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

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Debt Instrument, Number Of Vessels Secured

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Debt Instrument, Original Issue Discount Rate

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Number of vessels that are to be sold.

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Vessel Acquired

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The cash outflow for loan and debt issuance costs.

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The cash outflow for purchases of and capital improvements on property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures), software, and other intangible assets.

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The cash inflow from a borrowing with the highest claim on the assets of the entity in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer).

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The cash inflow from the sale of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale.

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Debt - Norwegian Bond Debt (Details)		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt - Norwegian Bond Debt (Details)	Nov. 28, 2017 USD ($) vessel	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) vessel	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) vessel	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) vessel	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other financing costs			$ 3,533,770	$ 0	$ 2,025,514
Number of vessels sold \| vessel		4	4
Proceeds from sale of vessels			$ 29,560,746	$ 20,545,202	$ 26,042,000
Number of vessels acquired \| vessel		6	6
Vessels Kestrel. Thrasher, Condor and Merlin
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of vessels sold \| vessel		4	4
Proceeds from sale of vessels			$ 29,600,000
Vessel Thrush
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of vessels sold \| vessel				1
Proceeds from sale of vessels				$ 10,800,000
Ultramax Vessels
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of vessels acquired \| vessel		1	1
Payments to acquire vessels		$ 20,100,000
Shipco Vessels
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of vessels			$ 15,400,000
Eagle Bulk Shipco LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other financing costs	$ 1,300,000
Norwegian Bond Debt \| Bond Debt \| Eagle Bulk Shipco LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 200,000,000.0
Stated interest rate	8.25%
Original issue discount rate	1.00%
Debt issuance costs, gross	$ 3,100,000
Proceeds from issuance of debt	$ 195,000,000.0
Number of vessels securing debt issuance \| vessel	24
Leverage ratio			75.00%
Minimum liquidity threshold		$ 12,500,000	$ 12,500,000
Norwegian Bond Debt \| Bond Debt \| Eagle Bulk Shipco LLC \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage	101.00%