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Note 5 - Debt (Details Textual)	Jul. 15, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 15, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 15, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2017	Mar. 30, 2016 USD ($) $ / item	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage								40.00%	40.00%			40.00%	40.00%
Interest Paid												$ 5,338,742	$ 4,999,476
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs												575,000	2,336,009
Repayments of Long-term Debt												$ 5,293,250	$ 17,659,000
First Lien Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period								4.98%	3.94%			4.77%	3.86%
First Lien Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period								5.15%	4.53%			5.15%	4.53%
First Lien Facility [Member] \| Weighted Average [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period								5.58%	5.44%			5.41%	5.48%
First Lien Facility [Member] \| First Lien Lenders [Member]
Long-term Debt						$ 201,468,750
Amount Undrawn Prior to Refinancing						10,000,000
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs						600,000
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum Liquidity, Minimum Threshold						$ 8,140,000
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum Liquidity, Minimum Threshold Per Vessel \| $ / item						185,000
Repayments of Long-term Debt						$ 11,718,750						$ 5,651,000
First Lien Facility [Member] \| First Lien Lenders [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment	$ 3,680,939	$ 3,680,939	$ 3,680,939
Debt Instrument, Covenant Percentage of Aggregate Principal, Minimum Threshold											100.00%			120.00%	110.00%
First Lien Facility [Member] \| First Lien Lenders [Member] \| Through December 31, 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Periodic Payment Amount, Percentage of Excess Cash Flow from Preceding Period						75.00%
Debt Instrument, Maximum Annual Periodic Payment						$ 15,625,000
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment						3,906,250
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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity						50,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity								$ 25,000,000				$ 25,000,000
Forbearance Agreement [Member]
Repayments of Lines of Credit										$ 3,906,250
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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period								15.00%	15.00%			15.00%	15.00%
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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period								17.05%				17.05%
Second Lien Facility [Member] \| Second Lien Lenders [Member]
Long-term Debt						60,000,000
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum Liquidity, Minimum Threshold						$ 6,512,000
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum Liquidity, Minimum Threshold Per Vessel \| $ / item						148,000
Second Lien Facility [Member] \| Second Lien Lenders [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Reference Rate Floor						1.00%
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate						14.00%
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate						13.00%
Second Lien Facility [Member] \| Second Lien Lenders [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
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Ultraco Debt Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period								4.08%				4.08%
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt												$ 40,000,000
Ultraco Debt Facility [Member] \| Ultraco Lenders [Member]
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt												$ 40,000,000
Ultraco Debt Facility [Member] \| Ultraco Lenders [Member] \| Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC [Member]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Percentage of Consolidated Total Debt, Minimum Threshold				12.00%
Debt Instrument, Covenant Minimum Ratio of Consolidated Tangible Assets to Consolidated Total Assets				0.35
Debt Instrument, Covenant Ballast Water Treatment System Reserve				$ 4,550,000
Debt Agreement, Maximum Borrowing Capacity				$ 61,200,000
Debt Agreement, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Purchase Price of Vessels to Be Acquired, Percentage				40.00%
Debt Instrument, Term				5 years
Debt Agreement, Additional Borrowing Capacity				$ 38,800,000
Debt Agreement, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Fair Market Value of Additional Vessels to Be Financed, Percentage				40.00%
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Debt Instrument, Covenant Debt Service Reserve				$ 600,000
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Ultraco Debt Facility [Member] \| Ultraco Lenders [Member] \| Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					2.95%
Ultraco Debt Facility [Member] \| Ultraco Lenders [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC [Member]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal							$ 1,075,601
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment after Delivery of Remaining Vessels							$ 1,602,270