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GENERAL INFORMATION - Other (Details) |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Oct. 01, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($) item | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) item | Dec. 31, 2016 item | Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 item shares | Dec. 31, 2013 item
General information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels in the fleet | item |  |  |  |  | 65 |  | 70 | 67
MEP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Technical services fee per ship per day | $ 650 | $ 750 |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial term of provision of technical service |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment of technical services fees in arrears |  | $ 2,178,000 | $ 261,000 |  |  |  |  |
Number of related party vessels sold | item |  |  | 5 | 7 |  |  |  |
Termination fee due and repaid |  |  |  | $ 830,000 |  | $ 296,000 |  |
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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