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Long term Debt - Bank loans and notes (Table) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Long term debt [Line Items] |  |
Loan amount | $ 861,793 us-gaap_LongTermDebt | $ 190,334 us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Loan amount | 50,000 us-gaap_MediumtermNotesNoncurrent | 0 us-gaap_MediumtermNotesNoncurrent
Commerzbank $120,000 and $26,000 facilities |  |
Long term debt [Line Items] |  |
Loan amount | 74,680 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_Commerzbank12000026000FacilitiesMember | 82,530 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_Commerzbank12000026000FacilitiesMember
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank $70,000 facility |  |
Long term debt [Line Items] |  |
Loan amount | 54,968 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_CreditAgricoleCorporateAndInvestmentBankMember | 58,908 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_CreditAgricoleCorporateAndInvestmentBankMember
ABN Amro Bank N.V. $31,000 facility |  |
Long term debt [Line Items] |  |
Loan amount | 12,800 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_AbnAmroBankMember | 18,400 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_AbnAmroBankMember
HSH Nordbank AG $64,500 facility |  |
Long term debt [Line Items] |  |
Loan amount | 29,600 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_HshNordbankAg3Member | 30,496 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_HshNordbankAg3Member
HSH Nordbank AG $35,000 facility |  |
Long term debt [Line Items] |  |
Loan amount | 33,187 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_HshNordbankAg2Member | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_HshNordbankAg2Member
Deutsche Bank AG $39,000 facility |  |
Long term debt [Line Items] |  |
Loan amount | 36,660 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_DeutscheBankMember | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_DeutscheBankMember
ABN $87,458 Facility |  |
Long term debt [Line Items] |  |
Loan amount | 76,689 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_ABNFacilityMember | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_ABNFacilityMember
Deutsche Bank $85,000 Facility |  |
Long term debt [Line Items] |  |
Loan amount | 82,708 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_DeutscheBankFacilityMember | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_DeutscheBankFacilityMember
HSBC $86,600 Facility |  |
Long term debt [Line Items] |  |
Loan amount | 83,490 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_HSBCFacilityMember | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_HSBCFacilityMember
CEXIM $57,360 Facility |  |
Long term debt [Line Items] |  |
Loan amount | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_CEXIMFacilityMember | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_CEXIMFacilityMember
HSBC $20,000 Dioriga Facility |  |
Long term debt [Line Items] |  |
Loan amount | 19,300 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_DiorigaFacilityMember | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_DiorigaFacilityMember
NIBC $32,000 Facility |  |
Long term debt [Line Items] |  |
Loan amount | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_NIBCFacilityMember | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_NIBCFacilityMember
BNP $32,480 Facility |  |
Long term debt [Line Items] |  |
Loan amount | 32,480 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_BNPFacilityMember | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_BNPFacilityMember
Excel vessel Bridge Facility |  |
Long term debt [Line Items] |  |
Loan amount | 56,161 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_ExcelVesselBridgeFacilityIVMember | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_ExcelVesselBridgeFacilityIVMember
DVB $24,750 Facility |  |
Long term debt [Line Items] |  |
Loan amount | 24,750 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_DVBFacilityMember | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_DVBFacilityMember
Excel Vessel CiT Facility |  |
Long term debt [Line Items] |  |
Loan amount | 30,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_ExcelVesselCITFacilityMember | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_ExcelVesselCITFacilityMember
Sinosure Facility |  |
Long term debt [Line Items] |  |
Loan amount | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_SinosureFacilityMember | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_SinosureFacilityMember
Citi Facility |  |
Long term debt [Line Items] |  |
Loan amount | 51,478 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_CitiFacilityMember | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_CitiFacilityMember
Heron Vessels Facility |  |
Long term debt [Line Items] |  |
Loan amount | 24,567 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_FinancingHeronVesselsMember | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_FinancingHeronVesselsMember
DNB $120,000 Facility |  |
Long term debt [Line Items] |  |
Loan amount | 88,275 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_DNBFacilityMember | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_DNBFacilityMember
8.00% 2019 Notes |  |
Long term debt [Line Items] |  |
Loan amount | $ 50,000 us-gaap_MediumtermNotesNoncurrent / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_Issuance50MillionNotesMember | $ 0 us-gaap_MediumtermNotesNoncurrent / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_Issuance50MillionNotesMember

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