The stock conversion ratio, per share converted.

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The exchange ratio offered in a stock for units exchange.

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Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage investment held by the managing member or general partner of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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The number of units converted into shares of each class of partners' capital account. Units represent shares of ownership of the general, limited, and preferred partners.

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Investment in Affiliates - Navios Midstream (Details)	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	11 Months Ended
Investment in Affiliates - Navios Midstream (Details)	Jun. 18, 2018 shares	Oct. 13, 2014	Dec. 13, 2018 shares	Nov. 16, 2017 shares
Common Stock \| Merger Agreement with Navios Midstream
Investments In And Advances To Affiliates [Line Items]
Stock for units exchange ratio			0.42
Business Acquisition, Number of shares issued			3,683,284
Navios Midstream
Investments In And Advances To Affiliates [Line Items]
General partner interest		2.00%
Navios Midstream \| Subordinated Units
Investments In And Advances To Affiliates [Line Items]
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Converted				9,342,692
Conversion ratio				1
Navios Midstream \| Subordinated Series A Units
Investments In And Advances To Affiliates [Line Items]
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Converted	1,592,920
Conversion ratio	1