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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Predecessor Genco Shipping & Trading Limited Shareholders' Equity	Predecessor Common Stock	Predecessor Additional Paid-in Capital	Predecessor Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income	Predecessor Retained (Deficit) Earnings	Predecessor Noncontrolling Interest	Predecessor	Genco Shipping & Trading Limited Shareholders' Equity	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income	Retained (Deficit) Earnings	Noncontrolling Interest	Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	$ 1,151,606	$ 363	$ 809,443	$ (17,549)	$ 359,349	$ 210,012	$ 1,361,618
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Net loss	(144,928)				(144,928)	(12,848)	(157,776)
Unrealized (loss) gain on investments	(3,480)			(3,480)			(3,480)
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges, net	9,188			9,188			9,188
Issuance of common stock (131,017 and 7,500,000 during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2012)	49,874	75	49,799				49,874
Issuance of shares of nonvested stock, less forfeitures		5	(5)
Nonvested stock amortization	4,087		4,087			1,777	5,864
Cash dividends paid by Baltic Trading Limited	(30)				(30)	(4,051)	(4,081)
Vesting of restricted shares issued by Baltic Trading Limited	(21)		(21)			21
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	1,066,296	443	863,303	(11,841)	214,391	194,911	1,261,207
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Net loss							(51,950)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2013
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	1,066,296	443	863,303	(11,841)	214,391	194,911	1,261,207
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Net loss	(147,741)				(147,741)	(9,280)	(157,021)
Unrealized (loss) gain on investments	56,482			56,482			56,482
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges, net	9,081			9,081			9,081
Issuance of shares of nonvested stock, less forfeitures		2	(2)
Nonvested stock amortization	2,924		2,924			1,558	4,482
Issuance of common stock of Baltic Trading Limited	(19,532)		(19,532)			155,695	136,163
Cash dividends paid by Baltic Trading Limited	(6)				(6)	(1,583)	(1,589)
Vesting of restricted shares issued by Baltic Trading Limited	(35)		(35)			35
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	967,469	445	846,658	53,722	66,644	341,336	1,308,805
Balance at Sep. 30, 2013
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Net loss							(19,155)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013							1,308,805
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Net loss							(42,238)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2014
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	967,469		846,658	53,722	66,644	341,336	1,308,805
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Net loss							784,557
Net loss, exclusive of net gain from fresh-start adjustments	(124,107)				(124,107)	(8,734)	(132,841)
Unrealized (loss) gain on investments	(25,766)			(25,766)			(25,766)
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges, net	2,401			2,401			2,401
Nonvested stock amortization	2,403		2,403			1,949	4,352
Cancellation of Predecessor common stock								(849,575)	(445)	(849,130)				(849,575)gnk_CancellationOfCommonStock
Elimination of Predecessor accumulated deficit and accumulated other comprehensive income								(890,293)			(30,357)	(859,936)		(890,293)
Elimination of Predecessor non-controlling interest													(332,436)	(332,436)gnk_EliminationOfNonControllingInterest
Issuance of new equity interests in connection with emergence from Chapter 11, including $100 rights offering								1,233,000	603	1,232,397				1,233,000gnk_IssuanceOfNewEquityInterests
Revaluation of non-controlling interest													279,069	279,069gnk_RevaluationOfNonControllingInterest
Cash dividends paid by Baltic Trading Limited	(5)		(5)			(2,041)	(2,046)
Vesting of restricted shares issued by Baltic Trading Limited	74		74			(74)
Subtotal - July 9, 2014 (Predecessor)	822,469	445	849,130	30,357	(57,463)	332,436	1,154,905							1,512,069
Net gain from fresh-start adjustments (see Note 21)	917,399				917,399		917,399
Balance at Jul. 09, 2014	1,739,868	445	849,130	30,357	859,936	332,436	2,072,304
Balance at Jun. 30, 2014
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Net loss							892,351
Subtotal - July 9, 2014 (Predecessor)		445					1,154,905
Balance at Jul. 09, 2014		445					2,072,304
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Unrealized (loss) gain on investments								(25,317)			(25,317)			(25,317)
Issuance of common stock (131,017 and 7,500,000 during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2012)									1	(1)
Issuance of shares of nonvested stock, less forfeitures									11	(11)
Nonvested stock amortization								18,854		18,854			1,551	20,405
Cash dividends paid by Baltic Trading Limited								(3)		(3)			(1,022)	(1,025)gnk_DividendsCashPaidBySubsidiary
Vesting of restricted shares issued by Baltic Trading Limited								(39)		(39)			39
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014								$ 1,022,378	$ 615	$ 1,251,197	$ (25,317)	$ (204,117)	$ 270,396	$ 1,292,774