Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS [abstract]  
Fair value of financial instruments

 

  

June 30, 2019

 

  

December 31, 2018

 

 

  

Book Value

 

  

Fair Value

 

  

Book Value

 

  

Fair Value

 

Cash and cash equivalents

  

$

110,645

 

  

$

110,645

 

  

$

137,882

 

  

$

137,882

 

Restricted cash

  

$

11,431

 

  

$

11,431

 

  

$

12,892

 

  

$

12,892

 

Investments in available-for-sale-securities

  

$

193

 

  

$

193

 

  

$

192

 

  

$

192

 

Loan receivable from affiliate companies

  

$

51,823

 

  

$

51,823

 

  

$

46,089

 

  

$

46,089

 

Senior and ship mortgage notes, net

 

$

(1,237,470

)

  

$

(976,756

)

  

$

(1,272,108

) 

  

$

(966,402

) 

Long-term debt, including current portion

  

$

(553,335

) 

  

$

(559,164

) 

  

$

(543,899

) 

  

$

(549,078

) 

Long-term payable to affiliate companies

  

$

(96,750

) 

  

$

(96,750

) 

  

$

(67,154

) 

  

$

(67,154

) 

 

Fair value measurements on a recurring basis

 

  

Fair Value Measurements as of June 30, 2019

 

 

  

Total

 

  

Quoted Prices in

Active Markets for

Identical Assets

(Level I)

 

  

Significant Other

Observable

Inputs

(Level II)

 

  

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level III)

 

Investments in available-for-sale-securities

  

$

193

 

  

$

193

 

  

$

  

 

  

$

  

 

Total

  

$

193

 

  

$

193

 

  

$

  

 

  

$

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2018

 

 

  

Total

 

  

Quoted Prices in

Active Markets for

Identical Assets

(Level I)

 

  

Significant Other

Observable

Inputs

(Level II)

 

  

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level III)

 

Investments in available-for-sale-securities

  

$

192

 

  

$

192

 

 

$

 

 

  

$

 

 

Total

  

$

192

 

  

$

192

 

 

$

 

 

  

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value measurements on a nonrecurring basis

 

  

Fair Value Measurements as of June 30, 2019

 

 

  

Total

 

  

Quoted Prices in

Active Markets for

Identical Assets

(Level I)

 

  

Significant Other

Observable

Inputs

(Level II)

 

  

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level III)

 

Vessels, port terminals and other fixed assets, net

  

$

13,769

 

  

$

13,769 

 

  

$

 

  

$

  

 

Investments in affiliates

 

 

30,650

 

 

 

30,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

  

$

44,419

 

  

$

44,419

 

  

$

 

  

$

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2018

 

 

  

Total

 

  

Quoted Prices in

Active Markets for

Identical Assets

(Level I)

 

  

Significant Other

Observable

Inputs

(Level II)

 

  

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level III)

 

Vessels, port terminals and other fixed assets, net

  

$

100,250

 

  

$

  

 

  

$

100,250

 

  

$

  

 

Investments in affiliates

 

$

29,328

 

  

$

29,328

 

  

$

  

 

  

$

  

 

Total

 

$

129,578

 

 

$

29,328

 

 

$

100,250

 

 

$

  

 

 

Fair value measurements on a nonrecurring basis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Fair Value Measurements at June 30, 2019

 

 

  

Total

 

  

(Level I)

 

  

(Level II)

 

  

(Level III)

 

Cash and cash equivalents

  

$

110,645

 

  

$

110,645

 

  

$

  

 

  

$

  

 

Restricted cash

  

$

11,431

 

  

$

11,431

 

  

$

  

 

  

$

  

 

Loan receivable from affiliate companies(2)

  

$

51,823

 

  

$

  

 

  

$

51,823

 

  

$

  

 

Senior and ship mortgage notes

  

$

(976,756

) 

  

$

(968,130

) 

  

$

(8,626

)

  

$

  

 

Long-term debt, including current portion(1)

  

$

(559,164

) 

  

$

  

 

  

$

(559,164

) 

  

$

  

 

Long-term payable to affiliate companies(2)

  

$

(96,750

) 

  

$

  

 

  

$

(96,750

) 

  

$

  

 

 

 

 

  

Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2018

 

 

  

Total

 

  

(Level I)

 

  

(Level II)

 

  

(Level III)

 

Cash and cash equivalents

  

$

137,882

 

  

$

137,882

 

  

$

  

 

  

$

  

 

Restricted cash

  

$

12,892

 

  

$

12,892

 

  

$

  

 

  

$

  

 

Loan receivable from affiliate companies(2)

  

$

46,089

 

  

$

  

 

  

$

46,089

 

  

$

  

 

Senior and ship mortgage notes

  

$

(966,402

) 

  

$

(966,402

) 

  

$

  

 

  

$

  

 

Long-term debt, including current portion(1)

  

$

(549,078

) 

  

$

  

 

  

$

(549,078

) 

  

$

  

 

Long-term payable to affiliate companies(2)

  

$

(67,154

) 

  

$

  

 

  

$

(67,154

) 

  

$

  

 

 

 

(1)

The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt is estimated based on currently available debt with similar contract terms, interest rates and remaining maturities, published quoted market prices as well as taking into account the Company’s creditworthiness.

(2)

The fair value of the Company’s loan receivable from/ payable to affiliate companies and long-term receivable from/payable to affiliate companies is estimated based on currently available debt with similar contract terms, interest rate and remaining maturities as well as taking into account the counterparty’s creditworthiness.