2.4.0.8030040 - Disclosure - Capital Stock (Tables)truefalsefalse1false falsefalseFROM_Jan01_2013_TO_Jun30_2013http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001275477duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1bmnm_CapitalStockTablesAbstractbmnm_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Capital Stock Tables [Abstract]2false 2bmnm_ScheduleOfOutstandingStockTableTextBlockbmnm_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, Bimini Capital's capital stock is comprised of the following:<div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 21px"><td colspan="3" style="width: 481px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:481px;">(in thousands)</td><td style="width: 10px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 110px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:110px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 110px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:110px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 15px"><td style="width: 8px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:8px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 458px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:458px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 120px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:120px;">June 30, 2013</td><td colspan="2" style="width: 120px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:120px;">December 31, 2012</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="3" style="width: 481px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:481px;">Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; designated, 1,800,000</td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 110px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:110px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 110px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:110px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 8px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:8px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 473px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:473px;">shares as Class A Redeemable and 2,000,000 shares as Class B Redeemable; no</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 110px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:110px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 110px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:110px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 8px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:8px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 473px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:473px;">shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;">$</td><td style="width: 110px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:110px;"> -</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;">$</td><td style="width: 110px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:110px;"> -</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="3" style="width: 481px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:481px;">Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value; 98,000,000 shares designated: 10,633,116</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 110px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:110px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 110px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:110px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 8px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:8px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 473px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:473px;">shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2013 and 10,616,912 shares</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 110px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:110px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 110px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:110px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 8px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:8px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 473px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:473px;">issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2012</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 110px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:110px;"> 10,633</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 110px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:110px;"> 10,617</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="3" style="width: 481px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:481px;">Class B Common Stock, $0.001 par value; 1,000,000 shares designated, 31,938 shares</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 110px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:110px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 110px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:110px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 8px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:8px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 473px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:473px;">issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 110px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:110px;"> 32</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 110px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:110px;"> 32</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="3" style="width: 481px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:481px;">Class C Common Stock, $0.001 par value; 1,000,000 shares designated, 31,938 shares</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 110px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:110px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 110px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:110px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 8px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:8px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 473px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:473px;">issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012</td><td style="width: 10px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 110px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:110px;"> 32</td><td style="width: 10px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 110px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:110px;"> 32</td></tr></table></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaNo authoritative reference available.No definition available.false0Schedule Of Outstanding Stock [Table Text Block]3false 2bmnm_IssuancesOfCommonStockTableTextBlockbmnm_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1falsefalsefalse00The table below presents information related to the Company's Class A Common Stock issued to its independent directors for the payment of director fees and to employees pursuant to the terms of its stock incentive plan grants for the six and three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012. <div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 320px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:320px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 200px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:200px;">Six Months Ended June 30,</td><td colspan="2" style="width: 200px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:200px;">Three Months Ended June 30,</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 320px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:320px;">Shares Issued Related To:</td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;">2013</td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;">2012</td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;">2013</td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;">2012</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 320px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:320px;">Directors' compensation</td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> -</td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> 242,567</td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> -</td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> 91,897</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 320px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:320px;">Vesting incentive plan shares</td><td style="width: 100px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> 16,204</td><td style="width: 100px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> -</td><td style="width: 100px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> -</td><td style="width: 100px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> -</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 320px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:320px;">Total shares of Class A Common Stock issued</td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> 16,204</td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> 242,567</td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> -</td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> 91,897</td></tr></table></div>There were no issuances of the Company's Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock during the six and three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaNo authoritative reference available.No definition available.false0Issuances of Common StockfalseCapital Stock (Tables)UnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.biminicapital.com/role/CapitalStockTables13