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VESSEL ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS (Details) $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 17, 2016 USD ($)	May 06, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 14, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Nov. 13, 2013 USD ($) item
VESSEL ACQUISITIONS
Loss on sale of vessels						$ 77	$ 1,210
Net proceeds from sale of vessel assets						1,923
Genco Marine
VESSEL ACQUISITIONS
Broker Commission		2.0
Loss on sale of vessels	$ 77			$ 0		77
Net proceeds from sale of vessel assets		$ 2,187				1,923
Baltic Trading
VESSEL ACQUISITIONS
Capitalized interest associated with new building contracts				0	$ 100	0	363
Baltic Trading | Baltic Wasp
VESSEL ACQUISITIONS
Final payment for vessel			$ 19,645
Yangfan Group Co., LTD | Agreement to Purchase Ultramax Drybulk Vessels | Baltic Trading
VESSEL ACQUISITIONS
Capacity of vessels | item											64,000
Purchase price per vessel											$ 28,000
Number of vessels purchased | item											2
Yangfan Group Co., LTD | Agreement to Purchase Ultramax Drybulk Vessels | Baltic Trading | Maximum
VESSEL ACQUISITIONS
Number of vessels committed to be acquired under purchase agreement | item											4
Aggregate purchase price for vessels											$ 112,000
Number of vessels purchased under option to be acquired per purchase agreement | item											2
Line of Credit Facility | $148 Million Credit Facility
VESSEL ACQUISITIONS
Face amount of term loan facility				$ 148,000	$ 148,000	$ 148,000	$ 148,000	$ 148,000	$ 148,000	$ 148,000

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