Debt Covenant Minimum Hull Coverage Ratio

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Number Of Vessels

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Sale Leaseback Transaction Net Proceeds

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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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A description of the terms of the lease(s) related to the assets being leased-back in connection with the transaction involving the sale of property to another party and the lease of the property back to the seller.

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Subsequent Events (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) $ in Thousands	Nov. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) vessel	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) vessel	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 03, 2021 vessel	Sep. 06, 2021 vessel	Feb. 05, 2021 vessel
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from financing related to sales and leaseback of vessels (note 7) \| $			$ 72,065	$ 0
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment \| $			$ 44,675	$ 85,892
Debt Covenant Minimum Hull Coverage Ratio			100.00%
Suezmax and Aframax Tankers \| September 2021 sale Leaseback
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number Of Vessels \| vessel		4	4
Aframax Tanker
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number Of Vessels \| vessel		1	1			1
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment \| $		$ 11,700	$ 11,700
Aframax Tankers
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Number Of Vessels \| vessel							2
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment \| $			$ 32,000
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from financing related to sales and leaseback of vessels (note 7) \| $	$ 68,900
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Lease Terms	seven
Debt Covenant Minimum Hull Coverage Ratio	105.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Aframax Tanker
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number Of Vessels \| vessel					1
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Aframax Tankers \| November 2021 Sale Leaseback
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number Of Vessels \| vessel					4