The gross daily charter rate.

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The time during which the vessel is off-hire.

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The vessel shipbuilding or purchase price in aggregate, as stated in the contract.

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Revenues arising from services provided to charterers according to the terms and conditions included in charter agreements. Voyage revenues may include the amortization of above/below market acquired time charter.

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Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.

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Reflects the sum of all other revenue and income recognized by the entity in the period not otherwise specified in the income statement.

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Cash received for the settlement of litigation during the current period.

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Amount of expense related to write-down of receivables to the amount expected to be collected. Includes, but is not limited to, accounts receivable and notes receivable.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Legal (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended						0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies - Legal (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Feb. 20, 2012 Star Beta (chartered by Oldendorff Gmbh & Co KG and Deiulemar)	Dec. 31, 2011 Star Beta (chartered by Oldendorff Gmbh & Co KG and Deiulemar)	Dec. 31, 2010 Star Beta (chartered by Oldendorff Gmbh & Co KG and Deiulemar)	Sep. 29, 2010 Star Epsilon And Star Kappa (chartered by Ishar Overseas)	Dec. 31, 2013 Star Epsilon And Star Kappa (chartered by Ishar Overseas)	Dec. 31, 2012 Star Epsilon And Star Kappa (chartered by Ishar Overseas)	Dec. 31, 2011 Star Epsilon And Star Kappa (chartered by Ishar Overseas)	Dec. 31, 2013 Star Gamma And Star Cosmo (Chartered by Korea Line Corporation)	Dec. 31, 2011 Star Gamma And Star Cosmo (Chartered by Korea Line Corporation)	Feb. 14, 2011 Star Gamma And Star Cosmo (Chartered by Korea Line Corporation)	Jun. 28, 2013 Star Borealis	Dec. 31, 2013 Star Borealis	Dec. 31, 2013 Nine Newbuilding Vessels	Mar. 31, 2013 Star Polaris
Vessels [Line Items]
Trade accounts receivable	$ 3,203,000	$ 5,969,000				$ 1,732,000							$ 6,839,000
Legal proceeds				1,040,000			5,000,000
Bad debt expense	0	0	3,139,000		692,000					1,949,000		498,000			654,000
Other operational gain	3,787,000	3,507,000	9,260,000		9,000,000			2,500,000	2,514,000		177,000
Gross Daily Charter Rate														24,750
Aggregate acquisition price																367,400,000
Revenue loss due to engine failure	$ 68,296,000	$ 85,684,000	$ 106,912,000														$ (2,343,000)
Off-hire days due to engine failure																	142