Debt Instrument Covenant, Leverage Ratio

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The minimum threshold for the minimum liquidity required by the covenant.

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Debt Instrument Covenant, Minimum Market Value To Total Commitments Percentage

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Debt Instrument Covenants, Minimum Amount Bonds Outstanding

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Debt Instrument, Number Of Vessels Secured

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Line Of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity Used Toward Minimum Liquidity Covenant

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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The cash outflow for loan and debt issuance costs.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 15
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98514028&loc=d3e3291-108585

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Debt - Super Senior Facility (Details)				12 Months Ended
Debt - Super Senior Facility (Details)	Dec. 08, 2017 USD ($) vessel	Nov. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other financing costs				$ 2,025,514	$ 0	$ 500,000
Basis spread on variable rate			4.00%
Eagle Bulk Shipco LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other financing costs		$ 1,200,000
Eagle Bulk Shipco LLC \| Line of Credit \| Super Senior Revolver Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility	$ 15,000,000
Other financing costs	$ 190,000
Total availability on revolving credit facility				15,000,000
Undrawn amount used towards debt covenants				$ 4,800,000
Commitment fee percentage	40.00%
Number of vessels securing debt issuance \| vessel	28
Leverage ratio	75.00%
Minimum liquidity threshold	$ 12,500,000
Minimum market value to total commitments percentage	300.00%
Minimum amount of bonds outstanding	$ 100,000,000
Eagle Bulk Shipco LLC \| Line of Credit \| Super Senior Revolver Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.00%