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DEBT - $148M Revolving Credit (Details) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Secured Debt | Baltic Trading $33 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 33,000
Number of single term loans | item		2
Number of vessels purchased by using term loan finance | item		2
Period after latest vessel delivery date for first periodic repayment		3 months
Amount aggregate outstanding term loan due per installment (as a percent)		1.667%
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
Secured Debt | Baltic Trading $33 Million Term Loan Facility | Baltic Mantis
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum facility amount of delivered cost per vessel expected to be refinanced		16,500
Line of Credit Facility | $148 Million Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity		148,000	$ 148,000	$ 148,000
Repayment of line of credit facility			$ 2,997	$ 8,991
Long-term debt					$ 0	$ 0
Line of Credit Facility | $148 Million Credit Facility | LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility
Reference rate				LIBOR
Applicable margin over reference rate (as a percent)				3.00%
Revolving Credit Facility | Baltic Trading $115 Million Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 115,000
Amount of consecutive quarterly reductions in maximum borrowing capacity	$ 2,447

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