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Debt Instrument, Maximum Cumulative Payable

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Debt Instrument, Maximum Increase Amount

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Vessels Secured By First Priority Mortgage

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Debt - Refinancing (Details)	Jan. 25, 2019 USD ($) vessel	Mar. 30, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		4.00%
Subsequent Event \| Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC \| Line of Credit \| New Ultraco Debt Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 208,400,000.0
Maximum increase amount	60,000,000
Maximum cumulative payable	$ 4,600,000
Subsequent Event \| Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC \| Line of Credit \| New Ultraco Debt Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.50%
Subsequent Event \| Secured Debt \| Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC \| Line of Credit \| New Ultraco Debt Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 153,400,000.0
Subsequent Event \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC \| Line of Credit \| New Ultraco Debt Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility	$ 55,000,000.0
Subsequent Event \| Ultraco Lenders \| Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC \| Line of Credit \| New Ultraco Debt Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument term	5 years
Vessels secured by first priority mortgage \| vessel	21
Minimum liquidity threshold	$ 600,000
Percentage of consolidated total debt, minimum threshold	7.50%
Minimum ratio of consolidated tangible assets to consolidated total assets covenant	0.30
Minimum \| Subsequent Event \| Ultraco Lenders \| Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC \| Line of Credit \| New Ultraco Debt Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated interest coverage ratio	1.50
Maximum \| Subsequent Event \| Ultraco Lenders \| Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC \| Line of Credit \| New Ultraco Debt Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated interest coverage ratio	2.50
Effective Date, First Year \| Subsequent Event \| Ultraco Lenders \| Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC \| Line of Credit \| New Ultraco Debt Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt principal amount	$ 5,100,000
Effective Date, Second Year To Maturity \| Subsequent Event \| Ultraco Lenders \| Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC \| Line of Credit \| New Ultraco Debt Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt principal amount	$ 6,500,000