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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Chapter 11 Proceedings and Emergence - Additional Information (Detail) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($) Vessel $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) shares	Aug. 01, 2017
Reorganizations [Line Items]
Number of vessels leased \| Vessel	16
Claims paid in cash	$ 225,000
Percentage of common equity	95.00%
Bankruptcy claims, percentage of common equity issued to existing stockholders	5.00%
Purchase warrant exercise period		6 years
Warrants issued \| shares		924,125	2,547
Plan of Reorganization
Reorganizations [Line Items]
Settlement agreement description		We successfully reached agreement with the Sale Leaseback Parties between August and November 2017.
Claims settled amount		$ 233,600
Remainder period one of emergence consideration withheld to be paid month and year		2017-12
Remainder period two of emergence consideration withheld to be paid month and year		2018-01
Plan of Reorganization \| Predecessor
Reorganizations [Line Items]
Additional sale leaseback claims	$ 260,200
Series A Warrants
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Warrants issued \| shares	2,400,000
Nominal exercise price of warrants \| $ / shares	$ 57.06
Series B Warrants
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Warrants issued \| shares	2,600,000
Nominal exercise price of warrants \| $ / shares	$ 62.28
Minimum \| Non-U.S. Citizens
Reorganizations [Line Items]
Ownership percentage of common stock	24.00%
Minimum \| Non-U.S. Citizens \| New Creditor Warrant
Reorganizations [Line Items]
Ownership percentage of common stock				24.00%
Maximum \| Non-U.S. Citizens
Reorganizations [Line Items]
Ownership percentage of common stock	25.00%
8.00% New Secured Notes Due August 2022
Reorganizations [Line Items]
Debt instrument fixed interest rate	8.00%
Debt instrument maturity year	2022		2022
Aggregate principal amount	$ 350,000		$ 350,000