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INCOME TAXES Reconciliation Between the Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate for the Company and the Effective Income Tax (Details)
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12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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| Statutory rate | 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate | 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate | 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate |
| SEACOR share award plans | 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost | 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost | (0.80%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost |
| State taxes, net of federal tax benefit | 0.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes | 1.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes | 0.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes |
| Valuation allowance | 0.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance | 2.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance | 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance |
| Other | 0.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments | 0.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments | 0.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments |
| Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations | 36.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations | 40.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations | 35.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations |
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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Percentage of domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable to pretax income (loss). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to changes in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to equity-based compensation costs. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to other adjustments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations applicable to state and local income tax expense (benefit), net of federal tax expense (benefit). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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