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Vessels and other fixed assets, net - Additional Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 Star Ypsilon [Member]	Mar. 09, 2012 Star Ypsilon [Member]
Property Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Delivery date			Mar. 09, 2012
Metric tons of fuel oil				667
Contracted price				$ 9,126
Address commission			3.00%
Brokerage commission			1.00%
Carrying amount of vessel	608,102			11,152
Loss on sale of vessel	$ (3,164)	$ 0	$ (3,164)

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The difference between the sale price or salvage price and the book value of a property, plant, and equipment asset that was sold or retired during the reporting period. This element refers to the gain (loss).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

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-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.



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