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Disposal group including discontinued operation, Reorganization Items, net.

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Disposal group including discontinued operation Spin-off related costs.

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Disposal group including discontinued operations, weighted average cost of capital, percentage

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Indirect costs allocated to disposal group including discontinued operations.

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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Amount after tax of income (loss) from a discontinued operation attributable to the parent. Includes, but is not limited to, the income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and adjustments to a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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The change in equity as a result of a spin-off transaction (a regular or reverse spin-off) which is based on the recorded amounts.

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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Transition services agreement, termination period						30 days
Stockholders' equity, spinoff transaction							$ 895,650
Indirect costs allocated to INSW							15,380	$ 29,969
Reorganization Items, net							131	5,659
Spin-off related costs					$ 12,264
Net (Loss)/Income from Discontinued Operations	$ (340,153)	$ (45,884)	$ 34,045	$ 59,437		$ 0	$ (292,555)	$ 203,395
INSW's International Flag Fleet [Member]
Percentag eOf Decline In Vessel Valuation		20.00%
Number Of Vessels Decline In Valuation \| item		28
Asset Impairment Charges		$ 49,640
Asset Impairment Charges Fair Value		$ 68,875
Number Of Vessels Same Valuation \| item		24
Discontinued Operations of Two Joint Ventures [Member]
Approximate ownership interest in two joint ventures						50.00%
Asset Impairment Charges	$ 332,562
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate						9.00%
Equity method investment, ownership percentage						50.00%
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Weighted average cost of capital, percentage						8.70%
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Weighted average cost of capital, percentage						9.50%