfall of fair value | item										2
Paydown of debt					1,923
Prepayment of amortization payment before due date	$ 1,923
Payment of upfront fees				165
Long-term Debt													$ 0	$ 58,899
$100 Million and $253 Million Term Loan Facilities
Line of Credit Facility
Minimum cash balance required per vessel owned				$ 750	$ 750
Maximum total debt outstanding to value adjusted total assets ratio				70.00%
Maximum percentage of liquidity covenant amended				50.00%
Minimum period of available working capital lines				6 months
$100 Million and $253 Million Term Loan Facilities | LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					3.50%
Predecessor | $253 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 253,000									$ 253,000	$ 253,000	$ 253,000
Number of vessels acquired | item						13
Number of drawdowns per vessel | tranche						1
Commitment fee on unused daily average unutilized commitment (as a percent)						1.25%
Number of vessels delivered pursuant to the agreement | item																		12
Drawdowns during the period												$ 253,000
Number of drawdowns | tranche						13
Number of vessels owned by each of the entity's wholly-owned ship-owning subsidiaries who act as guarantors | item						1
Predecessor | $253 Million Term Loan Facility | LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility
Applicable margin over reference rate for interest payable, before increase (as a percent)						3.00%
Predecessor | $253 Million Term Loan Facility | Minimum | LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility
Reference rate for interest payable						Three-month LIBOR
Predecessor | $253 Million Term Loan Facility | Maximum
Line of Credit Facility
Reference rate for interest payable						Six-month LIBOR
Predecessor | $100 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity							$ 100,000								$ 100,000
Number of vessels acquired | item							5
Number of drawdowns per vessel | tranche							1
Reference rate for interest payable							Three-month LIBOR
Commitment fee on unused daily average unutilized commitment (as a percent)							1.35%
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate							3.00%
Drawdowns during the period							$ 20,000
Profile for Amortization Period							13 years
Maturity term from the date of the first drawdown							7 years
Number of drawdowns | tranche							5
Number of vessels owned by each of the entity's wholly-owned ship-owning subsidiaries who act as guarantors | item							1
Predecessor | $100 Million Term Loan Facility | Minimum
Line of Credit Facility
Reference rate for interest payable							One-month LIBOR
Predecessor | $100 Million Term Loan Facility | Maximum
Line of Credit Facility
Reference rate for interest payable							Six-month LIBOR
Predecessor | $100 Million and $253 Million Term Loan Facilities | LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility
Applicable margin over reference rate for interest payable, before increase (as a percent)					3.00%