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GENERAL INFORMATION (Details 4) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
MEP
General information
Technical services fee per ship per day	$ 750
Initial term of provision of technical service	1 year
Notice period for cancellation of provision of technical services	60 days
Period for termination fee upon change of control	1 year
Notice period for cancellation of provision of technical services by company	60 days
Genco Investment LLC | Baltic Trading Limited
General information
Ownership interest held (as a percent)	11.04%	11.05%
Aggregate voting power held (as a percent)	65.06%	65.08%
Genco Investment LLC | Baltic Trading Limited | Minimum
General information
Ownership interest held (as a percent)	10.00%
Genco Investment LLC | Baltic Trading Limited | Class B stock
General information
Number of shares owned by Genco Investment LLC (in shares)	6,356,471	6,356,471
Percentage of additional shares to be received by Genco Investment LLC (as a percent)	2.00%

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Number of shares of affiliates held for management investment companies.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 946

-SubTopic 320

-Section S99

-Paragraph 6

-Subparagraph (SX 210.12-14.Column B)

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