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Gain on time charter agreement termination (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended				56 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	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	$ 0us-gaap_GainLossOnContractTermination	$ 0us-gaap_GainLossOnContractTermination	$ 6,454,000us-gaap_GainLossOnContractTermination
Star Sigma
Fair Value of Above/Below Market Acquired Time Charters [Line Items]
Gross daily charter rate					38,000sblk_GrossDailyCharterRate / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_StarSigma2Member
Redelivery date				Dec. 31, 2011
Metric tons of fuel oil						1,027sblk_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						5,734,000us-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						$ 720,000us-gaap_GainLossOnContractTermination / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedForFuelsMember

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- Definition

The quantity of oil fuel that was delivered with the delivery of the vessel, in metric tons.

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The gross daily charter rate.

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The date the vessel was redelivered from the charterer.

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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.

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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

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