Subsequent Events (Details)
1 Months Ended 2 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 5 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2018
USD ($)
Mar. 13, 2018
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Feb. 28, 2018
USD ($)
Feb. 21, 2018
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Mar. 31, 2018
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2017
USD ($)
shares
Mar. 20, 2017
USD ($)
shares
Jun. 08, 2017
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2017
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Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]                        
Cash consideration for purchase of vessel                   $ 0 $ 60,115,000 $ 0
Payments to acquire common stock                   $ 7,638,000 $ 0 $ 22,846,000
Navios Partners                        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]                        
Number of shares issued-common stock | shares             47,795,000          
Payments to acquire investment           $ 110,000 $ 2,048,000   $ 12,000      
General partner interest of Navios Holdings           2.00% 2.00%   2.00%      
Private placement of units to Navios Holdings | shares           2,040,000            
Navios Containers                        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]                        
Ownership percentage of Navios Holdings                   3.40%    
Investments on the equity               $ 5,000,000        
Navios Containers | Warrants                        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]                        
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners               1.70%        
Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term               5 years        
Subsequent event | Newbuilding bulk carriers                        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]                        
Number of vessels 2                      
Lease term 10 years                      
Contractual Obligation $ 11,140,000                      
Cash consideration for purchase of vessel $ 5,570,000                      
Subsequent event | First newbuilding bulk carrier                        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]                        
Vessel capacity in DWT 82,000 dwt                      
Date of expected delivery Q4 2019                      
Charter hire daily rate $ 5,700                      
Subsequent event | Second newbuilding bulk carrier                        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]                        
Vessel capacity in DWT 82,000 dwt                      
Date of expected delivery Q1 2020                      
Charter hire daily rate $ 5,564                      
Subsequent event | Navios Equator Prosper                        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]                        
Vessel capacity in DWT     171,191 dwt                  
Vessel year built     2000                  
Cash consideration for purchase of vessel     $ 10,000,000                  
Subsequent event | Navios Herakles                        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]                        
Vessel capacity in DWT         52,061dwt              
Vessel year built         2000              
Vessel sale price         $ 7,682,000              
Disposal date         Mar. 31, 2018              
Vessel impairment loss         $ 6,715,000              
Subsequent event | Navios Partners                        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]                        
Number of shares issued-common stock | shares       18,422,000                
Payments to acquire investment       $ 5,000,000                
Price per unit | $ / shares       $ 1.9                
Payments to acquire common stock       $ 714,000                
General partner interest of Navios Holdings       2.00%                
Ownership percentage of Navios Holdings       20.20%                
Subsequent event | Navios Containers                        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]                        
Ownership percentage of Navios Holdings   3.20%                    
Subsequent event | Navios Containers | Private placement                        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]                        
Private placement of units to Navios Holdings | shares   5,454,546                    
Price per share offered | $ / shares   $ 5.5                    
Investments on the equity   $ 500,000