SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 4) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Income Taxes
Total revenue earned	$ 810us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet
Taxable income	(78,572)
Income tax expense	543us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Intersegment Elimination
Income Taxes
Total revenue earned	(1,379)
Predecessor
Income Taxes
Total revenue earned		810
Taxable income		(41,826)
Income tax expense		412
Predecessor \| Intersegment Elimination
Income Taxes
Total revenue earned		(1,045)
Vessel Management Services
Income Taxes
Total revenue earned	2,189
Taxable income	1,198
Income tax expense	520
Vessel Management Services \| Intersegment Elimination
Income Taxes
Total revenue earned	(1,379)
Vessel Management Services \| Predecessor
Income Taxes
Total revenue earned		1,855
Taxable income		886
Income tax expense		400
Vessel Management Services \| Predecessor \| Intersegment Elimination
Income Taxes
Total revenue earned		(1,045)
Baltic Trading \| United States
Income Taxes
Taxable income	587
Income tax expense	23
Baltic Trading \| United States \| Predecessor
Income Taxes
Taxable income		284
Income tax expense		$ 12

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Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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