Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Jul. 09, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Revenues:
Voyage revenues	$ 98,817		$ 133,246	$ 150,784
Service revenues	1,584		2,340	3,175
Total revenues	100,401		135,586	153,959
Operating expenses:
Voyage expenses	7,525		13,227	20,257
Vessel operating expenses	56,943		113,636	122,008
General and administrative expenses (inclusive of nonvested stock amortization expense of $20,680, $42,136, $20,405 and $4,352, respectively)	32,790		45,174	74,941
Technical management fees	4,125		8,932	8,961
Depreciation and amortization	36,714		76,330	79,556
Other operating income	(530)		(960)	0
Impairment of vessel assets	0		69,278	39,893
(Gain) loss on sale of vessels			(3,555)	1,210
Goodwill impairment	166,067
Total operating expenses	303,634		322,062	346,826
Operating loss	(203,233)		(186,476)	(192,867)
Other (expense) income:
Impairment of investment	0		(2,696)	(37,877)
Other income (expense)	36		645	(796)
Interest income	46		204	110
Interest expense	(7,620)		(28,453)	(20,032)
Other expense	(7,538)		(30,300)	(58,595)
Loss before reorganization items, net	(210,771)		(216,776)	(251,462)
Reorganization items, net	(1,591)		(272)	(1,085)
Loss before income taxes	(212,362)		(217,048)	(252,547)
Income tax expense	(996)		(709)	(1,821)
Net loss	(213,358)		(217,757)	(254,368)
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(31,064)			(59,471)
Net loss attributable to Genco Shipping & Trading Limited	$ (182,294)		$ (217,757)	$ (194,897)
Net loss per share-basic	$ (30.20)		$ (30.03)	$ (29.61)
Net loss per share-diluted	$ (30.20)		$ (30.03)	$ (29.61)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - Basic	6,036,051		7,251,231	6,583,163
Weighted average common shares outstanding-diluted	6,036,051		7,251,231	6,583,163
Predecessor
Revenues:
Voyage revenues		$ 118,759
Service revenues		1,701
Total revenues		120,460
Operating expenses:
Voyage expenses		4,140
Vessel operating expenses		64,670
General and administrative expenses (inclusive of nonvested stock amortization expense of $20,680, $42,136, $20,405 and $4,352, respectively)		26,894
Technical management fees		4,477
Depreciation and amortization		75,952
Other operating income		0
Impairment of vessel assets		0
Total operating expenses		176,133
Operating loss		(55,673)
Other (expense) income:
Impairment of investment		0
Other income (expense)		(106)
Interest income		45
Interest expense		(41,061)
Other expense		(41,122)
Loss before reorganization items, net		(96,795)
Reorganization items, net		(915,640)
Loss before income taxes		(1,012,435)
Income tax expense		(815)
Net loss		(1,013,250)
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		(62,101)
Net loss attributable to Genco Shipping & Trading Limited		$ (951,149)
Net loss per share-basic		$ (21.83)
Net loss per share-diluted		$ (21.83)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - Basic		43,568,942
Weighted average common shares outstanding-diluted		43,568,942