GUARANTORS OF SECURITIES Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2013 |
Dec. 31, 2012 |
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 14,370
|
$ 40,867
|
$ 31,335
|
$ 11,505
|
Receivables [Abstract] |
|
|
|
|
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,103 and $1,955 in 2015 and 2014, respectively |
48,639
|
33,390
|
|
|
Tax receivables |
6,085
|
380
|
|
|
Other, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0 and $437 in 2015 and 2014, respectively |
3,305
|
1,682
|
|
|
Inventories, net |
27,994
|
26,869
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
0
|
1,996
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses |
1,963
|
2,661
|
|
|
Other current assets |
191
|
0
|
|
|
Total current assets |
102,547
|
107,845
|
|
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment |
1,175,909
|
1,171,267
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
(316,693)
|
(308,141)
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
859,216
|
863,126
|
|
|
Equity investments and advances |
28,898
|
31,753
|
|
|
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Goodwill |
0
|
352
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
1,158
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Other assets |
15,272
|
14,098
|
|
|
Total assets |
1,007,091
|
1,017,174
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
12,000
|
15,120
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
9,012
|
7,521
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
562
|
949
|
|
|
Accrued income taxes |
0
|
267
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
0
|
1,109
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
3,278
|
27,426
|
|
|
Accrued other taxes |
2,520
|
955
|
|
|
Accrued contingencies |
2,410
|
0
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
2,300
|
2,207
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
32,082
|
55,554
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
266,438
|
282,118
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
229,848
|
217,027
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
2,616
|
2,111
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
530,984
|
556,810
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
4,804
|
0
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 20,495,694 outstanding, exclusive of treasury shares |
207
|
204
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
433,175
|
429,109
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
40,502
|
31,797
|
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost, 154,549 and 18,609 shares in 2015 and 2014, respectively |
(2,673)
|
(551)
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
92
|
95
|
|
|
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent |
471,303
|
460,654
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary |
0
|
(290)
|
|
|
Total equity |
471,303
|
460,364
|
436,061
|
275,285
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
1,007,091
|
1,017,174
|
|
|
Parent |
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
7,565
|
16,481
|
24,635
|
2,258
|
Receivables [Abstract] |
|
|
|
|
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,103 and $1,955 in 2015 and 2014, respectively |
39
|
39
|
|
|
Tax receivables |
6,013
|
65
|
|
|
Other, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0 and $437 in 2015 and 2014, respectively |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Inventories, net |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
4,083
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses |
458
|
424
|
|
|
Other current assets |
190
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
14,265
|
21,092
|
|
|
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 |
172,335
|
158,653
|
|
|
Goodwill |
|
0
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
0
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
3,823
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
515,255
|
558,588
|
|
|
Other assets |
4,906
|
6,914
|
|
|
Total assets |
710,584
|
745,247
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
386
|
299
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
549
|
930
|
|
|
Accrued income taxes |
|
0
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
|
785
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accrued other taxes |
30
|
32
|
|
|
Accrued contingencies |
0
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
534
|
524
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
1,499
|
2,570
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
237,874
|
282,118
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
239,373
|
284,688
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
0
|
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 20,495,694 outstanding, exclusive of treasury shares |
207
|
204
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
433,175
|
429,109
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
40,502
|
31,797
|
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost, 154,549 and 18,609 shares in 2015 and 2014, respectively |
(2,673)
|
(551)
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent |
|
460,559
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary |
|
0
|
|
|
Total equity |
471,211
|
460,559
|
|
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
710,584
|
745,247
|
|
|
Guarantors |
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
3,334
|
22,188
|
5,403
|
8,558
|
Receivables [Abstract] |
|
|
|
|
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,103 and $1,955 in 2015 and 2014, respectively |
40,345
|
33,351
|
|
|
Tax receivables |
72
|
315
|
|
|
Other, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0 and $437 in 2015 and 2014, respectively |
3,089
|
1,682
|
|
|
Inventories, net |
25,557
|
26,869
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
0
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses |
1,411
|
2,237
|
|
|
Other current assets |
1
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
73,809
|
86,642
|
|
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment |
1,159,441
|
1,161,330
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
(316,090)
|
(306,010)
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
843,351
|
855,320
|
|
|
Equity investments and advances |
28,898
|
31,753
|
|
|
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Goodwill |
|
352
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
0
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Other assets |
6,999
|
7,184
|
|
|
Total assets |
953,057
|
981,251
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
9,635
|
14,818
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
6,875
|
7,521
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
13
|
19
|
|
|
Accrued income taxes |
|
267
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
|
324
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
1,663
|
27,426
|
|
|
Accrued other taxes |
789
|
923
|
|
|
Accrued contingencies |
0
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
1,311
|
1,683
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
20,286
|
52,981
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
23,305
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
232,994
|
219,114
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
501,512
|
549,200
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
1,887
|
2,111
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
779,984
|
823,406
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
4
|
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 20,495,694 outstanding, exclusive of treasury shares |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
95,543
|
99,845
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
77,434
|
58,195
|
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost, 154,549 and 18,609 shares in 2015 and 2014, respectively |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
92
|
95
|
|
|
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent |
|
158,135
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary |
|
(290)
|
|
|
Total equity |
173,069
|
157,845
|
|
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
953,057
|
981,251
|
|
|
Non-guarantors |
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
3,471
|
2,198
|
1,297
|
689
|
Receivables [Abstract] |
|
|
|
|
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,103 and $1,955 in 2015 and 2014, respectively |
8,255
|
0
|
|
|
Tax receivables |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Other, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0 and $437 in 2015 and 2014, respectively |
216
|
0
|
|
|
Inventories, net |
2,437
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
0
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses |
94
|
0
|
|
|
Other current assets |
0
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
14,473
|
2,198
|
|
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment |
16,468
|
9,937
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
(603)
|
(2,131)
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
15,865
|
7,806
|
|
|
Equity investments and advances |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Goodwill |
|
0
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
1,158
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Other assets |
3,367
|
0
|
|
|
Total assets |
34,863
|
10,004
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
1,979
|
3
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
2,137
|
0
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accrued income taxes |
|
0
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
|
0
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
1,615
|
0
|
|
|
Accrued other taxes |
1,701
|
0
|
|
|
Accrued contingencies |
2,410
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
455
|
0
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
10,297
|
3
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
5,259
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
677
|
0
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
13,743
|
9,388
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
729
|
0
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
30,705
|
9,391
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
4,800
|
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 20,495,694 outstanding, exclusive of treasury shares |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
9,325
|
496
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
(9,967)
|
117
|
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost, 154,549 and 18,609 shares in 2015 and 2014, respectively |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent |
|
613
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary |
|
0
|
|
|
Total equity |
(642)
|
613
|
|
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
34,863
|
10,004
|
|
|
Eliminations |
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
0
|
0
|
$ 0
|
$ 0
|
Receivables [Abstract] |
|
|
|
|
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,103 and $1,955 in 2015 and 2014, respectively |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Tax receivables |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Other, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0 and $437 in 2015 and 2014, respectively |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Inventories, net |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
(2,087)
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Other current assets |
0
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
0
|
(2,087)
|
|
|
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 |
(172,335)
|
(158,653)
|
|
|
Goodwill |
|
0
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
0
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
(3,823)
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
(515,255)
|
(558,588)
|
|
|
Other assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total assets |
(691,413)
|
(719,328)
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accrued income taxes |
|
0
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
|
0
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accrued other taxes |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accrued contingencies |
0
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
(3,823)
|
(2,087)
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
(515,255)
|
(558,588)
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
(519,078)
|
(560,675)
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
0
|
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 20,495,694 outstanding, exclusive of treasury shares |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
(104,868)
|
(100,341)
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
(67,467)
|
(58,312)
|
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost, 154,549 and 18,609 shares in 2015 and 2014, respectively |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent |
|
(158,653)
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary |
|
0
|
|
|
Total equity |
(172,335)
|
(158,653)
|
|
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
$ (691,413)
|
$ (719,328)
|
|
|