GUARANTORS OF SECURITIES (Condensed Balance Sheet) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Mar. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Mar. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 30,803
|
$ 14,370
|
[1] |
$ 33,691
|
$ 40,867
|
Receivables: |
|
|
|
|
|
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,089 |
36,980
|
48,639
|
[1] |
|
|
Tax receivables |
6,068
|
6,085
|
[1] |
|
|
Other |
3,707
|
3,305
|
[1] |
|
|
Inventories, net |
27,744
|
27,994
|
[1] |
|
|
Prepaid expenses |
3,274
|
1,963
|
[1] |
|
|
Other current assets |
191
|
191
|
[1] |
|
|
Total current assets |
108,767
|
102,547
|
[1] |
|
|
Property and equipment |
1,171,271
|
1,175,909
|
[1] |
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
(325,363)
|
(316,693)
|
[1] |
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
845,908
|
859,216
|
[1] |
|
|
Equity investments and advances |
28,795
|
28,898
|
[1] |
|
|
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
1,153
|
1,158
|
[1] |
|
|
Deferred taxes |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other assets |
12,850
|
12,532
|
[1] |
|
|
Total assets |
997,473
|
1,004,351
|
[1] |
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
10,119
|
12,000
|
[1] |
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
6,244
|
9,012
|
[1] |
|
|
Accrued interest |
3,491
|
562
|
[1] |
|
|
Accrued other taxes |
1,905
|
2,520
|
[1] |
|
|
Accrued contingencies, all related to VIEs |
2,851
|
2,410
|
[1] |
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
2,291
|
3,278
|
[1] |
|
|
Other current liabilities |
1,775
|
2,300
|
[1] |
|
|
Total current liabilities |
28,676
|
32,082
|
[1] |
|
|
Long-term debt |
263,590
|
263,698
|
[1] |
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
229,083
|
229,848
|
[1] |
|
|
Intercompany payables |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
2,855
|
2,616
|
[1] |
|
|
Total liabilities |
524,204
|
528,244
|
[1] |
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
4,672
|
4,804
|
[1] |
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 20,879,783 and 20,495,694 outstanding in 2016 and 2015, respectively, exclusive of treasury shares |
211
|
207
|
[1] |
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
434,460
|
433,175
|
[1] |
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
|
0
|
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
36,684
|
40,502
|
[1] |
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost, 171,114 and 154,549 shares in 2016 and 2015, respectively |
(2,850)
|
(2,673)
|
[1] |
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
92
|
92
|
[1] |
|
|
Total equity |
468,597
|
471,303
|
[1] |
|
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
997,473
|
1,004,351
|
[1] |
|
|
Parent |
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
26,719
|
7,565
|
|
14,964
|
16,481
|
Receivables: |
|
|
|
|
|
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,089 |
39
|
39
|
|
|
|
Tax receivables |
6,000
|
6,013
|
|
|
|
Other |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Inventories, net |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses |
692
|
458
|
|
|
|
Other current assets |
190
|
190
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
33,640
|
14,265
|
|
|
|
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 |
172,605
|
172,335
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Deferred taxes |
5,360
|
3,823
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
494,579
|
515,255
|
|
|
|
Other assets |
1,994
|
2,166
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
708,178
|
707,844
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
579
|
386
|
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
3,491
|
549
|
|
|
|
Accrued other taxes |
59
|
30
|
|
|
|
Accrued contingencies, all related to VIEs |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
360
|
534
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
4,489
|
1,499
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
235,185
|
235,134
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
239,674
|
236,633
|
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 20,879,783 and 20,495,694 outstanding in 2016 and 2015, respectively, exclusive of treasury shares |
211
|
207
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
434,460
|
433,175
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
|
0
|
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
36,683
|
40,502
|
|
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost, 171,114 and 154,549 shares in 2016 and 2015, respectively |
(2,850)
|
(2,673)
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total equity |
468,504
|
471,211
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
708,178
|
707,844
|
|
|
|
Guarantors |
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
2,900
|
3,334
|
|
16,528
|
22,188
|
Receivables: |
|
|
|
|
|
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,089 |
30,546
|
40,345
|
|
|
|
Tax receivables |
68
|
72
|
|
|
|
Other |
3,135
|
3,089
|
|
|
|
Inventories, net |
25,151
|
25,557
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses |
2,503
|
1,411
|
|
|
|
Other current assets |
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
64,304
|
73,809
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment |
1,154,749
|
1,159,441
|
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
(324,482)
|
(316,090)
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
830,267
|
843,351
|
|
|
|
Equity investments and advances |
28,795
|
28,898
|
|
|
|
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Deferred taxes |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other assets |
6,605
|
6,999
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
929,971
|
953,057
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
8,338
|
9,635
|
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
4,574
|
6,875
|
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
0
|
13
|
|
|
|
Accrued other taxes |
1,132
|
789
|
|
|
|
Accrued contingencies, all related to VIEs |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
1,524
|
1,663
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
1,354
|
1,311
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
16,922
|
20,286
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
22,890
|
23,305
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
233,765
|
232,994
|
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
476,236
|
501,512
|
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
1,590
|
1,887
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
751,403
|
779,984
|
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
4
|
4
|
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 20,879,783 and 20,495,694 outstanding in 2016 and 2015, respectively, exclusive of treasury shares |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
95,543
|
95,543
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
|
0
|
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
82,929
|
77,434
|
|
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost, 171,114 and 154,549 shares in 2016 and 2015, respectively |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
92
|
92
|
|
|
|
Total equity |
178,564
|
173,069
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
929,971
|
953,057
|
|
|
|
Non-guarantors |
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
1,184
|
3,471
|
|
2,199
|
2,198
|
Receivables: |
|
|
|
|
|
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,089 |
6,395
|
8,255
|
|
|
|
Tax receivables |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other |
572
|
216
|
|
|
|
Inventories, net |
2,593
|
2,437
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses |
79
|
94
|
|
|
|
Other current assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
10,823
|
14,473
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment |
16,522
|
16,468
|
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
(881)
|
(603)
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
15,641
|
15,865
|
|
|
|
Equity investments and advances |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
1,153
|
1,158
|
|
|
|
Deferred taxes |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other assets |
4,251
|
3,367
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
31,868
|
34,863
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
1,202
|
1,979
|
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
1,670
|
2,137
|
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accrued other taxes |
714
|
1,701
|
|
|
|
Accrued contingencies, all related to VIEs |
2,851
|
2,410
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
767
|
1,615
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
61
|
455
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
7,265
|
10,297
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
5,515
|
5,259
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
678
|
677
|
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
18,343
|
13,743
|
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
1,265
|
729
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
33,066
|
30,705
|
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
4,668
|
4,800
|
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 20,879,783 and 20,495,694 outstanding in 2016 and 2015, respectively, exclusive of treasury shares |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
9,325
|
9,325
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
|
0
|
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
(15,191)
|
(9,967)
|
|
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost, 171,114 and 154,549 shares in 2016 and 2015, respectively |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total equity |
(5,866)
|
(642)
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
31,868
|
34,863
|
|
|
|
Eliminations |
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
0
|
0
|
|
$ 0
|
$ 0
|
Receivables: |
|
|
|
|
|
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,089 |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Tax receivables |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Inventories, net |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other current assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
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 |
(172,605)
|
(172,335)
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Deferred taxes |
(5,360)
|
(3,823)
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
(494,579)
|
(515,255)
|
|
|
|
Other assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
(672,544)
|
(691,413)
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accrued other taxes |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accrued contingencies, all related to VIEs |
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 |
(5,360)
|
(3,823)
|
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
(494,579)
|
(515,255)
|
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
(499,939)
|
(519,078)
|
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 20,879,783 and 20,495,694 outstanding in 2016 and 2015, respectively, exclusive of treasury shares |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
(104,868)
|
(104,868)
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
|
0
|
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
(67,737)
|
(67,467)
|
|
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost, 171,114 and 154,549 shares in 2016 and 2015, respectively |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total equity |
(172,605)
|
(172,335)
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
$ (672,544)
|
$ (691,413)
|
|
|
|
|
|