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Basis of Presentation and General Information - Vessel Under Commercial and Technical Management (Table) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Kymopolia
Vessel
DWT	176,990sblk_VesselCapacity / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_KymopoliaMember
Effective Date of Management Agreement	January 30, 2014
Year Built	2006
Obelix
Vessel
DWT	181,433sblk_VesselCapacity / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_ObelixMember
Effective Date of Management Agreement	October 19, 2012
Year Built	2011
Pantagruel
Vessel
DWT	180,181sblk_VesselCapacity / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_PantagruelMember
Effective Date of Management Agreement	October 24, 2013
Year Built	2004
Big Bang
Vessel
DWT	174,109sblk_VesselCapacity / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_BigBangMember
Effective Date of Management Agreement	August 30, 2013
Year Built	2007
Big Fish
Vessel
DWT	177,662sblk_VesselCapacity / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_BigFishMember
Effective Date of Management Agreement	October 18, 2013
Year Built	2004
Madredeus
Vessel
DWT	98,681sblk_VesselCapacity / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_MadredeusMember
Effective Date of Management Agreement	February 4, 2014
Year Built	2011
Amami
Vessel
DWT	98,681sblk_VesselCapacity / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_AmamiMember
Effective Date of Management Agreement	February 4, 2014
Year Built	2011
Pendulum
Vessel
DWT	82,619sblk_VesselCapacity / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_PendulumMember
Effective Date of Management Agreement	February 17, 2014
Year Built	2006
Mercurial Virgo
Vessel
DWT	81,545sblk_VesselCapacity / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_MercurialVirgoMember
Effective Date of Management Agreement	February 17, 2014
Year Built	2011
Renascentia
Vessel
DWT	74,732sblk_VesselCapacity / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_RenascentiaMember
Effective Date of Management Agreement	June 20, 2013
Year Built	1999
Marto
Vessel
DWT	74,470sblk_VesselCapacity / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_MartoMember
Effective Date of Management Agreement	August 2, 2013
Year Built	2001
Strange Attractor
Vessel
DWT	55,742sblk_VesselCapacity / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_StrangeAttractorMember
Effective Date of Management Agreement	September 24, 2013
Year Built	2006
Maiden Voyage
Vessel
DWT	58,722sblk_VesselCapacity / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_MaidenVoyageIIMember
Effective Date of Management Agreement	September 28, 2012
Year Built	2012
Serenity I
Vessel
DWT	53,688sblk_VesselCapacity / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_SerenityIMember
Effective Date of Management Agreement	June 11, 2011
Year Built	2006

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