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Gain on time charter agreement termination (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 56 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Oct. 29, 2013 | Jan. 04, 2012
Fair Value of Above/Below Market Acquired Time Charters [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on time charter agreement termination | $ 0 us-gaap_GainLossOnContractTermination | $ 0 us-gaap_GainLossOnContractTermination | $ 6,454,000 us-gaap_GainLossOnContractTermination |  |  |
Star Sigma |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Above/Below Market Acquired Time Charters [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross daily charter rate |  |  |  |  | 38,000 sblk_GrossDailyCharterRate / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_StarSigma2Member |
Redelivery date |  |  |  | Dec. 31, 2011 |  |
Metric tons of fuel oil |  |  |  |  |  | 1,027 sblk_FuelQuantity / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_StarSigma2Member
Star Sigma - Amount received in cash |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Above/Below Market Acquired Time Charters [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on time charter agreement termination |  |  |  |  |  | 5,734,000 us-gaap_GainLossOnContractTermination / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedInCashMember
Star Sigma - Amount received for fuels |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Above/Below Market Acquired Time Charters [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on time charter agreement termination |  |  |  |  |  | $ 720,000 us-gaap_GainLossOnContractTermination / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedForFuelsMember

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- Definition Gain (loss) related to the termination of a contract between the parties. The termination may be due to many causes including early termination of a lease by a lessee, a breach of contract by one party, or a failure to perform. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 + Details
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