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Represents the amount of time charter revenue.

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Represents the amount of profit sharing revenue included in time charter revenues.

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Represents the amount of voyage charter revenue.

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Revenues from the sale of other goods or rendering of other services, not elsewhere specified in the taxonomy; net of (reduced by) sales adjustments, returns, allowances, and discounts.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1(a),(d))

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

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-Section 03

-Paragraph 1

-Article 5

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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)

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Revenues (Predecessor) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended							9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	4 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Revenues (Predecessor) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Jul. 28, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013
Revenues
Time charter revenues								$ 17,602,137lpg_TimeCharterRevenue	$ 26,098,290lpg_TimeCharterRevenue
Voyage charter revenues								11,210,785lpg_VoyageCharterRevenue	77,331,934lpg_VoyageCharterRevenue
Other income								820,778us-gaap_OtherSalesRevenueNet	698,925us-gaap_OtherSalesRevenueNet
Total	35,333,108us-gaap_Revenues	32,583,990us-gaap_Revenues	20,358,211us-gaap_Revenues	15,853,840us-gaap_Revenues	9,870,427us-gaap_Revenues	13,707,591us-gaap_Revenues	6,055,682us-gaap_Revenues	29,633,700us-gaap_Revenues	104,129,149us-gaap_Revenues
Profit-sharing revenue								6,100,000lpg_TimeChartersProfitSharingRevenue	7,800,000lpg_TimeChartersProfitSharingRevenue
Predecessor
Revenues
Time charter revenues										8,850,543	24,143,606
Voyage charter revenues										6,236,525	13,581,561
Other income										296,048	936,679
Total										15,383,116	38,661,846
Profit-sharing revenue										$ 2,702,635	$ 5,193,454