2.4.0.8003140 - Disclosure - Prepaid charter revenue (Tables)truefalsefalse1false falsefalseFROM_Jan01_2013_TO_Jun30_2013http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001481241duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNetAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Abstract]2false 2us-gaap_ScheduleOfFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTableTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 323px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:323px;">Description</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 138px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:138px;">June 30, 2013</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 138px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:138px;">December 31, 2012</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 323px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:323px;">Prepaid charter revenue</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;">$</td><td style="width: 138px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:138px;">28,586</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;">$</td><td style="width: 138px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:138px;">29,796</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 323px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:323px;">Deferred asset from varying charter rates</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 138px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:138px;">161</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 138px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:138px;">122</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 323px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:323px;"> Total</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;">$</td><td style="width: 138px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:138px;">28,747</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;">$</td><td style="width: 138px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:138px;">29,918</td></tr></table></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaTabular disclosure of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life, by either major class or business segment.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7658586&loc=d3e16323-109275 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7658586&loc=d3e16265-109275 false0Prepaid Charter Revenue Analysis [Table Text Block]3false 2us-gaap_ScheduleofFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsFutureAmortizationExpenseTableTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 376px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:376px;">Period</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 117px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:117px;">Amount</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 376px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:376px;">Year 1</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 117px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:117px;">$16,431</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 376px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:376px;">Year 2</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 117px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:117px;">$9,418</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 376px; 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