Description of Business (Details)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Navios Logistics  
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]  
Ownership percentage of Navios Holdings 63.80%
Navios Partners  
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]  
Ownership percentage of Navios Holdings 20.10%
General partner interest of Navios Holdings 2.00%
Navios Acquisition  
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]  
Ownership percentage of Navios Holdings 46.30%
Percentage of voting stock of Navios Holdings in Navios Acquisition 43.30%
Navios Midstream  
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]  
Ownership percentage of Navios Holdings 0.00%