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