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VESSEL ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS	9 Months Ended
VESSEL ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS	Sep. 30, 2013
VESSEL ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS [Abstract]
VESSEL ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS	5 - VESSEL ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS On July 2, 2013, Baltic Trading entered into agreements to purchase two Handysize drybulk vessels from subsidiaries of Clipper Group for an aggregate purchase price of $41,000. The Baltic Hare, a 2009 built Handysize vessel, was delivered on September 5, 2013 and the Baltic Fox, a 2010 built Handysize vessel, was delivered on September 6, 2013. Baltic Trading financed the vessel purchases with proceeds from its May 28, 2013 common stock offering and borrowings under its 2013 Credit Facility entered into on August 30, 2013. Refer to Note 9 – Debt below for further information regarding the 2013 Credit Facility. Refer to Note 1 — General Information for a listing of the vessel delivery dates for the vessels in the Company’s fleet and the estimated delivery dates for vessels that Baltic Trading has entered into agreements to purchase. Below market time charters, including those acquired during previous periods, were amortized as an increase to voyage revenue in the amount of $51 and $187 for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $283 and $558 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.