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The minimum threshold for the minimum liquidity required by the covenant.

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Represents the minimum ratio of consolidated tangible assets to consolidated total assets based on financial covenants under debt agreement.

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Debt Instrument, Maximum Cumulative Payable

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Debt Instrument, Maximum Increase Amount

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Debt Instrument, Number Of Vessels Secured

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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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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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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 - New Ultraco Debt Facility (Details) - New Ultraco Debt Facility		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 25, 2019 USD ($) vessel	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 09, 2020 USD ($) vessel	Oct. 04, 2019 USD ($)
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term debt		$ 20,000,000	$ 0
Line of Credit \| Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 208,400,000			$ 22,600,000	$ 34,300,000
Potential increase in maximum principal amount	60,000,000.0
Number of vessels secured \| vessel				2
Debt issuance costs	3,100,000			$ 400,000	$ 400,000
Deferred financing costs				$ 300,000
Repayments of long-term debt		20,000,000.0
Maximum cumulative payable	$ 4,600,000
Line of Credit \| Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC \| Ultraco Lenders
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of vessels secured by first priority mortgage \| vessel	26
Minimum liquidity threshold	$ 600,000
Debt instrument, covenant, percentage of consolidated total debt minimum threshold	7.50%
Minimum ratio of consolidated tangible assets to consolidated total assets covenant	0.30
Line of Credit \| Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC \| Ultraco Lenders \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest coverage ratio	1.50
Line of Credit \| Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC \| Ultraco Lenders \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest coverage ratio	2.50
Line of Credit \| Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC \| Effective Date, First Year \| Ultraco Lenders
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Periodic principal payment	$ 5,100,000
Line of Credit \| Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC \| Effective Date, Second Year To Maturity \| Ultraco Lenders
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Periodic principal payment	$ 7,800,000
Line of Credit \| Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.50%
Line of Credit \| Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 153,400,000
Line of Credit \| Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility amount	55,000,000.0
Total availability in the revolving credit facility	$ 20,000,000.0	$ 20,000,000.0