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Represents the proceeds to be received on issuance of common stock as a condition for reduction in facility fee percentage.

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Represents ratio of maximum facility amount to aggregate appraised value of vessels mortgaged.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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When presenting a range of interest rates, the highest effective rate for funds borrowed under the debt agreement as of the balance sheet date.

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When presenting a range of interest rates, the lowest effective rate for funds borrowed under the debt agreement as of the balance sheet date.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of [accrued] interest payable on all forms of debt, including trade payables, that has been incurred and is unpaid. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Period remaining on line of credit facility before it terminates, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of the required periodic payments of both interest and principal.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current portion of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalent items which are restricted as to withdrawal or usage. Restrictions may include legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or entity statements of intention with regard to particular deposits; however, time deposits and short-term certificates of deposit are not generally included in legally restricted deposits. Excludes compensating balance arrangements that are not agreements which legally restrict the use of cash amounts shown on the balance sheet. This element is for unclassified presentations; for classified presentations there is a separate and distinct element.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 1

-Article 5

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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- Definition

Number of new stock issued during the period.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Article 3

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Publisher SEC

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-Number 210

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DEBT (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended				0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended							1 Months Ended					1 Months Ended			0 Months Ended				0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014 Minimum	Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum	Jul. 09, 2014 2007 Credit Facility August 2012 Credit Facility Agreements	Jul. 09, 2014 2007 Credit Facility August 2012 Credit Facility Agreements	Sep. 30, 2014 $100 Million Term Loan Facility	Jul. 09, 2014 $100 Million Term Loan Facility Amended and Restated Credit Facility [Member]	Jul. 09, 2014 $100 Million Term Loan Facility Amended and Restated Credit Facility [Member]	Jul. 09, 2014 $100 Million Term Loan Facility Amended and Restated Credit Facility [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 $253 Million Term Loan Facility	Jul. 09, 2014 $253 Million Term Loan Facility Amended and Restated Credit Facility [Member]	Jul. 09, 2014 $253 Million Term Loan Facility Amended and Restated Credit Facility [Member]	Jul. 09, 2014 $253 Million Term Loan Facility Amended and Restated Credit Facility [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 2010 Baltic Trading Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2014 Baltic Trading Term Loan Facility One [Member] item	Sep. 30, 2014 Baltic Trading Term Loan Facility One [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Baltic Trading Term Loan Facility Two [Member] item	Sep. 30, 2014 Baltic Trading Term Loan Facility Two [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	Oct. 08, 2014 Baltic Trading 2014 Term Loan Facilities Subsequent Event installment	Oct. 08, 2014 Baltic Trading 2014 Term Loan Facilities Subsequent Event	Oct. 08, 2014 Baltic Trading 2014 Term Loan Facilities Subsequent Event London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	Oct. 24, 2014 Baltic Trading 2014 Term Loan Facilities Baltic Hornet Subsequent Event	Oct. 08, 2014 Baltic Trading 2014 Term Loan Facilities Baltic Hornet Subsequent Event	Oct. 08, 2014 Baltic Trading 2014 Term Loan Facilities Baltic Hornet Subsequent Event	Oct. 08, 2014 Baltic Trading 2014 Term Loan Facilities Baltic Wasp Subsequent Event	Oct. 08, 2014 Baltic Trading 2014 Term Loan Facilities Baltic Wasp Subsequent Event	Jul. 09, 2014 Predecessor	Apr. 01, 2014 Predecessor item	Sep. 30, 2013 Predecessor	Jul. 09, 2014 Predecessor	Sep. 30, 2013 Predecessor	Dec. 31, 2013 Predecessor	Aug. 31, 2012 Predecessor August 2012 Credit Facility Agreements	Apr. 01, 2014 Predecessor 2010 Notes	Apr. 01, 2014 Predecessor 2010 Notes	Feb. 28, 2012 Predecessor 2007 Credit Facility	Feb. 28, 2012 Predecessor 2007 Credit Facility	Dec. 21, 2011 Predecessor 2007 Credit Facility	Dec. 31, 2013 Predecessor 2007 Credit Facility	Jul. 20, 2007 Predecessor 2007 Credit Facility	Aug. 01, 2012 Predecessor 2007 Credit Facility August 2012 Credit Facility Agreements	Aug. 01, 2012 Predecessor 2007 Credit Facility August 2012 Credit Facility Agreements London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	Feb. 28, 2012 Predecessor 2007 Credit Facility December 2011 Credit Facility Agreements	Dec. 31, 2013 Predecessor $100 Million Term Loan Facility	Aug. 12, 2010 Predecessor $100 Million Term Loan Facility item	Dec. 31, 2013 Predecessor $253 Million Term Loan Facility	Aug. 20, 2010 Predecessor $253 Million Term Loan Facility item	Aug. 31, 2013 Predecessor 2010 Baltic Trading Credit Facility item	Dec. 31, 2013 Predecessor 2010 Baltic Trading Credit Facility	Aug. 29, 2013 Predecessor 2010 Baltic Trading Credit Facility	Nov. 30, 2010 Predecessor 2010 Baltic Trading Credit Facility	Apr. 16, 2010 Predecessor 2010 Baltic Trading Credit Facility	Aug. 31, 2013 Predecessor 2010 Baltic Trading Credit Facility London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Predecessor Baltic Trading Term Loan Facility One [Member]	Aug. 30, 2013 Predecessor Baltic Trading Term Loan Facility One [Member]	Sep. 04, 2013 Predecessor Baltic Trading Term Loan Facility One [Member] Baltic Hare	Sep. 04, 2013 Predecessor Baltic Trading Term Loan Facility One [Member] Baltic Fox	Dec. 31, 2013 Predecessor Baltic Trading Term Loan Facility Two [Member]	Dec. 03, 2013 Predecessor Baltic Trading Term Loan Facility Two [Member]	Dec. 23, 2013 Predecessor Baltic Trading Term Loan Facility Two [Member] Baltic Tiger	Dec. 23, 2013 Predecessor Baltic Trading Term Loan Facility Two [Member] Baltic Lion
Line of Credit Facility
Long-term debt, gross						$ 69,714				$ 170,643				$ 102,250	$ 20,500		$ 41,938																						$ 1,055,912					$ 75,484		$ 180,793			$ 102,250					$ 21,625				$ 44,000
Current portion	(32,242)																															(1,316,439)
Long-term debt	372,803																															163,625
Maximum borrowing capacity						100,000				253,000														16,800		16,800														1,055,912				100,000	100,000	253,000	253,000			110,000	150,000	100,000			22,000				44,000
Number of days after year end audited financial statements are to be furnished to lenders																												90 days
Number of credit facilities																												2
Interest rate on convertible notes (as a percent)																																			5.00%
Number of days after notice from trustee to cure default																																		30 days
Ratio of interest-bearing indebtedness to the sum of interest-bearing indebtedness and consolidated net worth (as a percent)																																	62.50%
Applicable margin over reference rate for interest payable, before increase (as a percent)								3.00%				3.00%																													2.00%
Applicable margin over reference rate (as a percent)							3.50%				3.50%				3.35%		3.35%				2.50%																				3.00%
Minimum cash balance required per vessel mortgaged, before increase																																									500
Paydown of debt							1,923				5,075
Minimum cash balance required per vessel mortgaged																																									750
Minimum cash balance required per vessel owned								750				750
Facility fee (as a percent)																																				1.00%		2.00%
Reduction in facility fee if equity offering results in desired gross proceeds (as a percent)																																						1.00%					1.00%
Proceeds to be received on issuance of common stock																																						50,000
Issuance of common stock (in shares)																																					7,500,000
Gross proceeds from issuance of common stock																																					53,250
Number of vessels acquired																																													5		13
Final payment amount															13,375		28,188
Amount of prepayments to have liens released																	18,000
Reference rate									LIBOR				LIBOR			three-month LIBOR		three-month LIBOR			three or six-month LIBOR																					LIBOR											LIBOR
Commitment fee on unused daily average unutilized commitment (as a percent)															1.00%		0.75%
Available working capital borrowings														7,750																																						25,000
Drawdowns during the period																						16,800																																		10,730	11,270			21,400	22,600
Restricted cash										9,750,000																																				9,750
Remaining borrowing capacity						0				0				7,750	0		0
Number of consecutive semi-annual reductions in total commitment																																																3
Amount of semi-annual reductions in maximum borrowing capacity through the maturity date																																																5,000
Applicable margin over reference rate for condition one (as a percent)																																																3.00%
Ratio of maximum facility amount to aggregate appraised value of vessels mortgaged (as a percent)																																																55.00%
Applicable margin over reference rate for condition two (as a percent)																																																3.35%
Number of quarterly installments															23		23
Amount of periodic payment															375		688
Period after last drawdown date for first periodic repayment																	3 months
Period after latest vessel delivery date for first periodic repayment															3 months								6 months		6 months
Amendment fee (as a percent)				1.25%
Current interest payable					13,199																											13,199
Term of facilities																			10 years
Maximum facility amount of delivered cost per vessel (as a percent)																			60.00%
Maximum facility amount of delivered cost per vessel																			$ 16,800
Maximum facility amount of fair market value per vessel at delivery (as a percent)																			60.00%
Percentage of outstanding principal plus interest insured																			95.00%
Number of semi-annual installments in which the credit facility is to be repaid																			20
Amount due per installment (as a percent)																			4.16%
Balloon payment of facility amount due at maturity (as a percent)																			16.67%
Aggregate fair market value of the mortgaged vessels as a percentage of aggregate outstanding principal amount (as a percent)																				135.00%
Interest rates on debt
Effective Interest Rate (as a percent)	3.62%																										3.94%		4.69%	4.19%	4.72%
Range of Interest Rates, minimum (excluding impact of swaps and unused commitment fees) (as a percent)	3.15%																										3.15%		3.18%	3.15%	3.18%
Range of Interest Rates, maximum (excluding impact of swaps and unused commitment fees) (as a percent)	3.73%																										5.15%		4.31%	5.15%	4.38%
Change of Control
Percentage of ownership interest held by Parent (as a percent)			10.00%
Aggregate voting power held (as a percent)			30.00%
Ownership interest held (as a percent)		30.00%
Beneficial ownership interest percentage (as a percent)	25.00%