Description of Business (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 5 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Mar. 20, 2017
Jun. 08, 2017
Jun. 30, 2017
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]        
Trading Symbol       NM
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       20.90%
General partner interest of Navios Holdings       2.00%
Navios Acquisition        
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]        
Ownership percentage of Navios Holdings       46.20%
Percentage of voting stock of Navios Holdings in Navios Acquisition       43.40%
Navios Midstream        
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]        
Ownership percentage of Navios Holdings       0.00%
Navios Containers        
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]        
Ownership percentage of Navios Holdings       9.90%
Trading Symbol       NMCI
Navios Containers | Private placement        
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]        
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Subsidiary Equity Issuance     $ 5,000  
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners     9.90%  
Navios Partners        
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]        
General partner interest of Navios Holdings 2.00% 2.00%