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DEBT - $495 Million Credit Facility (Details) $ in Thousands														3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			16 Months Ended
	Dec. 07, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 05, 2020	Mar. 12, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 10, 2019	Nov. 15, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 05, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 23, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 15, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2019 USD ($) item	Feb. 13, 2019	Jun. 05, 2018 USD ($)	May 31, 2018 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 17, 2020 item
Repayment of the outstanding debt
Total debt														$ 495,824	$ 449,228	$ 495,824		$ 449,228
Secured Debt \| $495 Million Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity															495,000			495,000
Drawdowns during the period															11,250	21,500	$ 460,000	32,750
Number of oldest vessels identified for sale for which debt will be paid down \| item													7
Collateral vessel replacement period													120 days
Remaining borrowing capacity															0			0
Repayment of secured debt															72,686	70,776	$ 15,000
Long-term debt														384,082	326,066	384,082		326,066
Debt covenant to pay dividends or repurchase stock - Total cash and cash equivalents to total indebtedness (as a percent)						18.75%
Percentage limit of consolidated net income for which dividends can be paid						50.00%
Collateral vessel replacement extension period		360 days									180 days
Key covenant - Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents minimum													$ 30,000
Key covenant - Percentage of unrestricted cash to total indebtedness													7.50%
Minimum restricted cash required													$ 0
Minimum working capital required													$ 0
Maximum total indebtedness to total capitalization (as a ratio)													0.70
Key covenant - Minimum time charters period													24 months
Repayment of the outstanding debt
2021															66,642			66,642
2022															66,642			66,642
2023															201,004			201,004
Total debt														395,724	$ 334,288	$ 395,724		$ 334,288
Secured Debt \| $495 Million Credit Facility \| Genco Raptor
Line of Credit Facility
Vessel sale proceeds utilized as a loan repayment	$ 6,045
Collateral vessel replacement period				360 days
Secured Debt \| $495 Million Credit Facility \| Genco Champion and Genco Challenger
Line of Credit Facility
Vessel sale proceeds utilized as a loan repayment					$ 6,880									$ 6,880
Collateral vessel replacement period														180 days
Secured Debt \| $495 Million Credit Facility \| Genco Cavalier
Line of Credit Facility
Vessel sale proceeds utilized as a loan repayment									$ 4,947
Secured Debt \| $460 Million Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity													$ 460,000
Term of facilities													5 years
Drawdowns during the period												$ 460,000
Number of oldest vessels identified for sale for which debt will be paid down \| item													7
Repaid value of loan when certain debt terms are met													$ 0
Average age of collateral vessels for repayment of loan													17 years
Secured Debt \| $460 Million Credit Facility \| Period after December 31, 2018
Line of Credit Facility
Amortization payments per quarter													$ 15,000
Secured Debt \| $460 Million Credit Facility \| Period upon final maturity on May 31, 2023
Line of Credit Facility
Amortization payments per quarter													$ 190,000
Final payment amount					182,440
Secured Debt \| $460 Million Credit Facility \| Period After December 30, 2019
Line of Credit Facility
Amount of periodic payment					14,321
Secured Debt \| $460 Million Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Through December 31, 2018
Line of Credit Facility
Applicable margin over reference rate (as a percent)												3.25%
Secured Debt \| $35,000 Scrubber Tranche
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity					34,025	$ 35,000				$ 35,000
Term of facilities										4 years
Drawdowns during the period			$ 11,250				$ 12,200	$ 9,300
Number of Capesize vessels for which the scrubber installation will be financed \| item										17
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Amount of periodic payment										$ 2,500
Final payment amount					1,904
Minimum amount required per borrowing										$ 5,000
Secured Debt \| $35,000 Scrubber Tranche \| Period After March 31, 2020
Line of Credit Facility
Amount of periodic payment					$ 2,339
Secured Debt \| $35,000 Scrubber Tranche \| LIBOR \| Through September 30, 2019
Line of Credit Facility
Applicable margin over reference rate (as a percent)										2.50%
Secured Debt \| Minimum \| $495 Million Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Debt covenant to pay dividends or repurchase stock - Total cash and cash equivalents						$ 100,000
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)													135.00%
Secured Debt \| Minimum \| $460 Million Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Period after December 31, 2018
Line of Credit Facility
Applicable margin over reference rate (as a percent)												3.00%
Secured Debt \| Minimum \| $35,000 Scrubber Tranche \| LIBOR \| Period After September 30, 2019
Line of Credit Facility
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Secured Debt \| Maximum \| $495 Million Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)						200.00%
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Line of Credit Facility
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Secured Debt \| Maximum \| $35,000 Scrubber Tranche
Line of Credit Facility
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Secured Debt \| Maximum \| $35,000 Scrubber Tranche \| LIBOR \| Period After September 30, 2019
Line of Credit Facility
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Agreement To Exchange Vessels \| Ultramax Vessels
Line of Credit Facility
Number of vessels to be exchanged \| item																			3
Agreement To Exchange Vessels \| Handysize Vessels
Line of Credit Facility
Number of vessels to be exchanged \| item																			6