2.2.0.7 false Noncontrolling Interest 12101 - Disclosure - Noncontrolling Interest true false false false 1 USD false false Unit12 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 Unit13 Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Unit1 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Noncontrolling Interest 0 glbl_NoncontrollingInterestAbstract glbl false na duration Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] false 3 Noncontrolling Interest 1 us-gaap_MinorityInterestDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false terselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0 <div> <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <div style="margin-top: 6pt;"> <table style="font-size: 10pt;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;" valign="top"><td width="2%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>21.</b></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td><b><i>Noncontrolling Interest</i></b></td></tr> <tr><td style="font-size: 6pt;"> </td></tr> <tr style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;" valign="top"><td width="2%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>Global International Vessels, Ltd. ("GIV"), a private limited company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the company. On August 10, 2010, GIV sold 60,000 ordinary shares (30 percent) of KGL Ltd. ("KGL"), its wholly owned subsidiary incorporated under the laws of Labuan, to Selecta Flow (M) Sdn. Bhd. ("SF"), incorporated under the laws of Malaysia. SF's 30% share of the net income of KGL is reported as Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest on our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. SF's 30% share in the equity of KGL is reported as Noncontrolling interest in the Equity section of our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.</td></tr></table></div></div> </div> 21.   Noncontrolling Interest       Global International Vessels, Ltd. ("GIV"), a private limited company incorporated under the laws of false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Description of noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries which could include the name of the subsidiary, the ownership percentage held by the parent, the ownership percentage held by the noncontrolling owners, the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the location of this amount on the balance sheet (when not reported separately), an explanation of the increase or decrease in the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the noncontrolling interest share of the net income (loss) of the subsidiary, the location of this amount on the income statement (when not reported separately), the nature of the noncontrolling interest such as background information and terms, the amount of the noncontrolling interest represented by preferred stock, a description of the preferred stock, and the dividend requirements of the preferred stock. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB) -Number 51 -Paragraph 38 false 1 2 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true