Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and General Information (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Oct. 09, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 02, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Oct. 15, 2019 USD ($)
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Vessels In Operation			44		44
Dead Weight Tonnage Of Operating Fleet			2,404,064		2,404,064
Average Age In Years Of Operating Fleet		7 years			7 years 328 days
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Amount (in Dollars) | $	$ 5.5
Line of Credit [Member] | Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member]
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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity (in Dollars) | $							$ 275.0
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				3.50%		3.50%
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage			40.00%		40.00%
Line of Credit [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member]
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Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage	40.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member]
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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity (in Dollars) | $							$ 50.0
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage	40.00%
Supramax Vessels [Member]
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Vessels In Operation			43		43
Handymax Vessels [Member]
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Vessels In Operation			1		1
Management Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member]
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Percentage of Outstanding Stock Maximum	2.00%
Management Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Employee Stock Option [Member] | Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member]
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Percentage of Outstanding Stock Maximum	5.50%
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%
Bankruptcy, Exchanged to Common Stockholders [Member] | Cancellation of All Outstanding Equity Interests [Member] | Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member]
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Restructuring Covenant, Percentage of Equity Exchanged	0.50%
Bankruptcy, Exchanged to Common Stockholders [Member] | Extinguishment of All Loans and other Obligations [Member] | Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member]
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Restructuring Covenant, Percentage of Equity Exchanged	99.50%
New Eagle Equity Warrants [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
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Warrant, Term	7 years
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Each Warrant or Right (in Shares)	1
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 27.82
New Eagle Equity Warrants [Member] | Bankruptcy, Exchanged to Common Stockholders [Member] | Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member]
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Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding (in Shares)	3,045,327
Warrant, Term	7 years
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Each Warrant or Right (in Shares)	1
Minimum [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member]
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	3.50%
Maximum [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member]
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	4.00%