DEBT - Amendment and Consent Agreements (Details) $ in Thousands										1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 14, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Jul. 09, 2014 facility	Apr. 01, 2014	Aug. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2012 USD ($) facility	Feb. 28, 2012 shares	Dec. 21, 2011 USD ($) facility	Aug. 12, 2010 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2012 USD ($) facility	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Jul. 01, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Aug. 03, 2015	Jan. 01, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 20, 2010 USD ($)	Jul. 27, 2010	Jan. 26, 2009	Jul. 20, 2007 facility
Line of Credit Facility
Issuance of stock (in shares) | shares											13,102		1,128,713
Amended And Restated Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Reduction in the minimum consolidated net worth ratio	$ 30,730
Consolidated net worth to be maintained	270,150
Secured Debt | $22 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 22,000												$ 22,000
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)	110.00%													125.00%	110.00%
Secured Debt | Baltic Trading $33 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 33,000									$ 33,000
Secured Debt | Baltic Trading $33 Million Term Loan Facility | Baltic Scorpion
Line of Credit Facility
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)																140.00%
Secured Debt | $253 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity												$ 253,000	253,000
Secured Debt | $100 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity												100,000	100,000
Line of Credit Facility | $148 Million Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 148,000	$ 148,000									$ 148,000	148,000	148,000
Minimum cash required to be maintained by each collateralized vessel	$ 750
Repayments of Lines of Credit												$ 140,383	$ 7,616
Line of Credit Facility | $148 Million Credit Facility | LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility
Applicable margin over reference rate (as a percent)		3.00%
Predecessor | 2010 Notes
Line of Credit Facility
Interest rate on convertible notes (as a percent)																			5.00%
Number of days after notice from trustee to cure default				30 days
Predecessor | 2007 Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Number of days after year end audited financial statements are to be furnished to lenders				90 days
Predecessor | Secured Debt | $22 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 22,000
Predecessor | Secured Debt | $22 Million Term Loan Facility | LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility
Applicable margin over reference rate (as a percent)					3.35%
Predecessor | Secured Debt | $253 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 253,000		$ 253,000									$ 253,000	$ 253,000
Predecessor | Secured Debt | $253 Million Term Loan Facility | LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility
Applicable margin over reference rate for interest payable, before increase (as a percent)																		3.00%
Predecessor | Secured Debt | $100 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity									$ 100,000								$ 100,000
Applicable margin over reference rate (as a percent)									3.00%
Predecessor | Line of Credit Facility | $253 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Repayments of Lines of Credit								7,000		$ 30,450
Predecessor | Line of Credit Facility | $100 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Repayments of Lines of Credit								$ 3,000		$ 11,538
Predecessor | Line of Credit Facility | 2007 Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)																					130.00%
Number of credit facilities terminated | facility			2																		2
Minimum cash balances necessary to repay credit facility on a quarterly basis commencing September 30, 2012						$ 100,000
Percentage of repayments commencing September 30, 2012 to be allocated to the final payment at maturity (as a percent)						25.00%
Percentage of repayments commencing September 30, 2012 to be allocated to the scheduled mandatory principal repayments (as a percent)						75.00%
Applicable margin over reference rate for interest payable, before increase (as a percent)																					0.85%
Facility fee (as a percent)			1.00%					2.00%
Reduction in facility fee if equity offering results in desired gross proceeds (as a percent)							1.00%
Prepayment fee (as a percent)										1.25%
Long-term interest payable						$ 13,199
Minimum cash required to be maintained by each collateralized vessel						750
Minimum cash balance required per vessel mortgaged, before increase						$ 500
Repayments of Lines of Credit								$ 52,500		$ 57,893
Predecessor | Line of Credit Facility | 2007 Credit Facility | Minimum
Line of Credit Facility
Appraised value of certain mortgaged vessels as percentage of the aggregate principal amount for ceasing of mandatory payment obligations (as a percent)						100.00%
Predecessor | Line of Credit Facility | August 2012 Credit Facility Agreements
Line of Credit Facility
Number of credit facilities with prepaid scheduled amortization payments | facility										2
Aggregate principal amount to be paid						$ 55,193
Number of credit facilities that will not increase the amount of principal indebtedness outstanding or change their maturity dates | facility						3
Number of credit facilities with vessels pledged being granted a second priority security interest | facility						2
Number of credit facilities in which the consenting lenders received an upfront fee | facility						3
Percentage of upfront fee received by consenting lenders (as a percent)						0.25%
Ratio of interest-bearing indebtedness to the sum of interest-bearing indebtedness and consolidated net worth (as a percent)						62.50%
Repayments of Lines of Credit										$ 57,893
Predecessor | Line of Credit Facility | August 2012 Credit Facility Agreements | LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility
Applicable margin over reference rate for interest payable, before increase (as a percent)						2.00%														2.00%
Applicable margin over reference rate (as a percent)						3.00%
Predecessor | Line of Credit Facility | August 2012 Credit Facility Agreements | Maximum
Line of Credit Facility
Percentage of indebtedness allowed to be incurred for vessel acquisitions as percentage of the lesser of the vessel acquisition cost or fair market value (as a percent)						60.00%
Predecessor | Line of Credit Facility | December 2011 Credit Facility Agreements
Line of Credit Facility
Percentage of upfront fee received by consenting lenders (as a percent)								0.25%
Number of credit facilities not subject to facility fee | facility								2
Issuance of stock (in shares) | shares							7,500,000
Ratio of interest-bearing indebtedness to the sum of interest-bearing indebtedness and consolidated net worth (as a percent)								62.50%
Repayments of Lines of Credit								$ 52,500
Period from June 30, 2015 to December 30, 2015 | Secured Debt | 2014 Term Loan Facilities
Line of Credit Facility
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)	125.00%
Period from December 31, 2015 to March 30, 2016 | Secured Debt | 2014 Term Loan Facilities
Line of Credit Facility
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)	130.00%
Period from March 31, 2016 and thereafter | Secured Debt | 2014 Term Loan Facilities
Line of Credit Facility
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)	135.00%
Up to June 30, 2016 | Secured Debt | $22 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)	110.00%
Up to December 31, 2015 | Secured Debt | Baltic Trading $33 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)	130.00%
Up to December 31, 2015 | Line of Credit Facility | $148 Million Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)	130.00%
After December 31, 2015 | Secured Debt | Baltic Trading $33 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)	140.00%
After December 31, 2015 | Line of Credit Facility | $148 Million Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)	140.00%