GUARANTORS OF SECURITIES Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 117,366
|
$ 50,753
|
$ 13,583
|
|
Receivables: |
|
|
|
|
Trade, operating, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $261 in 2018 (including $5,565 from VIEs in 2018) |
32,730
|
33,306
|
|
|
Trade, dry-leasing |
5,234
|
3,803
|
|
|
Tax receivables |
2,860
|
3,187
|
|
|
Other |
15,421
|
2,343
|
|
|
Inventories, net |
20,066
|
20,673
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses |
2,184
|
1,807
|
|
|
Total current assets |
195,861
|
115,872
|
|
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment |
895,063
|
917,161
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
(338,164)
|
(317,967)
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
556,899
|
599,194
|
|
|
Operating lease right-of-use |
9,468
|
0
|
|
|
Equity investments and advances |
0
|
27,112
|
|
|
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
96
|
1,107
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Other assets |
2,191
|
21,578
|
|
|
Total assets |
764,515
|
764,863
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
12,923
|
13,161
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
10,554
|
9,267
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
520
|
569
|
|
|
Accrued income taxes |
3,612
|
973
|
|
|
Accrued other taxes |
937
|
1,268
|
|
|
Accrued contingencies |
598
|
630
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
18,317
|
2,058
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
3,315
|
878
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
50,776
|
28,804
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
141,832
|
160,217
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
103,793
|
108,357
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Operating lease liabilities |
7,815
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred gains and other liabilities |
745
|
747
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
304,961
|
298,125
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
2,812
|
3,302
|
3,766
|
$ 4,221
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 21,285,613 outstanding, exclusive of treasury shares |
224
|
219
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
452,009
|
447,298
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
14,692
|
18,285
|
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost, 1,152,826 shares |
(10,183)
|
(2,476)
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
0
|
110
|
|
|
Total equity |
456,742
|
463,436
|
$ 445,681
|
$ 468,417
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
764,515
|
764,863
|
|
|
Reportable Legal Entities | Parent |
|
|
|
|
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
114,965
|
48,396
|
|
|
Receivables: |
|
|
|
|
Trade, operating, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $261 in 2018 (including $5,565 from VIEs in 2018) |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Trade, dry-leasing |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Tax receivables |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Other |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Inventories, net |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses |
488
|
398
|
|
|
Total current assets |
115,453
|
48,794
|
|
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Operating lease right-of-use |
0
|
|
|
|
Equity investments and advances |
|
0
|
|
|
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries |
190,142
|
172,950
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
9,909
|
9,904
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
288,023
|
366,541
|
|
|
Other assets |
670
|
1,251
|
|
|
Total assets |
604,197
|
599,440
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
405
|
136
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
122
|
43
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
468
|
500
|
|
|
Accrued income taxes |
3,595
|
918
|
|
|
Accrued other taxes |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accrued contingencies |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
1,053
|
647
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
5,643
|
2,244
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
141,832
|
133,900
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Operating lease liabilities |
0
|
|
|
|
Deferred gains and other liabilities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
147,475
|
136,144
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 21,285,613 outstanding, exclusive of treasury shares |
224
|
219
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
452,010
|
447,299
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
14,671
|
18,254
|
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost, 1,152,826 shares |
(10,183)
|
(2,476)
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
|
0
|
|
|
Total equity |
456,722
|
463,296
|
|
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
604,197
|
599,440
|
|
|
Reportable Legal Entities | Guarantors |
|
|
|
|
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Receivables: |
|
|
|
|
Trade, operating, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $261 in 2018 (including $5,565 from VIEs in 2018) |
27,230
|
27,509
|
|
|
Trade, dry-leasing |
5,234
|
3,803
|
|
|
Tax receivables |
2
|
6
|
|
|
Other |
15,136
|
1,949
|
|
|
Inventories, net |
20,019
|
20,633
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses |
1,480
|
1,219
|
|
|
Total current assets |
69,101
|
55,119
|
|
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment |
878,281
|
900,611
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
(333,788)
|
(314,567)
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
544,493
|
586,044
|
|
|
Operating lease right-of-use |
7,694
|
|
|
|
Equity investments and advances |
|
27,112
|
|
|
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Other assets |
1,082
|
20,231
|
|
|
Total assets |
622,370
|
688,506
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
10,937
|
11,357
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
9,065
|
7,743
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
52
|
69
|
|
|
Accrued income taxes |
1
|
6
|
|
|
Accrued other taxes |
487
|
768
|
|
|
Accrued contingencies |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
18,317
|
1,663
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
1,866
|
220
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
40,725
|
21,826
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
0
|
26,317
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
112,795
|
117,015
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
225,341
|
310,727
|
|
|
Operating lease liabilities |
6,434
|
|
|
|
Deferred gains and other liabilities |
745
|
720
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
386,040
|
476,605
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
0
|
3
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 21,285,613 outstanding, exclusive of treasury shares |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
100,307
|
100,306
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
136,023
|
111,482
|
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost, 1,152,826 shares |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
|
110
|
|
|
Total equity |
236,330
|
211,898
|
|
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
622,370
|
688,506
|
|
|
Reportable Legal Entities | Non-guarantors |
|
|
|
|
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
2,401
|
2,357
|
|
|
Receivables: |
|
|
|
|
Trade, operating, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $261 in 2018 (including $5,565 from VIEs in 2018) |
5,500
|
5,797
|
|
|
Trade, dry-leasing |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Tax receivables |
2,858
|
3,181
|
|
|
Other |
285
|
394
|
|
|
Inventories, net |
47
|
40
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses |
216
|
190
|
|
|
Total current assets |
11,307
|
11,959
|
|
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment |
16,782
|
16,550
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
(4,376)
|
(3,400)
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
12,406
|
13,150
|
|
|
Operating lease right-of-use |
1,774
|
|
|
|
Equity investments and advances |
|
0
|
|
|
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
96
|
1,107
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Other assets |
439
|
96
|
|
|
Total assets |
26,022
|
26,312
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
1,581
|
1,668
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
1,367
|
1,481
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accrued income taxes |
16
|
49
|
|
|
Accrued other taxes |
450
|
500
|
|
|
Accrued contingencies |
598
|
630
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
0
|
395
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
396
|
11
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
4,408
|
4,734
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
907
|
1,245
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
62,702
|
55,847
|
|
|
Operating lease liabilities |
1,381
|
|
|
|
Deferred gains and other liabilities |
0
|
27
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
69,398
|
61,853
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
2,812
|
3,299
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 21,285,613 outstanding, exclusive of treasury shares |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
4,562
|
4,562
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
(50,750)
|
(43,402)
|
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost, 1,152,826 shares |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
|
0
|
|
|
Total equity |
(46,188)
|
(38,840)
|
|
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
26,022
|
26,312
|
|
|
Eliminations |
|
|
|
|
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Receivables: |
|
|
|
|
Trade, operating, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $261 in 2018 (including $5,565 from VIEs in 2018) |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Trade, dry-leasing |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Tax receivables |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Other |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Inventories, net |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total current assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Operating lease right-of-use |
0
|
|
|
|
Equity investments and advances |
|
0
|
|
|
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries |
(190,142)
|
(172,950)
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
(9,909)
|
(9,904)
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
(288,023)
|
(366,541)
|
|
|
Other assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total assets |
(488,074)
|
(549,395)
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accrued income taxes |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accrued other taxes |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accrued contingencies |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
(9,909)
|
(9,903)
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
(288,043)
|
(366,574)
|
|
|
Operating lease liabilities |
0
|
|
|
|
Deferred gains and other liabilities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
(297,952)
|
(376,477)
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 21,285,613 outstanding, exclusive of treasury shares |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
(104,870)
|
(104,869)
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
(85,252)
|
(68,049)
|
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost, 1,152,826 shares |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
|
0
|
|
|
Total equity |
(190,122)
|
(172,918)
|
|
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
$ (488,074)
|
$ (549,395)
|
|
|