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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended					1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 31, 2013 Subsequent Events [Member] Purchase of Vessels [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Subsequent Events [Member] Purchase of Vessels [Member] Baltic Lion [Member] t	Oct. 31, 2013 Subsequent Events [Member] Purchase of Vessels [Member] Baltic Tiger [Member] t	Oct. 31, 2013 Subsequent Events [Member] Baltic Trading Limited [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Subsequent Events [Member] Baltic Trading Limited [Member] Minority Shareholders [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0				$ 0.02
Aggregate amount of the dividend								$ 874	$ 752
Capacity of vessels						179,185	179,185
Aggregate purchase price					$ 103,000

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