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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) $ in Thousands			6 Months Ended
	Aug. 06, 2015 USD ($) item	Aug. 03, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 17, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 14, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Subsequent Event
Remaining payment to acquire vessel			$ 24,719
Baltic Trading $22 Million Term Loan Facility | Secured Debt
Subsequent Event
Maximum borrowing capacity			22,000			$ 22,000
Baltic Trading $148 Million Credit Facility | Line of Credit facility
Subsequent Event
Maximum borrowing capacity			148,000			148,000
Proceeds from credit facility			115,000
Baltic Trading $33 Million Term Loan Facility | Secured Debt
Subsequent Event
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 33,000			$ 33,000
Subsequent Event | Baltic Scorpion | Yangfan Group Co., LTD
Subsequent Event
Capacity of Vessels in Deadweight Tonnage | item	63,462
Remaining payment to acquire vessel	$ 19,600
Subsequent Event | Baltic Trading $22 Million Term Loan Facility | Secured Debt
Subsequent Event
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 22,000	$ 22,000
Subsequent Event | Baltic Trading $148 Million Credit Facility | Line of Credit facility
Subsequent Event
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 148,000		$ 148,000	$ 148,000
Subsequent Event | Baltic Trading $33 Million Term Loan Facility | Secured Debt
Subsequent Event
Maximum borrowing capacity		33,000
Subsequent Event | Baltic Trading $33 Million Term Loan Facility | Secured Debt | Baltic Scorpion
Subsequent Event
Proceeds from credit facility		$ 16,500

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