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Long term Debt - Information Per Loan (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	84 Months Ended	52 Months Ended	47 Months Ended	41 Months Ended	11 Months Ended	10 Months Ended
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Commerzbank $120,000 facility
Long term debt [Line Items]
Loan amount							$ 120,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_CommerzbankAgMember
Vessels provided as security	Star Gamma, Star Delta, Star Epsilon, Star Zeta and Star Theta
Commerzbank $26,000 facility
Long term debt [Line Items]
Loan amount								26,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_CommerzbankAg2Member
Vessels provided as security		Star Aurora
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank $70,000 facility
Long term debt [Line Items]
Loan amount									70,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_CreditAgricoleCorporateAndInvestmentBankMember
Vessels provided as security			Star Borealis and Star Polaris
ABN Amro Bank N.V. $31,000 facility
Long term debt [Line Items]
Loan amount										31,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_AbnAmroBankMember
Vessels provided as security				Star Big and Star Mega
HSH Nordbank AG $64,500 facility
Long term debt [Line Items]
Loan amount											64,500us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_HshNordbankAg3Member
HSH Nordbank AG $64,500 facility - Supramax tranche
Long term debt [Line Items]
Loan amount											48,500us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_HshNordbankSupramaxTrancheMember
HSH Nordbank AG $64,500 facility - Capesize tranche
Long term debt [Line Items]
Loan amount											16,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_HshNordbankCapesizeTrancheMember
HSH Nordbank AG $35,000 facility
Long term debt [Line Items]
Loan amount												35,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_HshNordbankAgMember
Vessels provided as security					Star Challenger and Star Fighter
Deutsche Bank AG $39,000 facility
Long term debt [Line Items]
Loan amount													$ 39,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_DeutscheBankMember
Vessels provided as security						Star Sirius and Star Vega

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Discussion of whether the debt instrument is secured or unsecured, and, if secured, a description of the collateral and guarantees required or provided.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 470

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-Subparagraph (d)

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Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 835

-SubTopic 30

-Section 45

-Paragraph 2

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6451184&loc=d3e28551-108399



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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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