Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Excess of issue price over par or stated value of the entity's capital stock and amounts received from other transactions involving the entity's stock or stockholders. Includes adjustments to additional paid in capital. Some examples of such adjustments include recording the issuance of debt with a beneficial conversion feature and certain tax consequences of equity instruments awarded to employees. Use this element for the aggregate amount of additional paid-in capital associated with common and preferred stock. For additional paid-in capital associated with only common stock, use the element additional paid in capital, common stock. For additional paid-in capital associated with only preferred stock, use the element additional paid in capital, preferred stock.

Note 19 - Condensed Financial Information for Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Parent Company Only) - Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parent Company Only) (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Oct. 15, 2014
Noncurrent liabilities:
Commitment and contingencies
Parent Company [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	62,326,786	22,104,462	$ 26,907,247	$ 34,717,943
Prepaid expenses	376,215	411,214
Total current assets	62,703,001	22,515,676
Noncurrent assets:
Investment in subsidiaries*	338,340,211	737,821,862
Other assets	310,000
Total noncurrent assets	338,650,211	737,821,862
Total assets	401,353,212	760,337,538
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	189,039	366,603
Accrued interest		401,232
Current portion of long-term debt		15,625,000
Other accrued liabilities	681,534	22,750
Total current liabilities	870,573	16,415,585
Noncurrent liabilities:
Total debt		225,577,491
Total noncurrent liabilities		225,577,491
Total liabilities	870,573	241,993,076
Commitment and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized, none issued as of December 31, 2016
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 700,000,000 shares authorized, 48,106,827 and 1,883,303 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively	481,069	18,833
Additional paid-in capital	783,369,698	678,171,322
Accumulated deficit	(383,368,128)	(159,845,693)
Total stockholders' equity	400,482,639	518,344,462
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 401,353,212	$ 760,337,538