Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
|
Mar. 31, 2013
|
Dec. 31, 2012
|
Mar. 31, 2012
|
Dec. 31, 2011
|
Current Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 25,032
|
$ 11,505
|
|
$ 26,873
|
$ 79,122
|
Receivables: |
|
|
|
|
|
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,817 and $2,668 in 2013 and 2012, respectively |
40,761
|
48,527
|
|
|
|
Other |
16,416
|
3,742
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
0
|
|
|
|
|
Due from SEACOR and affiliates |
0
|
971
|
[1] |
|
|
Inventories, net |
26,696
|
26,650
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
3,642
|
3,642
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other |
2,715
|
1,803
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
115,262
|
96,840
|
|
|
|
Property and Equipment: |
|
|
|
|
|
Helicopters |
894,902
|
897,611
|
|
|
|
Construction in progress |
16,793
|
22,644
|
|
|
|
Machinery, equipment and spares |
71,967
|
72,161
|
|
|
|
Buildings and leasehold improvements |
25,585
|
25,451
|
|
|
|
Furniture, fixtures, vehicles and other |
12,206
|
12,409
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, gross |
1,021,453
|
1,030,276
|
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
(246,498)
|
(242,471)
|
|
|
|
Net property and equipment |
774,955
|
787,805
|
|
|
|
Investments, at Equity, and Advances to 50% or Less Owned Companies |
34,705
|
34,696
|
|
|
|
Investments, at Equity in Consolidated Subsidiaries |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Goodwill |
352
|
352
|
|
|
|
Other Assets |
17,830
|
17,871
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
943,104
|
937,564
|
|
|
|
Current Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
13,126
|
15,703
|
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
7,662
|
4,576
|
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
5,213
|
1,401
|
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Due to SEACOR, net |
270
|
0
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
2,787
|
2,787
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
4,309
|
5,232
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
33,367
|
29,699
|
|
|
|
Long-Term Debt |
276,307
|
276,948
|
|
|
|
Deferred Income Taxes |
203,343
|
203,536
|
|
|
|
Deferred Gains and Other Liabilities |
8,164
|
7,864
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
521,181
|
518,047
|
|
|
|
Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized: |
|
|
|
|
|
Total preferred stock |
0
|
144,232
|
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders' equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
201
|
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
419,036
|
278,838
|
|
|
|
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) |
2,669
|
(4,025)
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |
(85)
|
20
|
|
|
|
Stockholders' equity attributable to parent, total |
421,821
|
275,078
|
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary |
102
|
207
|
|
|
|
Total equity |
421,923
|
275,285
|
|
|
|
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
943,104
|
937,564
|
|
|
|
Parent Company Only [Member]
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
8,497
|
2,258
|
|
26,365
|
63,044
|
Receivables: |
|
|
|
|
|
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,817 and $2,668 in 2013 and 2012, respectively |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other |
363
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
555,136
|
|
|
|
|
Due from SEACOR and affiliates |
|
561,298
|
[1] |
|
|
Inventories, net |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
5,467
|
4,625
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other |
38
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
569,501
|
568,181
|
|
|
|
Property and Equipment: |
|
|
|
|
|
Helicopters |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Construction in progress |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Machinery, equipment and spares |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Buildings and leasehold improvements |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Furniture, fixtures, vehicles and other |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, gross |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Net property and equipment |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Investments, at Equity, and Advances to 50% or Less Owned Companies |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Investments, at Equity in Consolidated Subsidiaries |
100,206
|
100,101
|
|
|
|
Goodwill |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other Assets |
6,028
|
5,958
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
675,735
|
674,240
|
|
|
|
Current Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
1,759
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
5,192
|
1,357
|
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
0
|
5,491
|
|
|
|
Due to SEACOR, net |
270
|
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
0
|
1,445
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
7,221
|
8,293
|
|
|
|
Long-Term Debt |
246,693
|
246,637
|
|
|
|
Deferred Income Taxes |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Deferred Gains and Other Liabilities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
253,914
|
254,930
|
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders' equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
201
|
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
419,036
|
278,838
|
|
|
|
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) |
2,669
|
(4,025)
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |
(85)
|
20
|
|
|
|
Stockholders' equity attributable to parent, total |
421,821
|
275,078
|
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total equity |
421,821
|
275,078
|
|
|
|
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
675,735
|
674,240
|
|
|
|
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
15,355
|
8,558
|
|
508
|
16,078
|
Receivables: |
|
|
|
|
|
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,817 and $2,668 in 2013 and 2012, respectively |
40,436
|
48,217
|
|
|
|
Other |
16,416
|
3,742
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
0
|
|
|
|
|
Due from SEACOR and affiliates |
|
0
|
[1] |
|
|
Inventories, net |
26,696
|
26,650
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other |
2,677
|
1,803
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
101,580
|
88,970
|
|
|
|
Property and Equipment: |
|
|
|
|
|
Helicopters |
883,402
|
886,111
|
|
|
|
Construction in progress |
16,793
|
22,644
|
|
|
|
Machinery, equipment and spares |
71,967
|
72,161
|
|
|
|
Buildings and leasehold improvements |
25,585
|
25,451
|
|
|
|
Furniture, fixtures, vehicles and other |
12,206
|
12,409
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, gross |
1,009,953
|
1,018,776
|
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
(245,290)
|
(241,436)
|
|
|
|
Net property and equipment |
764,663
|
777,340
|
|
|
|
Investments, at Equity, and Advances to 50% or Less Owned Companies |
34,705
|
34,696
|
|
|
|
Investments, at Equity in Consolidated Subsidiaries |
9,572
|
9,782
|
|
|
|
Goodwill |
352
|
352
|
|
|
|
Other Assets |
11,802
|
24,374
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
922,674
|
935,514
|
|
|
|
Current Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
11,222
|
15,618
|
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
7,662
|
4,576
|
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
21
|
44
|
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
545,852
|
560,323
|
|
|
|
Due to SEACOR, net |
0
|
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
2,787
|
2,787
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
4,347
|
3,787
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
571,891
|
587,135
|
|
|
|
Long-Term Debt |
29,614
|
30,311
|
|
|
|
Deferred Income Taxes |
205,761
|
204,520
|
|
|
|
Deferred Gains and Other Liabilities |
6,601
|
7,864
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
813,867
|
829,830
|
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders' equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
0
|
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
109,707
|
109,674
|
|
|
|
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) |
(1,002)
|
(4,217)
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |
0
|
20
|
|
|
|
Stockholders' equity attributable to parent, total |
108,705
|
105,477
|
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary |
102
|
207
|
|
|
|
Total equity |
108,807
|
105,684
|
|
|
|
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
922,674
|
935,514
|
|
|
|
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
1,180
|
689
|
|
0
|
0
|
Receivables: |
|
|
|
|
|
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,817 and $2,668 in 2013 and 2012, respectively |
325
|
310
|
|
|
|
Other |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
0
|
|
|
|
|
Due from SEACOR and affiliates |
|
0
|
[1] |
|
|
Inventories, net |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
1,505
|
999
|
|
|
|
Property and Equipment: |
|
|
|
|
|
Helicopters |
11,500
|
11,500
|
|
|
|
Construction in progress |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Machinery, equipment and spares |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Buildings and leasehold improvements |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Furniture, fixtures, vehicles and other |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, gross |
11,500
|
11,500
|
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
(1,208)
|
(1,035)
|
|
|
|
Net property and equipment |
10,292
|
10,465
|
|
|
|
Investments, at Equity, and Advances to 50% or Less Owned Companies |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Investments, at Equity in Consolidated Subsidiaries |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Goodwill |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other Assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
11,797
|
11,464
|
|
|
|
Current Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
145
|
85
|
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
11,125
|
10,965
|
|
|
|
Due to SEACOR, net |
0
|
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
325
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
11,595
|
11,050
|
|
|
|
Long-Term Debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Deferred Income Taxes |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Deferred Gains and Other Liabilities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
11,595
|
11,050
|
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders' equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
0
|
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
496
|
496
|
|
|
|
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) |
(294)
|
(82)
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Stockholders' equity attributable to parent, total |
202
|
414
|
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total equity |
202
|
414
|
|
|
|
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
11,797
|
11,464
|
|
|
|
Eliminations [Member]
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
Receivables: |
|
|
|
|
|
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,817 and $2,668 in 2013 and 2012, respectively |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other |
(363)
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
(555,136)
|
|
|
|
|
Due from SEACOR and affiliates |
|
(560,327)
|
[1] |
|
|
Inventories, net |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
(1,825)
|
(983)
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
(557,324)
|
(561,310)
|
|
|
|
Property and Equipment: |
|
|
|
|
|
Helicopters |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Construction in progress |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Machinery, equipment and spares |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Buildings and leasehold improvements |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Furniture, fixtures, vehicles and other |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, gross |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Net property and equipment |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Investments, at Equity, and Advances to 50% or Less Owned Companies |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Investments, at Equity in Consolidated Subsidiaries |
(109,778)
|
(109,883)
|
|
|
|
Goodwill |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other Assets |
0
|
(12,461)
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
(667,102)
|
(683,654)
|
|
|
|
Current Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
(556,977)
|
(576,779)
|
|
|
|
Due to SEACOR, net |
0
|
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
(363)
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
(557,340)
|
(576,779)
|
|
|
|
Long-Term Debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Deferred Income Taxes |
(2,418)
|
(984)
|
|
|
|
Deferred Gains and Other Liabilities |
1,563
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
(558,195)
|
(577,763)
|
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders' equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
0
|
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
(110,203)
|
(110,170)
|
|
|
|
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) |
1,296
|
4,299
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |
0
|
(20)
|
|
|
|
Stockholders' equity attributable to parent, total |
(108,907)
|
(105,891)
|
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total equity |
(108,907)
|
(105,891)
|
|
|
|
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
(667,102)
|
(683,654)
|
|
|
|
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized: |
|
|
|
|
|
Total preferred stock |
|
144,232
|
|
|
|
Series A Preferred Stock [Member] | Parent Company Only [Member]
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized: |
|
|
|
|
|
Total preferred stock |
|
144,232
|
|
|
|
Series A Preferred Stock [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized: |
|
|
|
|
|
Total preferred stock |
|
0
|
|
|
|
Series A Preferred Stock [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized: |
|
|
|
|
|
Total preferred stock |
|
0
|
|
|
|
Series A Preferred Stock [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized: |
|
|
|
|
|
Total preferred stock |
|
0
|
|
|
|
Common Class A [Member]
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Era Group Inc. stockholders' equity: |
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Common stock |
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0
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Common Class A [Member] | Parent Company Only [Member]
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Era Group Inc. stockholders' equity: |
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Common stock |
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0
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Common Class A [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
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Era Group Inc. stockholders' equity: |
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Common stock |
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0
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Common Class A [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
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Era Group Inc. stockholders' equity: |
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Common stock |
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0
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Common Class A [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
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Era Group Inc. stockholders' equity: |
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Common stock |
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0
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Class B Common Stock [Member]
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Era Group Inc. stockholders' equity: |
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Common stock |
0
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245
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Class B Common Stock [Member] | Parent Company Only [Member]
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Era Group Inc. stockholders' equity: |
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Common stock |
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245
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Class B Common Stock [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
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Era Group Inc. stockholders' equity: |
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Common stock |
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0
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Class B Common Stock [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
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Era Group Inc. stockholders' equity: |
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Common stock |
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0
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Class B Common Stock [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
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Era Group Inc. stockholders' equity: |
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Common stock |
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$ 0
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