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Cash Distributions and Earnings per Unit - Percentage Interest in Distributions (Table) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Total Quarterly Distribution Target Amount | Minimum Quarterly Distribution  
Distribution Made To Limited Partner [Line Items]  
Minimum distribution per unit $ 0.35NMM_MinimumDistributionPerUnit
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= NMM_MinimumQuarterlyDistributionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= NMM_TotalQuarterlyDistributionTargetAmountMember
Total Quarterly Distribution Target Amount | First Target Distribution  
Distribution Made To Limited Partner [Line Items]  
Maximum distribution per unit $ 0.4025NMM_MaximumDistributionPerUnit
/ us-gaap_DistributionsMadeToMemberOrLimitedPartnerByDistributionTypeAxis
= NMM_FirstTargetDistributionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= NMM_TotalQuarterlyDistributionTargetAmountMember
Total Quarterly Distribution Target Amount | Second Target Distribution  
Distribution Made To Limited Partner [Line Items]  
Minimum distribution per unit $ 0.4025NMM_MinimumDistributionPerUnit
/ us-gaap_DistributionsMadeToMemberOrLimitedPartnerByDistributionTypeAxis
= NMM_SecondTargetDistributionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= NMM_TotalQuarterlyDistributionTargetAmountMember
Maximum distribution per unit $ 0.4375NMM_MaximumDistributionPerUnit
/ us-gaap_DistributionsMadeToMemberOrLimitedPartnerByDistributionTypeAxis
= NMM_SecondTargetDistributionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= NMM_TotalQuarterlyDistributionTargetAmountMember
Total Quarterly Distribution Target Amount | Third Target Distribution  
Distribution Made To Limited Partner [Line Items]  
Minimum distribution per unit $ 0.4375NMM_MinimumDistributionPerUnit
/ us-gaap_DistributionsMadeToMemberOrLimitedPartnerByDistributionTypeAxis
= NMM_ThirdTargetDistributionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= NMM_TotalQuarterlyDistributionTargetAmountMember
Maximum distribution per unit $ 0.525NMM_MaximumDistributionPerUnit
/ us-gaap_DistributionsMadeToMemberOrLimitedPartnerByDistributionTypeAxis
= NMM_ThirdTargetDistributionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= NMM_TotalQuarterlyDistributionTargetAmountMember
Total Quarterly Distribution Target Amount | Thereafter  
Distribution Made To Limited Partner [Line Items]  
Minimum distribution per unit $ 0.525NMM_MinimumDistributionPerUnit
/ us-gaap_DistributionsMadeToMemberOrLimitedPartnerByDistributionTypeAxis
= NMM_ThereafterTargetDistributionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= NMM_TotalQuarterlyDistributionTargetAmountMember
Limited Common Unitholders | Minimum Quarterly Distribution  
Distribution Made To Limited Partner [Line Items]  
Percentage allocations of the additional available cash 98.00%NMM_PercentageAllocationsOfAdditionalAvailableCashAmongUnitholders
/ us-gaap_DistributionsMadeToMemberOrLimitedPartnerByDistributionTypeAxis
= NMM_MinimumQuarterlyDistributionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedPartnerMember
Limited Common Unitholders | First Target Distribution  
Distribution Made To Limited Partner [Line Items]  
Percentage allocations of the additional available cash 98.00%NMM_PercentageAllocationsOfAdditionalAvailableCashAmongUnitholders
/ us-gaap_DistributionsMadeToMemberOrLimitedPartnerByDistributionTypeAxis
= NMM_FirstTargetDistributionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedPartnerMember
Limited Common Unitholders | Second Target Distribution  
Distribution Made To Limited Partner [Line Items]  
Percentage allocations of the additional available cash 85.00%NMM_PercentageAllocationsOfAdditionalAvailableCashAmongUnitholders
/ us-gaap_DistributionsMadeToMemberOrLimitedPartnerByDistributionTypeAxis
= NMM_SecondTargetDistributionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedPartnerMember
Limited Common Unitholders | Third Target Distribution  
Distribution Made To Limited Partner [Line Items]  
Percentage allocations of the additional available cash 75.00%NMM_PercentageAllocationsOfAdditionalAvailableCashAmongUnitholders
/ us-gaap_DistributionsMadeToMemberOrLimitedPartnerByDistributionTypeAxis
= NMM_ThirdTargetDistributionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedPartnerMember
Limited Common Unitholders | Thereafter  
Distribution Made To Limited Partner [Line Items]  
Percentage allocations of the additional available cash 50.00%NMM_PercentageAllocationsOfAdditionalAvailableCashAmongUnitholders
/ us-gaap_DistributionsMadeToMemberOrLimitedPartnerByDistributionTypeAxis
= NMM_ThereafterTargetDistributionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedPartnerMember
General Partner | Minimum Quarterly Distribution  
Distribution Made To Limited Partner [Line Items]  
Percentage allocations of the additional available cash 2.00%NMM_PercentageAllocationsOfAdditionalAvailableCashAmongUnitholders
/ us-gaap_DistributionsMadeToMemberOrLimitedPartnerByDistributionTypeAxis
= NMM_MinimumQuarterlyDistributionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralPartnerMember
General Partner | First Target Distribution  
Distribution Made To Limited Partner [Line Items]  
Percentage allocations of the additional available cash 2.00%NMM_PercentageAllocationsOfAdditionalAvailableCashAmongUnitholders
/ us-gaap_DistributionsMadeToMemberOrLimitedPartnerByDistributionTypeAxis
= NMM_FirstTargetDistributionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralPartnerMember
General Partner | Second Target Distribution  
Distribution Made To Limited Partner [Line Items]  
Percentage allocations of the additional available cash 15.00%NMM_PercentageAllocationsOfAdditionalAvailableCashAmongUnitholders
/ us-gaap_DistributionsMadeToMemberOrLimitedPartnerByDistributionTypeAxis
= NMM_SecondTargetDistributionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralPartnerMember
General Partner | Third Target Distribution  
Distribution Made To Limited Partner [Line Items]  
Percentage allocations of the additional available cash 25.00%NMM_PercentageAllocationsOfAdditionalAvailableCashAmongUnitholders
/ us-gaap_DistributionsMadeToMemberOrLimitedPartnerByDistributionTypeAxis
= NMM_ThirdTargetDistributionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralPartnerMember
General Partner | Thereafter  
Distribution Made To Limited Partner [Line Items]  
Percentage allocations of the additional available cash 50.00%NMM_PercentageAllocationsOfAdditionalAvailableCashAmongUnitholders
/ us-gaap_DistributionsMadeToMemberOrLimitedPartnerByDistributionTypeAxis
= NMM_ThereafterTargetDistributionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralPartnerMember