Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and General Information (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended				0 Months Ended						0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Oct. 15, 2014 New Eagle Equity Warrants [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Bankruptcy, Exchanged to Common Stockholders [Member] Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member]	Oct. 15, 2014 New Eagle Equity Warrants [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Oct. 15, 2014 New Eagle Equity Warrants [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Oct. 15, 2014 New Eagle Equity Warrants [Member] Bankruptcy, Exchanged to Common Stockholders [Member] Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member]	Jul. 02, 2014 Trigger Price B Warrants [Member]	Jul. 02, 2014 Trigger Price C Warrants [Member]	Oct. 15, 2014 Employee Stock Option [Member] Annually [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] Management Equity Incentive Plan [Member]	Oct. 15, 2014 Employee Stock Option [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] Management Equity Incentive Plan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Supramax Vessels [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Handymax Vessels [Member]	Oct. 15, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Bankruptcy, Exchanged to Common Stockholders [Member] Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member]	Oct. 15, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Bankruptcy, Exchanged to Lenders [Member] Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member]	Oct. 09, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] Line of Credit [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Minimum [Member]	Oct. 09, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] Line of Credit [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Maximum [Member]	Oct. 09, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] Line of Credit [Member]	Oct. 09, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] Line of Credit [Member]	Oct. 09, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Oct. 09, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Oct. 15, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] Management Equity Incentive Plan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Korea Line Corporation [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Korea Line Corporation [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Korea Line Corporation [Member]
Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and General Information (Details) [Line Items]
Vessels In Operation	45									43	2
Dead Weight Tonnage Of Operating Fleet	2,451,259
Average Age In Years Of Operating Fleet	7 years 146 days
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity (in Dollars)																	$ 275,000,000		$ 50,000,000
Restructuring Covenant, Percentage of Equity Exchanged												0.50%	99.50%
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding (in Shares)		3,040,540
Warrant, Term			7 years		7 years
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Each Warrant or Right (in Shares)		1		1
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Percentage of Outstanding Stock Maximum									5.50%											2.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period									4 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage								25.00%
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate														3.50%	4.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage																40.00%		40.00%
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in Dollars per share)				$ 27.82
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments (in Dollars)																					$ 8,200,000	$ 3,000,000	$ 0
Class of Warrant or Right, Common Stock Threshold Price (in Dollars per share)						$ 10.00	$ 12.00