CONTINGENCIES (Policy)	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
CONTINGENCIES [Abstract]
Legal costs	INSW’s policy for recording legal costs related to contingencies is to expense such legal costs as incurred.

Disclosure of accounting policy for legal costs incurred to protect or defend the entity's assets and rights, or to obtain assets, including monetary damages, or to obtain rights.

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