Description of Business (Details)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
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| Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |
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| Trading Symbol |
NM
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| Navios Logistics |
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| Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |
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| Ownership percentage of Navios Holdings |
63.80%
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| Navios Containers |
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| Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |
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| Trading Symbol |
NMCI
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| Ownership percentage of Navios Holdings |
3.70%
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| Navios Partners |
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| Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |
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| Trading Symbol |
NMM
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| Ownership percentage of Navios Holdings |
20.00%
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| General partner interest of Navios Holdings |
2.00%
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| Navios Acquisition |
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| Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |
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| Trading Symbol |
NNA
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| Percentage of voting stock of Navios Holdings in Navios Acquisition |
32.80%
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| Ownership percentage of Navios Holdings |
35.80%
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| Navios Containers |
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| Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |
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| Date of conversion into a limited partnership |
Nov. 30, 2018
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| Navios Containers | Minimum |
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| Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |
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| Percentage of outstanding common units holders’ vote required to remove the general partner |
75.00%
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