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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment assets, excluding oil and gas property and timber property.

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The cash inflow from the sale of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale.

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Sales of Vessels (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
Sales of Vessels (Details) $ in Thousands	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2017 vessel	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) vessel	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) vessel	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) vessel	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) vessel
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Sale price							$ 40,686	$ 0
(Loss) gain on sale of vessels			$ (142)			$ (6,420)	(4,569)	(6,420)
Aframax Tanker
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Loss on sale of vessels			$ 200				$ 4,600
Number of tankers sold \| vessel			1
Sale price				$ 7,500
Write-downs				2,800
Ship-to-ship Support Vessel
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of tankers sold \| vessel			1
Suezmax Tankers
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Loss on sale of vessels				$ 1,500
Number of tankers sold \| vessel				2
Sale price	$ 1,300
Suezmaxes Tankers Two
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Loss on sale of vessels				$ 300
Number of tankers sold \| vessel		1
Sale price					$ 16,900
MR Tanker
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
(Loss) gain on sale of vessels						$ (6,400)		$ (6,400)
Conventional Tanker Segment \| MR Tanker
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of tankers sold \| vessel						1		1