Class of Stock [Axis]
Common Class A [Member]
Common Class B [Member]
Related Party [Axis]
CMA CGM [Member]
Technomar [Member]
Conchart [Member]
CMA Ships [Member]
Series B Preferred Shares [Member]
Series C Preferred Shares [Member]
Statement Equity Components [Axis]
Common Shares [Member]
Additional Paid In Capital [Member]
Retained Earnings/ (Accumulated Deficit) [Member]
Preferred Shares [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis]
Net Book Value [Member]
Vessel Gross Cost, as adjusted for impairment charges [Member]
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used by Type [Axis]
Three Vessel Groups [Member]
Lender Name [Axis]
$54.8 Million Citi Credit Facility [Member]
$65.0 Million Hayfin Credit Facility [Member]
Credit Facility [Axis]
Initial Tranche [Member]
Debt Instrument [Axis]
9.875 % First Priority Secured Notes Due 2022 [Member]
$55.7 Million Credit Agricole Credit Facility [Member]
$52.6 Million DVB Credit Facility [Member]
$65.3 Million ABN AMRO Credit Facility [Member]
$17.1 Million Amsterdam Trade Bank ("ATB") Credit Facility [Member]
$80.0 Million Credit Agricole Credit Facility [Member]
$38.5 Million Blue Ocean Credit Facility [Member]
Noncash or Part Noncash Acquisitions by Unique Description [Axis]
Poseidon Transaction [Member]
$180.5 Million Deutsche, CIT, HCOB, Entrust, Blue Ocean Credit Facility [Member]
Consolidated Entities [Axis]
Global Ship Lease 3 Limited [Member]
GSL Valerie [Member]
Global Ship Lease 4 Limited [Member]
Global Ship Lease 5 Limited [Member]
Global Ship Lease 6 Limited [Member]
Global Ship Lease 7 Limited [Member]
Global Ship Lease 8 Limited [Member]
Global Ship Lease 9 Limited [Member]
Global Ship Lease 10 Limited [Member]
Global Ship Lease 12 Limited [Member]
Global Ship Lease 13 Limited [Member]
Global Ship Lease 14 Limited [Member]
Global Ship Lease 15 Limited [Member]
Global Ship Lease 16 Limited [Member]
Global Ship Lease 20 Limited [Member]
Global Ship Lease 21 Limited [Member]
Global Ship Lease 22 Limited [Member]
Global Ship Lease 23 Limited [Member]
Global Ship Lease 26 Limited [Member]
GSL Alcazar Inc. [Member]
Aris Marine LLC [Member]
Aphrodite Marine LLC [Member]
Athena Marine LLC [Member]
Hephaestus Marine LLC [Member]
Pericles Marine LLC [Member]
Zeus One Marine LLC [Member]
Leonidas Marine LLC [Member]
Alexander Marine LLC [Member]
Hector Marine LLC [Member]
Ikaros Marine LLC [Member]
Tasman Marine LLC [Member]
Hudson Marine LLC [Member]
Drake Marine LLC [Member]
Philippos Marine LLC [Member]
Aristoteles Marine LLC [Member]
Menelaos Marine LLC [Member]
Laertis Marine LLC [Member]
Penelope Marine LLC [Member]
Telemachus Marine LLC [Member]
Statement Geographical [Axis]
UNITED KINGDOM
Business Acquisition [Axis]
At Merger [Member]
Tranche A [Member]
Tranche B [Member]
Tranche C [Member]
Tranche D [Member]
$24.5 Million Blue Ocean Credit Facility [Member]
Each Tranche [Member]
$14.35 Million DVB Argos Credit Facility [Member]
Scenario [Axis]
Up to March 31, 2019 [Member]
From March 31, 2019 and Afterwards [Member]
For the first 6 months [Member]
For the following 12 months [Member]
Senior Facility [Member]
Junior Facility [Member]
Thereafter [Member]
Hayfin Credit Facility [Member]
Plan Name [Axis]
2015 Plan [Member]
Title Of Individual [Axis]
Director [Member]
Dividends [Axis]
Installment 3 - FY 2014 [Member]
2019 Plan [Member]
Management [Member]
Award Type [Axis]
Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Vesting [Axis]
First Tranche [Member]
Second Tranche [Member]
Range [Axis]
Minimum [Member]
Accumulated Depreciation [Member]
2022 Notes [Member]
Citi Super Senior Term Loan [Member]
Loan Facilities of Poseidon Fleet [Member]
Citi Credit Facility [Member]
DVB Credit Facility [Member]
Credit Agricole Credit Facility [Member]
Credit Agricole Credit Facility [Member]
Blue Ocean Credit Facility [Member]
ABN-AMRO Credit Facility [Member]
ATB Credit Facility [Member]
Blue Ocean Junior Credit Facility [Member]
Deutsche, CIT, HCOB, Entrust, Blue Ocean Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument Redemption Period [Axis]
Third Anniversary [Member]
Fourth Anniversary [Member]
Concentration Risk Benchmark [Axis]
Sales Revenue, Net [Member]
OOCL [Member]
Balance Sheet Location [Axis]
Accounts Payable [Member]
Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Maximum [Member]
All Subsidiaries [Member]
Stock Conversion Description [Axis]
Reverse Stock Split [Member]
Argos [Member]
Global Ship Lease 30 Limited [Member]
Global Ship Lease 31 Limited [Member]
Global Ship Lease 32 Limited [Member]
Global Ship Lease 33 Limited [Member]
Global Ship Lease 34 Limited [Member]
COSCO [Member]
GSL Vinia [Member]
GSL Christel Elisabeth [Member]
GSL Kalliopi [Member]
GSL Grania [Member]
Hellenic Bank Credit Facility [Member]
GSL Eleni [Member]
Scrubbers And Ballast Water Treatments [Member]
2019 Plan [Member]
Incentive Stock [Member]
Third Tranche [Member]
Fourth Tranche [Member]
8.00 % Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2024 [Member]
On or after December 31, 2021 and prior to December 31, 2022 [Member]
On or after December 31, 2022 and prior to December 31, 2023 [Member]
On or after December 31, 2023 and prior to maturity [Member]
2024 Notes [Member]
$268.0 Million Syndicated Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]
Syndicated Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]
$59.0 Million Hellenic Bank Credit Facility [Member]
Syndicated Senior Secured Credit Facility and Blue Ocean Junior Credit Facility [Member]
From June 3, 2020 [Member]
Addittional 12 - month extension at charterer's option [Member]
Global Ship Lease 35 and 36 [Member]
First Containership [Member]
Second Containership [Member]
Existing Credit Facilities [Member]
$38.5 Million Blue Ocean Junior Credit Facility [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Axis]
Prior to Amendment [Member]
Amended and restated loan agreement [Member]
First Grant [Member]
Second Grant [Member]
Subsequent Event Type [Axis]
Subsequent Event [Member]
Installment 1 - FY 2020 [Member]
Financial Instrument [Axis]
At Market Issuance Sales Agreement [Member]
International Bank [Member]
Long-term Debt, Type [Axis]
Long-term Debt [Member]
Document Information [Table]
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type
Amendment Flag
Document Period End Date
Document Fiscal Year Focus
Document Fiscal Period Focus
Entity Registrant Name
Entity Central Index Key
Current Fiscal Year End Date
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer
Entity Current Reporting Status
Entity Voluntary Filers
Entity Filer Category
Entity Emerging Growth Company
Entity Shell Company
Entity Common Shares, Shares Outstanding
Entity Interactive Data Current
Entity Address, Country
Document Annual Report
Document Transition Report
Document Shell Company Report
Title of 12(b) Security
Trading Symbol
Security Exchange Name
Statement [Table]
Statement [Line Items]
Assets
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
Restricted cash
Accounts receivable, net
Inventories
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Due from related parties
Total current assets
NON - CURRENT ASSETS
Vessels in operation
Advances for vessels acquisitions and other additions
Other fixed assets
Intangible assets - charter agreements
Deferred charges, net
Other non - current assets
Restricted cash, net of current portion
Total non - current assets
TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable
Accrued liabilities
Current portion of long - term debt
Deferred revenue
Due to related parties
Total current liabilities
LONG - TERM LIABILITIES
Long - term debt, net of current portion and deferred financing costs
Intangible liabilities - charter agreements
Deferred tax liability
Total non - current liabilities
Total liabilities
Commitments and Contingencies
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common shares
Preferred shares
Additional paid in capital
Accumulated deficit
Total shareholders' equity
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common shares, shares authorized
Common shares, par value
Common shares, shares issued
Common shares, shares outstanding
Preferred shares, shares authorized
Preferred shares, par value
Preferred shares, shares issued
Preferred shares, shares outstanding
OPERATING REVENUES
Time charter revenue (include related party revenues of $153,661, $126,207 and $123,944 for each of the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively)
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Vessel operating expenses (include related party vessels operating expenses of $9,880, $1,689 and $1,599 for each of the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively)
Time charter and voyages expenses - related parties (include related party time charter and voyage expenses of $1,845, $222 and $nil for each of the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively)
Depreciation and amortization
Impairment of vessels
General and administrative expenses
Operating Income/ (Loss)
NON OPERATING INCOME/(EXPENSES)
Interest income
Interest and other finance expenses
Other income, net
Total non operating expenses
Income/ (Loss) before income taxes
Income taxes
Net Income/ (Loss)
Earnings allocated to Series B Preferred Shares
Net Income/ (Loss) available to Common Shareholders
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
Basic
Diluted
Basic and diluted
Net Earnings / (Loss) per common share
Basic
Diluted
Basic and diluted
Time charter revenue - related party
Vessel operating expenses - related parties
Time charter and voyage expenses - related party
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income / (loss)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Vessels impairment
Amortization of deferred financing costs
Amortization of original issue discount/premium on repurchase of notes
Amortization of intangible assets/liabilities - charter agreements
Share based compensation
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
(Increase)/ decrease in accounts receivable and other assets
Decrease/ (increase) in inventories
Increase/ (decrease) in accounts payable and other liabilities
(Decrease)/ increase in related parties' balances, net
Increase in deferred revenue
Unrealized foreign exchange loss/(gain)
Net cash provided by operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of vessels
Cash paid for vessel expenditures
Net proceeds from sale of vessels
Advances for vessel acquisitions and other additions
Cash paid for other assets
Cash paid for drydockings
Cash acquired in Poseidon Transaction, net of capitalized expenses
Net cash (used in)/ provided by investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of 2024 Notes
Proceeds from issuance of 2022 Notes
Repurchase of 2022 Notes and other senior notes, including premium
Proceeds from drawdown of credit facilities
Repayment of credit facilities
Repayment of refinanced debt
Deferred financing costs paid
Proceeds from offering of Class A common shares, net of offering costs
Proceeds from offering of Series B preferred shares, net of offering costs
Series B Preferred Shares - dividends paid
Net cash provided by/ (used in) financing activities
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of the year
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of the year
Supplementary Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid for interest
Cash paid for income taxes
Non-cash investing activities:
Unpaid capitalized expenses
Unpaid drydocking expenses
Unpaid vessels additions
Working capital acquired
Vessels and other intangibles acquired
Debt acquired
Non-cash financing activities:
Issuance of shares
Unpaid offering costs
Equity Components [Axis]
Balance
Balance, shares
Issuance of Restricted Stock Units (Note 16)
Class A common shares issued, value (Note 15)
Class A common shares issued, shares (Notes 15)
Class A common shares issued, net of offering costs, value (Note 15)
Class A common shares issued, net of offering costs, shares (Notes 15)
Issuance of Preferred Shares, net of offering costs, value (Note 15)
Issuance of Preferred Shares, net of offering costs, shares (Note 15)
Net Income / (Loss) for the year
Series B Preferred Shares dividend (Note 15)
Balance
Balance, shares
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Description of Business
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Restricted Cash [Abstract]
Restricted Cash
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Vessels in Operation
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Deferred charges, net
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities - Charter Agreements
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Inventories
Accounts Payable
Accrued Liabilities
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Long - Term Debt
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Time charter revenue
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies
Equity [Abstract]
Share Capital
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
Share - Based Compensation
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Earnings/(Loss) per Share
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent events
Basis of Presentation
Principles of Consolidation
Use of Estimates
Cash and cash equivalents
Restricted cash
Insurance claims
Inventories
Accounts receivable, net
Vessels in operation
Deferred charges, net
Intangible assets and liabilities – charter agreements
Impairment of Long - lived assets
Deferred financing costs
Preferred shares
Other comprehensive income/ (loss)
Revenue recognition and related expense
Foreign currency transactions
Share based compensation
Income taxes
Dividends
Earnings/ (Loss) per share
Risks Associated with Concentration
Segment Reporting
Fair Value Measurement and Financial Instruments
Recently issued accounting standards
Schedule of Vessels
Noncash or Part Noncash Acquisition, Net Nonmonetary Assets Acquired (Liabilities Assumed) [Abstract]
Schedule of Noncash or Part Noncash Acquisitions
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]
Restricted Cash
Schedule of Vessels in Operation, Less Accumulated Depreciation
Deferred charges, net
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Axis]
Intangible liabilities - Charter Agreements
Intangible assets - Charter Agreements
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Inventories
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]
Accounts Payable
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Accrued Liabilities
Schedule of Long - Term Debt
Repayment schedule
Schedule of Deferred Financing Costs
Time charter revenue
Operating revenue from significant customers
Charter Hire Receivable
Summary of Share - Based Awards
Earnings/(Loss) per Share
Nature Of Operations [Table]
Nature Of Operations [Line Items]
Fleet
Country of incorporation
Vessel Name
Capacity in TEUs
Year Built
Earliest Charter Expiry Date
Number of vessels purchased
Number of vessels to be sold
Number of vessels owned
Weighted average age, weighted by TEU capacity
Number of vessels to be purchased
Ownership Interest
Duration of agreement
Charter hire daily rate
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Assets and Liabilities Acquired
Vessels fair value as of November 15, 2018
Negative goodwill allocated pro-rata to the vessels acquired
Vessels fair value recognized as of November 15, 2018 (see note 3)
Cash and cash equivalents
Fair value of time charter contracts attached, net of pro-rata allocation of negative goodwill
Debt assumed
Working capital (excluding cash and cash equivalents)
Total
Fair Value of Consideration Given
Share price as of November 15, 2018 (as adjusted for reverse stock split)
Fair value of stock-based consideration
Capitalized transaction expenses
Total consideration
Significant Accounting Policies [Table]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Geographical [Axis]
Shareholders' Equity Note, Reverse Stock Split
Shareholders' Equity Note, Reverse Stock Split, Conversion Ratio
Effect in net cash provided by operating activities
Effect in net cash used in financing activities
Allowances for doubtful accounts
Number of vessels yet to be purchased
Capitalized interest
Depreciation method
Vessel estimated useful life
Scrap value of vessels per LWT
Period between scheduled regulatory drydockings
Future charter rate assumptions
Forecast Rate Period following charter expiry
Number of vessels on which impairment charge is recognized
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure
Vessel impairment charges
Preferred shares dividend rate percentage
Number of subsidiaries owned by the Company
Principal rate of corporate income tax
Number of banks holding deposits
Number of Reportable Segments
Business Acquisition, Date of Acquisition Agreement
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used, Asset Description
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used, Method for Determining Fair Value
Retention accounts
Restricted bank deposits
Total Current Restricted Cash
Cash Collateral
Guarantee deposits
Restricted bank deposits
Total Non - Current Restricted Cash
Total Current and Non - Current Restricted Cash
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Balance
Balance
Balance
Additions
Acquisitions through the Poseidon Transaction
Depreciation
Impairment loss
Impairment loss
Balance
Balance
Balance
Vessel delivery date
Year built
Vessel acquisition cost
Number of vessels tested for impairment
Vessel charter period
Daily Charter Rate
Gain on sale of vessels
Number of vessels pledged as collateral
Number of unencumbered vessels
Contractual Obligation
Payments for Construction in Process
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment
Deferred Costs, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Balance
Additions
Amortization
Write - off
Balance
Intangible Liability Disclosure [Abstract]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities - Charter Agreements
Opening balance
Amortization in period
Closing balance
Opening balance
Additions through the Poseidon Transaction
Amortization in the year
Closing balance
Schedule Of Finite Lived Intangible Liabilities [Table]
FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAndLiabilitiesLineItems [Line Items]
Number of vessels related to intangible liabilities
Number of vessels related to intangible assets
Prepaid Expense, Current [Abstract]
Insurance and other claims
Advances to suppliers and other assets
Prepaid vessel expenditure
Prepaid insurances
Other
Total
Inventory, Net [Abstract]
Bunkers
Lubricants
Stores
Victualling
Total
Accounts Payable, Current [Abstract]
Suppliers, repairers
Insurers, agents and brokers
Payables to charterers
Other creditors
Total
Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]
Accrued expenses
Accrued interest
Total
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding amount
2022 Notes
Less repurchases
Notes
Less: Deferred financing costs
Less: Current portion of 2022 Notes
Less: Current portion of long-term debt
Less: Original issue discount of Notes
Non - current portion of Long-Term Debt
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2021
December 31, 2022
December 31, 2023
December 31, 2024 and thereafter
Total
Debt Issuance Costs, Net [Abstract]
Opening balance
Expenditure in the period
Amortization included within interest expense
Closing balance
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period [Axis]
Issuance date of debt instrument
Issuance of notes
Debt instrument, interest rate
Debt instrument, maturity date
Line of Credit Facility, Frequency of Payments
Proceeds from debt issuance, net of costs
Interest on notes
Date of first required payment
Number of vessels secured to notes
Minimum cash balance requirement
Debt Instrument Redemption Amount
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Price Percentage
Repayment of long term debt, first year
Repayment of long term debt, second year
Repayment of long term debt, third year
Repayment of long term debt, thereafter
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage
Debt Instrument, Restrictive Covenants
Outstanding balance
Repayments of debt
Line of Credit Facility [Table]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility issuance date
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity
Number of loan tranches
Amount drawn down
Line of Credit Facility, Number of Repayment Instalments
Line of Credit Facility, Periodic Payment
Line of Credit Facility, Date of First Required Payment
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment Terms, Balloon Payment to be Paid
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description
Loan margin percentage
Number of vessels financed
Long-Term Debt Principal Amount Bearing Interest
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage
Line of Credit Facility Description
Credit facility maturity period
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Percentage Rate
Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR)
Statistical Measurement [Axis]
Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage
Repayments of Debt
Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Percentage of the charter free market value of the vessel
Fees and related costs deferred
Debt Issuance Costs, Net
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost
Debt Instruments [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Description
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance
Percentage of revenue
Schedule of Related Party Transactions, by Related Party [Table]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Voting interest
Number of vessels under technical management
Maximum contracted charter hire receivable
Remaining charter terms
Annual ship management fee per vessel
Management fees
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2021
December 31, 2022
December 31, 2023
Thereafter
Total minimum lease revenue, net of address commissions
Schedule of Stock by Class [Table]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Title of Individual [Axis]
Classes of common shares
Dividend required for Class B conversion
Common Shares, Conversion Basis
Common shares dividends paid
Shares issued
Depositary shares issued
Net proceeds from issuance
Preferred shares issuance term description
Preferred Shares, Redemption Terms
Redemption price per share
Redemption price per depositary share
Dividend declaration date
Shares Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues
Preferred shares issued
Preferred Shares Number Of Voting Rights
Convertible Preferred Shares, Terms of Conversion
Convertible Preferred Shares, Shares to be Issued upon Conversion
Shares Issued Price Per Share
Proceeds from offering of Class A common shares
Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unvested, Number of Units, opening balance
Granted, Number of Units
Vested, Number of Units
Unvested, Number of Units, closing balance
Unvested, Weighted Average Fair Value on Grant Date, opening balance
Granted, Weighted Average Fair Value on Grant Date
Vested, Actual Fair Value on Vesting Date
Vested, Actual Fair Value on Vesting Date
Unvested, Weighted Average Fair Value on Grant Date, closing balance
Term of Equity Incentive Plan
Maximum number of shares approved under Equity Incentive Plan
Maximum number of shares which may be granted to any participant in any fiscal year
Number of members granted with restricted stock units
Restricted stock share based compensation vesting period
Vesting date
Number of tranches
Share-based Compensation, Grants in Period
Share price
Number of consecutive trading days
Shares issued as percentage of directors base fee
Shares issued notional value per share
Recognized share based compensation expenses
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Share-based Compensation
Stock Granted, Value, Share-based Compensation
Maximum Number of shares granted in any one calendar year
Maximum Value of shares granted in any one calendar year
Numerator:
Net income/(loss) attributable to common shareholders
Undistributed (income)/loss attributable to Series C participating preferred shares
Net income/(loss) available to common shareholders, basic and diluted
Net income/(loss) available to:
Net income/(loss) available to common shareholders, basic and diluted
Denominator:
Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding
Weighted average number of RSUs without service conditions
Dilutive effect of share-based awards
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic
Plus weighted average number of RSUs with service conditions
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted
Weighted average number of shares, basic and diluted
Basic earnings/(losses) per share:
Basic earnings/(losses) per share
Diluted earnings/ (losses) per share:
Diluted earnings/(losses) per share
Unvested restricted stock units
Subsequent Event [Table]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common Shares Conversion Features
Dividends Payable, Amount Per Share
Dividends Payable, Date Declared
Line of Credit Facility, Collateral
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Amount
Proceeds from offering of preferred shares, net of offering costs
Proceeds from Issuance of Unsecured Debt
Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable to charterers.
Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors and repairers.
Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for expenses.
Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for loan interest.
Amount of decrease in accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization as a result of impairment of property, plant and equipment.
Additional deferred financing costs.
Amount of non-cash amortization of intangible asset for above market leases.
Amount of non-cash amortization of intangible liability for below market leases.
Amortization of deferred financing charges in the period included within interest expense.
Amortization of Intangible Assets Charter Agreements.
The amount of intangible lease liability amortized as an increase in time charter revenue during the reporting period.
Amount Accepted On Pro Rata Basis On Completion Of Cash Flow And Collateral Tender Offer.
Annual amount of notes to be repurchased.
Annual amount offered to repurchase notes.
Annual ship management fees per vessel.
Approximate remaining charter term.
Amount of capitalized costs of the asset acquisition including legal, accounting, and other costs incurred to consummate the asset acquisition.
Amount of capitalized costs of the asset acquisition including legal, accounting, and other costs incurred to consummate the asset acquisition.
The amount of negative goodwill arising from an asset acquisition, that will be allocated pro rata to the fixed assets acquired.
At Merger [Member]
Available to allocate pro-rata between class A and class B basic.
Available to allocate pro-rata between class A and class B diluted.
The amount of blocked bank deposits with banks or financial institutions.
Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of bunker's inventory.
Amount of capitalized costs of asset acquisition including legal, accounting, and other costs incurred to consummate the asset acquisition.
Amount of long-term debt, assumed at the acquisition date.
Amount of working capital (excluding cash and cash equivalents), assumed at the acquisition date.
CMA CGM America [Member]
CMA CGM Berlioz [Member]
CMA CGM Jamaica [Member]
CMA CGM La Tour [Member]
CMA CGM Manet [Member]
CMA CGM Matisse [Member]
CMA CGM [Member]
CMA CGM Sambhar [Member]
CMA CGM Thalassa [Member]
CMA CGM Utrillo [Member]
Capacity Of Vessels In Twenty Foot Equivalent Units.
The cash outflow for capitalized costs relating to drydocking.
The cash inflow associated with the asset acquisitions during the period.
Amount of expenses added to the cost basis of a fixed asset. The cost is paid and capitalized during the period.
Charter effective date.
The amount charged as daily charter hire.
Charter hire future maximum contracted receivable current.
Charter hire future maximum contracted receivable in five years.
Charter hire future maximum contracted receivable in four years.
Charter hire future maximum contracted receivable in three years.
Charter hire future maximum contracted receivable in two years.
Charter hire future maximum contracted receivable thereafter.
Charter option periods.
Charter, redelivery option period.
Charter redelivery periods.
CMA CGM Alcazar [Member]
CMA CGM Chateau Dlf [Member]
Major information about the vessels/ fleet pledged as collateral under credit facilities.
Component Of Other Operating Income [Line Items]
Component Of Other Operating Income [Table]
Contracted purchase price.
Number of shares that will be issued upon conversion of convertible preferred stock.
Corporate Income Tax Rate.
Daily Charter Rate.
The original length of the line of credit facility before it terminates, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format.
Debt instrument maturities month year.
Debt Instrument Maturity Year.
Debt instrument minimum cash balance required on each quarterly test date.
The amount of debt discount recognized on date of issue.
Original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.
Debt instrument redemption period first and second anniversary.
Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be repurchased.
Debt instrument termination date.
Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium and deferred financing charges, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.
Ratio of cash flow to cash flow debt service.
The entire disclosure for deferred charges.
Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as deferred costs.
The amount of capitalized dry-docking costs incurred during the period.
Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as deferred costs.
Delmas Keta [Member]
Desciption about the repayment amount, the repayment frequency and the existence of balloon payment.
Amount of Dividend to be paid for four consecutive Quarters, after arrearages have been paid up, for Class B Common Shares convert to Class A common Shares on a one to one basis.
Disclosure of accounting policy for dividends.
Document and entity information.
Disclosure of accounting policy for drydocking costs.
The term of the agreement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.
The earliest date that the charter expires.
Excess cash flow and collateral sale offers to repurchase notes.
Excess Cash flow amount offered to repurchase notes to include principle, redemption premium, unpaid and accrued interest.
The fair value of fixed assets acquired in a noncash (or part noncash) asset acquisition.
Finite Lived Intangible Liabilities [Line Items]
Name of the company owns the fleet.
Charter rates on expiry of existing charters, which are based on forecast charter rates, where relevant, for the four years from the date of the impairment test and a reversion to the historical mean for each vessel thereafter.
GSL Tianjin [Member]
General end of charter redelivery period.
General [Text Block]
Installment 3 FY 2014 [Member]
Installment 4 F- Y- 2017.
Disclosure of accounting policy for recognizing and recording insurance claims recoveries.
Disclosure for accounting poilicy for intangible assets and liabilities.
Intangible Liabilities Charter Agreements [Policy Text Block]
Intangible Liability Charter Agreements, Net Of Accumulated Amortization.
Intangible Liability Charter Agreements [Abstract]
Current portion of the excess of the market value of vessel charters over contracted value of the charters at the date of merger. The intangible lease liability is amortized as an increase in time charter revenue over the remaining term of the relevant charter.
Non current portion of the excess of the market value of vessel charters over contracted value of the charters at the date of merger. The intangible lease liability is amortized as an increase in time charter revenue over the remaining term of the relevant charter.
Disclosure on Intangible Liabilities relating to Charter Agreements.
Intangible Liability Disclosure [Abstract]
Julie Delmas and Delmas Keta.
Julie Delmas [Member]
Kumasi and Marie Delmas.
Kumasi [Member]
Number of repayment instalments of a credit facility agreement.
Amount of long-term debt, estimated or scheduled to be repaid within one year of the balance sheet date. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.
Amount of long-term debt payable, sinking fund requirements, and other securities issued that are redeemable by holder at fixed or determinable prices and dates maturing after the third fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.
Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of items such as unamortized discount, premium or deferred financing charges, excluding amounts to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer (current maturities).
Term of the incentive plan.
The portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest.
Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of lubricants' inventory.
Marie Delmas [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility, expressed as a percentage of the charter free market value of the vessel to be acquired.
Maximum contracted charter hire receivable.
Maximum number of shares available for issuance under plan.
Merger cash flow projections discount rate.
Nature Of Operations And Basis Of Preparation [Line Items]
Nature Of Operations And Basis Of Preparation [Table]
Nature Of Operations [Line Items]
Nature Of Operations [Table]
Net income available to class A share holders for arrears.
Net income or loss for the period in instances when basic and diluted earnings are the same amount and reported as a single line item on the face of the financial statements.
Net proceeds from issuance of preferred stock.
Amount of the effect of a change in accounting principle on net cash provided by financing activities.
Amount of the effect of a change in accounting principle on net cash provided by operating activities.
Nine point eight seven five percent first priority secured notes due 2022.
The amount of cash and cash equivalents that an Entity acquires in a noncash (or part noncash) asset acquisition.
The amount of working capital, that an Entity acquires in a noncash (or part noncash) acquisition. Noncash is defined as information about all investing and financing activities of an enterprise during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.
Amount of Notes tendered and accepted pursuant to excess cash flow offer.
The number of tranches under the credit facility.
The number of banks in which all of the company’s amounts are deposited, giving rise to a concentration of credit risk.
Number of classes of common stock.
Number of consecutive trading days.
Number of vessels to be purchased in connection with the merger.
Number of members.
Number Of Subsidiaries.
Number of tranches.
The number of vessels financed.
Number of vessels chartered.
Number of vessels contracted with finite lived intangible assets.
Number of vessels contracted with finite lived intangible liability.
The number of vessels on which impairment charge was recognized.
Number of vessels owned.
Number of vessels owned with finite lived intangible liability.
Number of vessels pledged as collateral under credit facilities.
The number of vessels purchased by the company.
Number of vessels secured to notes.
Number of vessels sold.
The number of vessels tested for impairment.
The number of vessels that the company agreed to sell in the near future.
Number of vessels under technical management.
OOCL [Member]
OOCL Ningbo [Member]
OOCL Qingdao [Member]
This element represents the percentage of operating revenue earned during the period from significant customers.
Option periods daily charter rate.
Disclosure of accounting policy for other comprehensive income.
The cash outflow associated with unpaid payments to acquire businesses including deposit on pending acquisitions and preacquisition costs.
Period between scheduled drydockings.
Number of days after Financial Year End during which Excess Cash Flow Offer has to be made.
The period from the impairment test date in which, after the current charter expires, forecast rates are adopted and a reversion to the historical mean thereafter.
Disclosure of accounting policy for preferred shares.
Preferred Stock Depository Shares Issued.
Preferred stock issue description.
Number of new preferred stock issued during the period.
Equity impact of the value of new preferred stock issued during the period. Includes shares issued in an initial public offering or a secondary public offering.
Description of voting rights of nonredeemable preferred stock. Includes eligibility to vote and votes per share owned. Include also, if any, unusual voting rights.
Preferred Stock Redemption Price Per Depository Share.
Amount of consideration paid in advance for property plant and equipment expenditures that provide exonomic benefits within a future period of one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.
Amount of consideration paid in advance for vessel expenditures that provide economic benefits within a future period of one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.
Price percentage for annual offer to purchase notes through maturity.
Price percentage for excess cash flow and collateral sale offers to repurchase notes.
Price in percent at which Excess Cash Flow Offer is made to Repurchase Notes.
Proceeds from debt net of original discount and before costs related to issuance.
Amount of acquisition of long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resal, that comlpeted upon transaction.
Purchase Date.
Reduction in proceeds and proceeds from sale of property plant and equipment.
Restricted stock share based compensation initial vesting period.
Restricted stock units share based compensation awards share value on vesting date.
Schedule Of Commitments And Contingencies Table [Text Block]
Tabular disclosure of the components of deferred financing costs.
Schedule Of Finite Lived Intangible Liabilities [Table]
Schedule of intangible liabilities charter agreements.
Schedule of Other Operating Income Expense [Table Text Block]
Schedule of Vessels and Charters Table [Text Block]
Secured Term Loan [Member]
Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award earliest vesting date.
The maximum number of shares that may be granted to any non-employee director in any one calendar year, under the equity-based compensation plan.
The maximum value of shares that may be granted to any non-employee director in any one calendar year, under the equity-based compensation plan.
Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award shares issued in period notional value per share.
Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award shares issued percentage of directors fee.
Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award vesting stock price.
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Significant Accounting Policies [Table]
Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of stores' inventory.
Sundry Shipping Income [Member]
Super senior term loan.
Ten point zero percent first priority secured notes due 2019 and Nine point eight seven five percent first priority secured notes due 2022.
Ten Point Zero Percent First Priority Secured Notes Due 2019 [Member]
Costs relating to the voyages performed by the vessels and may include port, canal, bunker expenses, commissions and other.
Costs relating to the voyages performed by the vessels and may include port, canal, bunker expenses, commissions and other, incurred from transactions with related parties.
The aggregate amount of time charter revenue from related parties where one party can exercise control or significant influence over another party; including affiliates, owners or officers and their immediate families, pension trusts, and so forth, at the financial statement date.
Tonnage Tax Expense Included In Operating Expense.
Two Thousand And Fifteen Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Two Thousand Eight Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Two thousand twenty two and two thousand nineteen notes.
Two thousand twenty two and super senior term loan.
Amount of expenses relating to drydocking that is not paid yet.
Vessel charter period.
The date of delivery of the vessel.
The name of each vessel owned.
Vessel net book value variations.
The aggregate vessel operating expenses incurred during the reporting period.
Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of victualling supplies.
Ville D Aquarius [Member]
Ville D Orion [Member]
Voting interest.
The weighted average age weighted by TEU capacity.
Weighted average number of Restricted Stick Units (RSUs) without service conditions.
Number of basic shares or units, including adjustment for contingently issuable units and units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period.
Year Built.
Amount of structure or a modification to a structure under construction. Includes recently completed structures or modifications to structures that have not been placed into service.
The number of vessels that the company agreed to purchase in the near future.
State or Country Name where an entity is incorporated.
The scrap value of a vessel per light weight ton.
The number of unencumbered vessels.
The agreed price between a buyer and a seller stated in a memorandum of agreement to acquire a vessel.
Weighted average number of Restricted Stick Units (RSUs) with service conditions.
Number of [basic] shares or units, excluding adjustment for contingently issuable units and units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period.
CreditAgricoleCreditFacilityMember
TwoThousandAndNineteenEquityIncentivePlanMember
Assets, Current
Assets, Noncurrent
Assets [Default Label]
Liabilities, Current
Liabilities, Noncurrent
Liabilities
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent
Liabilities and Equity
Operating Income (Loss)
Interest and Debt Expense
Nonoperating Income (Expense)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Preferred Stock Dividends, Income Statement Impact
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Receivable and Other Operating Assets
Increase (Decrease) in Inventories
Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss), Unrealized
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Payments to Acquire Machinery and Equipment
Payments for Capital Improvements
Payments to Acquire Other Property, Plant, and Equipment
Capitalized Costs Relating To Dry Docking
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Repayments of Secured Debt
Repayments of Lines of Credit
Payments of Financing Costs
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Preferred Stock and Preference Stock
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents
Capital Expenditures Incurred but Not yet Paid
Noncash or Part Noncash Acquisition, Debt Assumed
Shares, Outstanding
Dividends, Preferred Stock
DeferredChargesTextBlock
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Accounts Receivable [Policy Text Block]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Deferred Charges, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Preferred shares [Default Label]
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Policy Text Block]
Restrictions on Cash and Cash Equivalents [Table Text Block]
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Table Text Block]
Schedule of Other Current Assets [Table Text Block]
Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]
Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]
Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services [Table Text Block]
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]
NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionCashAndCashEquivalentsAcquired
Noncash or Part Noncash Acquisition, Net Nonmonetary Assets Acquired (Liabilities Assumed)
AssetAcquisitionCapitalizedTransactionCosts
Other Significant Noncash Transaction, Value of Consideration Given
Restricted Cash, Noncurrent
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment
Depreciation
AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationImpairmentLossOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment
DeferredCostsAdditions
Amortization of Deferred Charges
Intangible Liability Charter Agreements [Abstract]
AmortizationOfBelowMarketLeases
AmortizationOfAboveMarketLeases
Notes Payable
Debt Issuance Costs, Noncurrent, Net
Notes Payable, Current
Debt Issuance Costs, Gross
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, Current
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, in Two Years
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, in Three Years
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, in Four Years
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
RestrictedStockUnitsShareBasedCompensationAwardsShareValueOnVestingDate
Undistributed Earnings (Loss) Allocated to Participating Securities, Basic
Net loss available to common shareholders, basic and diluted