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DEBT (Details 8) - Range [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Aug. 03, 2015 USD ($) | Feb. 27, 2015 USD ($) | Jan. 07, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) item | Jul. 09, 2014 | Aug. 31, 2015 item | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2014 | Jul. 17, 2015 USD ($) | Jul. 14, 2015 USD ($)
Interest rates on debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective Interest Rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.54% |  | 3.54% |  |  |
Range of Interest Rates, minimum (excluding impact of swaps and unused commitment fees) (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.76% |  | 2.73% |  |  |
Range of Interest Rates, maximum (excluding impact of swaps and unused commitment fees) (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.77% |  | 3.77% |  |  |
Secured Debt | Baltic Trading $33 Million Term Loan Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 33,000,000 |  |  | $ 33,000,000 |  | $ 33,000,000 |  |  |
Number of single term loans | item |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels expected to be purchased using term loan finance |  |  |  | $ 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,000,000 |  | 33,000,000 |  |  |
Secured Debt | Baltic Trading $33 Million Term Loan Facility | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 33,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured Debt | Baltic Trading $33 Million Term Loan Facility | Baltic Scorpion |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum facility amount of delivered cost per vessel expected to be refinanced |  |  |  | 16,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent) | 140.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured Debt | Baltic Trading $33 Million Term Loan Facility | Baltic Scorpion | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Drawdowns during the period | $ 16,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit facility | Baltic Trading $148 Million Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  | 0 |  |  | 112,553,000 |  | 112,553,000 |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 148,000,000 |  |  | $ 148,000,000 |  | $ 148,000,000 |  |  |
Minimum cash balance required per vessel owned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 750,000
Commitment fee on unused daily average unutilized commitment (as a percent) |  |  |  | 1.20% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels expected to be purchased using term loan finance |  |  |  | $ 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount aggregate outstanding term loan due per installment (as a percent) |  |  |  | 1.667% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels mortgaged | item |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remedy period available to post additional collateral or reduce the amount of the revolving loans and/or letters of credit outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60 days |  |  |
Drawdowns during the period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 115,000,000 |  |  |
Period after latest vessel delivery date for first periodic repayment |  |  |  | 3 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 140.00% |  | 140.00% |  |  |
Maintained Aggregate fair market value of the mortgaged vessels as a percentage of aggregate outstanding principal amount (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 132.00% |  |  |
Number of unencumbered vessels adding as additional collateral to cover the shortfall of fair value | item |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of consecutive quarterly reductions in maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 2,447,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum period for future time charter contracts to be secured under lien |  |  |  | 36 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit facility | Baltic Trading $148 Million Credit Facility | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 148,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 148,000,000 | $ 148,000,000
Line of Credit facility | Baltic Trading $148 Million Credit Facility | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable margin over reference rate |  |  |  | 3.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reference rate |  |  |  | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit facility | Baltic Trading $148 Million Credit Facility | Baltic Mantis |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum facility amount of delivered cost per vessel expected to be refinanced |  |  |  | $ 16,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Baltic Trading $115 Million Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  | 0 |  |  | $ 112,553,000 |  | $ 112,553,000 |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 115,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Drawdowns during the period |  | $ 10,500,000 | $ 104,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  |  |
Predecessor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rates on debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective Interest Rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.31% |  | 4.33% |  |
Range of Interest Rates, minimum (excluding impact of swaps and unused commitment fees) (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.15% |  | 3.15% |  |
Range of Interest Rates, maximum (excluding impact of swaps and unused commitment fees) (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.15% |  | 5.15% |  |
Predecessor | Line of Credit facility | 2007 Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility fee (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Up to December 31, 2015 | Line of Credit facility | Baltic Trading $148 Million Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 130.00%
After December 31, 2015 | Line of Credit facility | Baltic Trading $148 Million Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 140.00%

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