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Long term Debt (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Long term debt [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	3.53%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate	3.34%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate	2.92%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
Write off of unamortized deferred financing fees	$ 652us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	$ 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	$ 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
Excel vessel Bridge Facility
Long term debt [Line Items]
Write off of unamortized deferred financing fees	(652)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_ExcelVesselBridgeFacilityIIMember
First-priority mortgage
Long term debt [Line Items]
Vessel Net	1,441,086sblk_VesselNet / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_First-priorityMortgageMember
Second-priority mortgage
Long term debt [Line Items]
Vessel Net	$ 57,967sblk_VesselNet / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sblk_Second-priorityMortgageMember

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- Definition

The carrying amount of the vessel.

+ References

No definition available.

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- Definition

Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

+ References

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 28

-Subparagraph (b)

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 470

-SubTopic 50

-Section 40

-Paragraph 2

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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Weighted average interest rate of long-term debt outstanding.

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