EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | |
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Mar. 31, 2016 |
Mar. 31, 2015 |
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| Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] | ||
| Net loss attributable to Era Group Inc. | $ (3,818) | $ (42) |
| Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares) | 20,219,937 | 20,195,955 |
| Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted (in shares) | 20,219,937 | 20,195,955 |
| Loss per common share, basic and diluted (in dollars per share) | $ (0.19) | $ 0.00 |
| Stock Options and Restricted Stock | ||
| Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] | ||
| Net effect of dilutive stock options and restricted stock awards based on the treasury stock method (in shares) | 0 | 0 |
| Unvested restricted common shares (in shares) | 347,242 | 114,955 |
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- Definition Net Income (Loss) Available to Vested Common Stockholders, Basic No definition available.
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- Definition Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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- Definition The amount of net income or loss for the period per each share in instances when basic and diluted earnings per share are the same amount and reported as a single line item on the face of the financial statements. Basic earnings per share is the amount of net income or loss for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share includes the amount of net income or loss for the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period. No definition available.
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- Definition Additional shares included in the calculation of diluted EPS as a result of the potentially dilutive effect of share based payment arrangements using the treasury stock method. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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