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Advances for Vessels Under Construction And Acquisition Of Vessels (Table) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |
Pre-delivery yard installments | $ 518,447 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $ 127,814 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $ 91 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Capitalized interest and finance costs | (7,838)us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized | (633)us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized | 0 us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized
Total | 454,612 us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross | 67,932 us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross |
24 new building vessels |  |  |
Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |
Pre-delivery yard installments | 299,129 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_TwentyFourNewbuildingVesselsMember | 66,780 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_TwentyFourNewbuildingVesselsMember |
Fair value adjustment (Notes 1 and 5) | 137,923 us-gaap_AssetsFairValueAdjustment / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_TwentyFourNewbuildingVesselsMember | 0 us-gaap_AssetsFairValueAdjustment / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_TwentyFourNewbuildingVesselsMember |
Bareboat capital leases - upfront hire & handling fees | 31,467 sblk_AdvancesForVesselsUnderCapitalLeases / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_TwentyFourNewbuildingVesselsMember | 0 sblk_AdvancesForVesselsUnderCapitalLeases / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_TwentyFourNewbuildingVesselsMember |
Capitalized interest and finance costs | 11,696 us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_TwentyFourNewbuildingVesselsMember | 633 us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_TwentyFourNewbuildingVesselsMember |
Other capitalized costs (Note 3) | 4,580 sblk_OtherCostsCapitalized / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_TwentyFourNewbuildingVesselsMember | 519 sblk_OtherCostsCapitalized / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_TwentyFourNewbuildingVesselsMember |
Advances for secondhand vessels | 79 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAssetsInvestingActivities / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_TwentyFourNewbuildingVesselsMember | 0 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAssetsInvestingActivities / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_TwentyFourNewbuildingVesselsMember |
Vessels delivered (Note 5) | (30,262)sblk_AdvancesForVesselsUnderConstructionAndAcquisitionOfVesselsVesselsDelivered / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_TwentyFourNewbuildingVesselsMember | 0 sblk_AdvancesForVesselsUnderConstructionAndAcquisitionOfVesselsVesselsDelivered / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_TwentyFourNewbuildingVesselsMember |
Total | $ 454,612 us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_TwentyFourNewbuildingVesselsMember | $ 67,932 us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_TwentyFourNewbuildingVesselsMember |

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