XML 106 R26.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v2.4.1.9

Voyage and Vessel Operating Expenses | 12 Months Ended
--- | ---
Dec. 31, 2014
Voyage and Vessel Operating Expenses [Abstract] |
Voyage and Vessel Operating Expenses | 18. Voyage and Vessel operating expenses: The amounts in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations are analyzed as follows:
|  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2014 |  |
Voyage expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Port charges |  | $ | 2,484 |  | $ | 1,455 |  | $ | 5,132 |  |
Bunkers |  |  | 10,788 |  |  | 4,338 |  |  | 33,146 |  |
Commissions - third parties |  |  | 947 |  |  | 867 |  |  | 1,902 |  |
Commissions - related parties (Note 3) |  |  | 1,134 |  |  | 773 |  |  | 1,997 |  |
Chartered-in vessel expenses |  |  | 4,050 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |
Miscellaneous |  |  | 195 |  |  | 116 |  |  | 164 |  |
Total voyage expenses |  | $ | 19,598 |  | $ | 7,549 |  | $ | 42,341 |  |
Vessel operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Crew wages and related costs |  | $ | 14,498 |  | $ | 14,355 |  | $ | 29,449 |  |
Insurances |  |  | 2,655 |  |  | 2,968 |  |  | 4,561 |  |
Maintenance, repairs, spares and stores |  |  | 6,779 |  |  | 5,772 |  |  | 9,415 |  |
Lubricants |  |  | 3,046 |  |  | 2,339 |  |  | 3,901 |  |
Tonnage taxes |  |  | 169 |  |  | 797 |  |  | 1,360 |  |
Upgrading expenses |  |  | 19 |  |  | 205 |  |  | 3,167 |  |
Miscellaneous |  |  | 666 |  |  | 651 |  |  | 1,243 |  |
Total vessel operating expenses |  | $ | 27,832 |  | $ | 27,087 |  | $ | 53,096 |  |

X
- Definition This entire disclosure for Voyage expenses (Port charges, bunkers, commissions charged by third parties, commissions charged by related parties) and Vessel Operating expenses (crew wages and related costs, insurances, repairs, spares and maintenance, consumable stores, tonnage taxes, miscellaneous). + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | sblk_VoyageVesselOperatingExpensesTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | sblk_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_CostsAndExpensesAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration