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Transactions with Related Parties (Details)			12 Months Ended			24 Months Ended
Transactions with Related Parties (Details)	Apr. 01, 2014 item	Jul. 26, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) item	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2016 USD ($)	May 01, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2013 NOK / shares	Jul. 29, 2013 $ / shares
Transactions with Related Parties
Fees for chartering and operational services			$ 2,410,542	$ 1,945,396	$ 93,929
Due from related parties			42,457,000	54,504,359		$ 54,504,359
Common stock
Transactions with Related Parties
Value of common stock (per share) \| (per share)									NOK 75.00	$ 12.66
Eagle Ocean Transport
Transactions with Related Parties
Reimbursed related travel costs and office-related costs			400,000	800,000	700,000
Manager
Transactions with Related Parties
Monthly management fee per vessel		$ 93,750
Advance payments period		1 month
Management fees for vessels			0	0	1,100,000
Fees for chartering and operational services			400,000	500,000	100,000
Due from related parties			800,000	900,000		900,000
Due to related party				500,000		500,000
Monthly pre-delivery fee per vessel		$ 15,000
Pre-delivery fees paid					900,000
Mr. John Hadjipateras \| Eagle Ocean Transport
Transactions with Related Parties
Ownership interest (as a percent)		100.00%
Vice President of Chartering, Insurance and Legal, Nigel Grey-Turner \| HSSL
Transactions with Related Parties
Ownership interest (as a percent)		100.00%
Helios LPG Pool LLC
Transactions with Related Parties
Fees for chartering and operational services			2,100,000	1,400,000
Due from related parties			$ 61,400,000	71,000,000		71,000,000
Interest transferred to Dorian LPG Ltd. (as a percent)	50.00%
Number of members \| item	2
Number of vessels that are operating under pooling agreement \| item			27
Number of Company vessels that are operating under pooling agreement \| item			18
Working capital contributed			$ 19,800,000	17,600,000		17,600,000
The amount of expenses with fixed reimbursement to the entity for working in high risk areas			$ 900,000	1,200,000
Helios LPG Pool LLC \| Phoenix
Transactions with Related Parties
Number of third party vessels that are operating under pooling agreement \| item			4
Helios LPG Pool LLC \| Oriental Energy
Transactions with Related Parties
Number of third party vessels that are operating under pooling agreement \| item			5
Former board of directors member
Transactions with Related Parties
Consulting agreement amount							$ 120,000	$ 250,000
Related party expense			$ 100,000	200,000	$ 200,000
Relative of executive officer
Transactions with Related Parties
Related party expense			$ 0	$ 100,000
Orient River Trading Ltd
Transactions with Related Parties
Ownership interest (as a percent)			100.00%
Related party expense			$ 0			$ 100,000