GUARANTORS OF SECURITIES Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 50,753
|
[1] |
$ 13,583
|
[1] |
$ 26,950
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
50,753
|
|
16,833
|
|
30,727
|
$ 14,561
|
Receivables [Abstract] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade receivables, operating |
33,306
|
|
33,840
|
|
|
|
Trade, dry-leasing |
3,803
|
|
5,124
|
|
|
|
Tax receivables |
3,187
|
|
2,829
|
|
|
|
Receivables, other |
2,343
|
|
1,623
|
|
|
|
Inventories, net |
20,673
|
|
21,112
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses |
1,807
|
|
1,203
|
|
|
|
Escrow deposits |
0
|
|
3,250
|
|
3,777
|
|
Total current assets |
115,872
|
|
82,564
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment |
917,161
|
|
972,942
|
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
(317,967)
|
|
(299,028)
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
599,194
|
|
673,914
|
|
|
|
Equity investments and advances |
27,112
|
|
30,056
|
|
|
|
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
1,107
|
|
1,122
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other assets |
21,578
|
|
4,441
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
764,863
|
|
792,097
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
13,161
|
|
16,421
|
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
9,267
|
|
8,264
|
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
569
|
|
606
|
|
|
|
Accrued income taxes |
973
|
|
28
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
2,058
|
|
2,736
|
|
|
|
Accrued other taxes |
1,268
|
|
1,810
|
|
|
|
Accrued contingencies |
630
|
|
859
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
878
|
|
1,720
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
28,804
|
|
32,444
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
160,217
|
|
202,174
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
108,357
|
|
106,598
|
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
747
|
|
1,434
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
298,125
|
|
342,650
|
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
3,302
|
|
3,766
|
|
4,221
|
4,804
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 21,765,404 outstanding, exclusive of treasury shares |
219
|
|
215
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
447,298
|
|
443,944
|
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
18,285
|
|
4,363
|
|
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost |
(2,476)
|
|
(2,951)
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
110
|
|
110
|
|
|
|
Total equity |
463,436
|
|
445,681
|
|
468,417
|
471,303
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
764,863
|
|
792,097
|
|
|
|
Reportable Legal Entities | Parent |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
10,800
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
48,396
|
|
10,800
|
|
25,474
|
7,565
|
Receivables [Abstract] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade receivables, operating |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Trade, dry-leasing |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Tax receivables |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Receivables, other |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Inventories, net |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses |
398
|
|
349
|
|
|
|
Escrow deposits |
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
48,794
|
|
11,149
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Equity investments and advances |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries |
172,950
|
|
161,350
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
9,904
|
|
19,600
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
366,541
|
|
426,806
|
|
|
|
Other assets |
1,251
|
|
1,011
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
599,440
|
|
619,916
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
136
|
|
638
|
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
43
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
500
|
|
549
|
|
|
|
Accrued income taxes |
918
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accrued other taxes |
0
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
Accrued contingencies |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
647
|
|
848
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
2,244
|
|
2,053
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
133,900
|
|
172,292
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
136,144
|
|
174,345
|
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 21,765,404 outstanding, exclusive of treasury shares |
219
|
|
215
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
447,299
|
|
443,944
|
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
18,254
|
|
4,363
|
|
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost |
(2,476)
|
|
(2,951)
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total equity |
463,296
|
|
445,571
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
599,440
|
|
619,916
|
|
|
|
Reportable Legal Entities | Guarantors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
0
|
|
3,250
|
|
3,777
|
3,525
|
Receivables [Abstract] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade receivables, operating |
27,509
|
|
27,968
|
|
|
|
Trade, dry-leasing |
3,803
|
|
5,124
|
|
|
|
Tax receivables |
6
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Receivables, other |
1,949
|
|
1,126
|
|
|
|
Inventories, net |
20,633
|
|
20,746
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses |
1,219
|
|
721
|
|
|
|
Escrow deposits |
|
|
3,250
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
55,119
|
|
58,935
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment |
900,611
|
|
956,918
|
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
(314,567)
|
|
(296,573)
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
586,044
|
|
660,345
|
|
|
|
Equity investments and advances |
27,112
|
|
30,056
|
|
|
|
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other assets |
20,231
|
|
3,370
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
688,506
|
|
752,706
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
11,357
|
|
13,655
|
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
7,743
|
|
6,804
|
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
69
|
|
57
|
|
|
|
Accrued income taxes |
6
|
|
24
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
1,663
|
|
1,663
|
|
|
|
Accrued other taxes |
768
|
|
1,192
|
|
|
|
Accrued contingencies |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
220
|
|
835
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
21,826
|
|
24,230
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
26,317
|
|
27,979
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
117,015
|
|
124,948
|
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
310,727
|
|
381,660
|
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
720
|
|
1,435
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
476,605
|
|
560,252
|
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
3
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 21,765,404 outstanding, exclusive of treasury shares |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
100,306
|
|
100,306
|
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
111,482
|
|
92,034
|
|
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
110
|
|
110
|
|
|
|
Total equity |
211,898
|
|
192,450
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
688,506
|
|
752,706
|
|
|
|
Reportable Legal Entities | Non-guarantors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
2,783
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
2,357
|
|
2,783
|
|
1,476
|
3,471
|
Receivables [Abstract] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade receivables, operating |
5,797
|
|
5,872
|
|
|
|
Trade, dry-leasing |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Tax receivables |
3,181
|
|
2,829
|
|
|
|
Receivables, other |
394
|
|
497
|
|
|
|
Inventories, net |
40
|
|
366
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses |
190
|
|
133
|
|
|
|
Escrow deposits |
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
11,959
|
|
12,480
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment |
16,550
|
|
16,024
|
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
(3,400)
|
|
(2,455)
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
13,150
|
|
13,569
|
|
|
|
Equity investments and advances |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
1,107
|
|
1,122
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other assets |
96
|
|
60
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
26,312
|
|
27,231
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
1,668
|
|
2,128
|
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
1,481
|
|
1,460
|
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accrued income taxes |
49
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
395
|
|
1,073
|
|
|
|
Accrued other taxes |
500
|
|
600
|
|
|
|
Accrued contingencies |
630
|
|
859
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
11
|
|
37
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
4,734
|
|
6,161
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
0
|
|
1,903
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
1,245
|
|
1,250
|
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
55,847
|
|
45,146
|
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
27
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
61,853
|
|
54,459
|
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
3,299
|
|
3,762
|
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 21,765,404 outstanding, exclusive of treasury shares |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
4,562
|
|
4,562
|
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
(43,402)
|
|
(35,552)
|
|
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total equity |
(38,840)
|
|
(30,990)
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
26,312
|
|
27,231
|
|
|
|
Eliminations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
0
|
|
0
|
|
$ 0
|
$ 0
|
Receivables [Abstract] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade receivables, operating |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Trade, dry-leasing |
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Tax receivables |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Receivables, other |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Inventories, net |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Escrow deposits |
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Equity investments and advances |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries |
(172,950)
|
|
(161,350)
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
(9,904)
|
|
(19,600)
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
(366,541)
|
|
(426,806)
|
|
|
|
Other assets |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
(549,395)
|
|
(607,756)
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accrued income taxes |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accrued other taxes |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accrued contingencies |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
(9,903)
|
|
(19,600)
|
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
(366,574)
|
|
(426,806)
|
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
(376,477)
|
|
(446,406)
|
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 21,765,404 outstanding, exclusive of treasury shares |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
(104,869)
|
|
(104,868)
|
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
(68,049)
|
|
(56,482)
|
|
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total equity |
(172,918)
|
|
(161,350)
|
|
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Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
$ (549,395)
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$ (607,756)
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