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GENERAL INFORMATION (Details 6) |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Oct. 01, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($) item | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) item | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 shares
MEP |  |  |  |  |  |
General information |  |  |  |  |  |
Technical services fee per ship per day | $ 650 | $ 750 |  |  |  |
Initial term of provision of technical service |  |  |  |  | 1 year |
Notice period for cancellation of provision of technical services |  |  |  |  | 60 days |
Period for termination fee upon change of control |  |  |  |  | 1 year |
Notice period for cancellation of provision of technical services by company |  |  |  |  | 60 days |
Payment of technical services fees in arrears |  | 2,178,000 | $ 261,000 |  |  |
Number of vessels sold | item |  |  | 5 | 5 |  |
Termination fee due |  | $ 296,000,000 |  | $ 296,000,000 |  |
Genco Investment LLC | Baltic Trading |  |  |  |  |  |
General information |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest held (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 10.85%
Aggregate voting power held (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 64.60%
Genco Investment LLC | Baltic Trading | Class B stock |  |  |  |  |  |
General information |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares owned by Genco Investment LLC (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 6,356,471

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