GUARANTORS OF SECURITIES (Condensed Balance Sheet) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Sep. 30, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2013 |
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 13,808
|
$ 40,867
|
$ 40,357
|
$ 31,335
|
Receivables: |
|
|
|
|
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,999 |
39,498
|
33,390
|
|
|
Other |
2,513
|
2,062
|
|
|
Inventories, net |
24,932
|
26,869
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
2,276
|
1,996
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other |
3,055
|
2,661
|
|
|
Escrow deposits |
2,297
|
0
|
|
|
Total current assets |
88,379
|
107,845
|
|
|
Property and equipment |
1,175,693
|
1,171,267
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
(311,070)
|
(308,141)
|
|
|
Net property and equipment |
864,623
|
863,126
|
|
|
Equity investments and advances |
30,256
|
31,753
|
|
|
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Goodwill |
1,589
|
352
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
1,411
|
0
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Other assets |
12,522
|
14,098
|
|
|
Total assets |
998,780
|
1,017,174
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
12,037
|
15,120
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
7,861
|
7,521
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
3,992
|
949
|
|
|
Less: portion due within one year |
25,335
|
27,426
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
71
|
1,109
|
|
|
Accrued income taxes |
7,415
|
267
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
4,735
|
3,162
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
61,446
|
55,554
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
242,873
|
282,118
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
213,998
|
217,027
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
1,956
|
2,111
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
520,273
|
556,810
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
4,783
|
0
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 20,499,050 outstanding, exclusive of treasury shares |
207
|
204
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
432,774
|
429,109
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
43,949
|
31,797
|
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost, 151,193 shares |
(2,632)
|
(551)
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
92
|
95
|
|
|
Total Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity |
474,390
|
460,654
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interest |
(666)
|
(290)
|
|
|
Total equity |
473,724
|
460,364
|
|
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
998,780
|
1,017,174
|
|
|
Parent |
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
10,877
|
16,481
|
22,339
|
24,635
|
Receivables: |
|
|
|
|
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,999 |
40
|
39
|
|
|
Other |
0
|
65
|
|
|
Inventories, net |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
4,134
|
4,083
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other |
607
|
424
|
|
|
Escrow deposits |
190
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
15,848
|
21,092
|
|
|
Property and equipment |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Net property and equipment |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Equity investments and advances |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries |
198,957
|
182,294
|
|
|
Goodwill |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
501,929
|
616,932
|
|
|
Other assets |
5,704
|
6,914
|
|
|
Total assets |
722,438
|
827,232
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
449
|
299
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
3,977
|
930
|
|
|
Less: portion due within one year |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
0
|
784
|
|
|
Accrued income taxes |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
960
|
556
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
5,386
|
2,569
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
242,754
|
282,118
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
0
|
81,986
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
248,140
|
366,673
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
0
|
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 20,499,050 outstanding, exclusive of treasury shares |
207
|
204
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
432,774
|
429,109
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
43,949
|
31,797
|
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost, 151,193 shares |
(2,632)
|
(551)
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity |
474,298
|
460,559
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interest |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total equity |
474,298
|
460,559
|
|
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
722,438
|
827,232
|
|
|
Guarantors |
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
0
|
22,188
|
16,001
|
5,403
|
Receivables: |
|
|
|
|
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,999 |
39,364
|
33,351
|
|
|
Other |
2,460
|
1,997
|
|
|
Inventories, net |
24,735
|
26,869
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other |
2,326
|
2,237
|
|
|
Escrow deposits |
2,107
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
70,992
|
86,642
|
|
|
Property and equipment |
1,150,020
|
1,161,330
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
(308,103)
|
(306,010)
|
|
|
Net property and equipment |
841,917
|
855,320
|
|
|
Equity investments and advances |
30,256
|
31,753
|
|
|
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Goodwill |
352
|
352
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
0
|
12,258
|
|
|
Other assets |
6,818
|
7,184
|
|
|
Total assets |
950,335
|
993,509
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
10,895
|
14,817
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
7,828
|
7,521
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
15
|
19
|
|
|
Less: portion due within one year |
25,335
|
27,426
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
71
|
325
|
|
|
Accrued income taxes |
7,404
|
267
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
3,767
|
2,606
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
55,315
|
52,981
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
215,038
|
219,114
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
481,130
|
536,341
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
1,956
|
2,111
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
753,439
|
810,547
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
0
|
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 20,499,050 outstanding, exclusive of treasury shares |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
99,812
|
99,845
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
97,658
|
83,312
|
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost, 151,193 shares |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
92
|
95
|
|
|
Total Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity |
197,562
|
183,252
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interest |
(666)
|
(290)
|
|
|
Total equity |
196,896
|
182,962
|
|
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
950,335
|
993,509
|
|
|
Non-guarantors |
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
2,931
|
2,198
|
2,017
|
1,297
|
Receivables: |
|
|
|
|
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,999 |
94
|
0
|
|
|
Other |
43
|
0
|
|
|
Inventories, net |
197
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other |
122
|
0
|
|
|
Escrow deposits |
0
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
3,387
|
2,198
|
|
|
Property and equipment |
25,673
|
9,937
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
(2,967)
|
(2,131)
|
|
|
Net property and equipment |
22,706
|
7,806
|
|
|
Equity investments and advances |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Goodwill |
1,237
|
0
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
1,411
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
1,199
|
1,395
|
|
|
Other assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total assets |
29,940
|
11,399
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
693
|
4
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
33
|
0
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Less: portion due within one year |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accrued income taxes |
1
|
0
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
8
|
0
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
735
|
4
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
119
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
818
|
0
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
21,998
|
12,258
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
23,670
|
12,262
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
4,783
|
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 20,499,050 outstanding, exclusive of treasury shares |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
5,056
|
496
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
(3,569)
|
(1,359)
|
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost, 151,193 shares |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity |
1,487
|
(863)
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interest |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total equity |
1,487
|
(863)
|
|
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
29,940
|
11,399
|
|
|
Eliminations |
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
0
|
0
|
$ 0
|
$ 0
|
Receivables: |
|
|
|
|
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,999 |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Other |
10
|
0
|
|
|
Inventories, net |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
(1,858)
|
(2,087)
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Escrow deposits |
0
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
(1,848)
|
(2,087)
|
|
|
Property and equipment |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Net property and equipment |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Equity investments and advances |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries |
(198,957)
|
(182,294)
|
|
|
Goodwill |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
(503,128)
|
(630,585)
|
|
|
Other assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total assets |
(703,933)
|
(814,966)
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Less: portion due within one year |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accrued income taxes |
10
|
0
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
10
|
0
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
(1,858)
|
(2,087)
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
(503,128)
|
(630,585)
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
(504,976)
|
(632,672)
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
0
|
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 20,499,050 outstanding, exclusive of treasury shares |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
(104,868)
|
(100,341)
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
(94,089)
|
(81,953)
|
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost, 151,193 shares |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity |
(198,957)
|
(182,294)
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interest |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total equity |
(198,957)
|
(182,294)
|
|
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
$ (703,933)
|
$ (814,966)
|
|
|