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EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE Narrative (Details)

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EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE Narrative (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]        
Net income (loss) attributable to Era Group Inc. [1] $ 848 $ 4,213 $ 11,989 $ 13,752
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic (shares) 20,260,514 20,098,239 20,243,653 20,039,609
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted (in shares) 20,287,069 20,163,990 20,292,782 20,108,399
Basic Earnings (loss) per common share (in dollars per share) $ 0.04 $ 0.21 $ 0.59 $ 0.69
Diluted Earnings (loss) per common share (in dollars per share) $ 0.04 $ 0.21 $ 0.59 $ 0.68
Stock Options and Restricted Stock        
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]        
Net effect of dilutive stock options and restricted stock awards based on the treasury stock method (in shares) 26,555 65,751 49,129 [2] 68,790 [2]
Unvested restricted common shares (in shares) 331,145 45,000 163,048 31,978
Restricted Stock        
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]        
Net income attributable to common shares $ 13 $ 53 $ 163 $ 180
[1] Excludes net income of $13 and $53 attributable to unvested common shares for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $163 and $180 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
[2] Excludes weighted average common shares of 331,145 and 45,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and 163,048 and 31,978 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, for certain share awards as the effect of their inclusion would have been antidilutive.