GUARANTORS OF SECURITIES (Condensed Balance Sheet) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 32,144
|
$ 14,370
|
[1] |
$ 13,808
|
$ 40,867
|
Receivables: |
|
|
|
|
|
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,214 |
34,300
|
48,639
|
[1] |
|
|
Tax receivables |
0
|
6,085
|
[1] |
|
|
Other |
6,490
|
3,305
|
[1] |
|
|
Inventories, net |
26,615
|
27,994
|
[1] |
|
|
Prepaid expenses |
1,799
|
1,963
|
[1] |
|
|
Other current assets |
190
|
191
|
[1] |
|
|
Total current assets |
101,538
|
102,547
|
[1] |
|
|
Property and equipment |
1,175,131
|
1,175,909
|
[1] |
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
(347,113)
|
(316,693)
|
[1] |
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
828,018
|
859,216
|
[1] |
|
|
Equity investments and advances |
29,595
|
28,898
|
[1] |
|
|
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
1,141
|
1,158
|
[1] |
|
|
Deferred taxes |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other assets |
11,177
|
12,532
|
[1] |
|
|
Total assets |
971,469
|
1,004,351
|
[1] |
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
9,132
|
12,000
|
[1] |
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
9,077
|
9,012
|
[1] |
|
|
Accrued interest |
3,363
|
562
|
[1] |
|
|
Accrued income taxes |
550
|
0
|
[1] |
|
|
Accrued other taxes |
2,311
|
2,520
|
[1] |
|
|
Accrued contingencies |
1,543
|
2,410
|
[1] |
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
1,539
|
3,278
|
[1] |
|
|
Other current liabilities |
2,470
|
2,300
|
[1] |
|
|
Total current liabilities |
29,985
|
32,082
|
[1] |
|
|
Long-term debt (including $0 and $5,259 from VIEs in 2016 and 2015, respectively) |
232,655
|
263,698
|
[1] |
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
227,417
|
229,848
|
[1] |
|
|
Intercompany payables |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
4,280
|
2,616
|
[1] |
|
|
Total liabilities |
494,337
|
528,244
|
[1] |
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
4,331
|
4,804
|
[1] |
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 20,940,372 and 20,495,694 outstanding in 2016 and 2015, respectively, exclusive of treasury shares |
211
|
207
|
[1] |
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
437,291
|
433,175
|
[1] |
|
|
Retained earnings |
38,062
|
40,502
|
[1] |
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost, 171,614 and 154,549 shares in 2016 and 2015, respectively |
(2,855)
|
(2,673)
|
[1] |
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
92
|
92
|
[1] |
|
|
Total equity |
472,801
|
471,303
|
[1] |
|
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
971,469
|
1,004,351
|
[1] |
|
|
Parent |
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
28,692
|
7,565
|
|
10,877
|
16,481
|
Receivables: |
|
|
|
|
|
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,214 |
39
|
39
|
|
|
|
Tax receivables |
|
6,013
|
|
|
|
Other |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Inventories, net |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses |
439
|
458
|
|
|
|
Other current assets |
190
|
190
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
29,360
|
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 |
181,394
|
172,335
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Deferred taxes |
5,771
|
3,823
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
469,301
|
515,255
|
|
|
|
Other assets |
1,659
|
2,166
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
687,485
|
707,844
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
139
|
386
|
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
3,363
|
549
|
|
|
|
Accrued income taxes |
0
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued other taxes |
30
|
30
|
|
|
|
Accrued contingencies |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
647
|
534
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
4,179
|
1,499
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt (including $0 and $5,259 from VIEs in 2016 and 2015, respectively) |
210,597
|
235,134
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
214,776
|
236,633
|
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 20,940,372 and 20,495,694 outstanding in 2016 and 2015, respectively, exclusive of treasury shares |
211
|
207
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
437,291
|
433,175
|
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
38,062
|
40,502
|
|
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost, 171,614 and 154,549 shares in 2016 and 2015, respectively |
(2,855)
|
(2,673)
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total equity |
472,709
|
471,211
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
687,485
|
707,844
|
|
|
|
Guarantors |
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
1,602
|
3,334
|
|
0
|
22,188
|
Receivables: |
|
|
|
|
|
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,214 |
27,871
|
40,345
|
|
|
|
Tax receivables |
|
72
|
|
|
|
Other |
5,362
|
3,089
|
|
|
|
Inventories, net |
26,352
|
25,557
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses |
1,231
|
1,411
|
|
|
|
Other current assets |
0
|
1
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
62,418
|
73,809
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment |
1,159,147
|
1,159,441
|
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
(345,877)
|
(316,090)
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
813,270
|
843,351
|
|
|
|
Equity investments and advances |
29,595
|
28,898
|
|
|
|
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Deferred taxes |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other assets |
5,308
|
6,999
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
910,591
|
953,057
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
7,207
|
9,635
|
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
6,583
|
6,875
|
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
0
|
13
|
|
|
|
Accrued income taxes |
536
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued other taxes |
1,109
|
789
|
|
|
|
Accrued contingencies |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
1,524
|
1,663
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
1,789
|
1,311
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
18,748
|
20,286
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt (including $0 and $5,259 from VIEs in 2016 and 2015, respectively) |
22,058
|
23,305
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
232,510
|
232,994
|
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
436,996
|
501,512
|
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
1,246
|
1,887
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
711,558
|
779,984
|
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
4
|
4
|
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 20,940,372 and 20,495,694 outstanding in 2016 and 2015, respectively, exclusive of treasury shares |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
100,306
|
95,543
|
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
98,631
|
77,434
|
|
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost, 171,614 and 154,549 shares in 2016 and 2015, respectively |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
92
|
92
|
|
|
|
Total equity |
199,029
|
173,069
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
910,591
|
953,057
|
|
|
|
Non-guarantors |
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
1,850
|
3,471
|
|
2,931
|
2,198
|
Receivables: |
|
|
|
|
|
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,214 |
6,390
|
8,255
|
|
|
|
Tax receivables |
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other |
1,128
|
216
|
|
|
|
Inventories, net |
263
|
2,437
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses |
129
|
94
|
|
|
|
Other current assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
9,760
|
14,473
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment |
15,984
|
16,468
|
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
(1,236)
|
(603)
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
14,748
|
15,865
|
|
|
|
Equity investments and advances |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
1,141
|
1,158
|
|
|
|
Deferred taxes |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other assets |
4,210
|
3,367
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
29,859
|
34,863
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
1,786
|
1,979
|
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
2,494
|
2,137
|
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accrued income taxes |
14
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued other taxes |
1,172
|
1,701
|
|
|
|
Accrued contingencies |
1,543
|
2,410
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
15
|
1,615
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
34
|
455
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
7,058
|
10,297
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt (including $0 and $5,259 from VIEs in 2016 and 2015, respectively) |
0
|
5,259
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
678
|
677
|
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
32,305
|
13,743
|
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
3,034
|
729
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
43,075
|
30,705
|
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
4,327
|
4,800
|
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 20,940,372 and 20,495,694 outstanding in 2016 and 2015, respectively, exclusive of treasury shares |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
4,562
|
9,325
|
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
(22,105)
|
(9,967)
|
|
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost, 171,614 and 154,549 shares in 2016 and 2015, respectively |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total equity |
(17,543)
|
(642)
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
29,859
|
34,863
|
|
|
|
Eliminations |
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
0
|
0
|
|
$ 0
|
$ 0
|
Receivables: |
|
|
|
|
|
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,214 |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Tax receivables |
|
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 |
(181,394)
|
(172,335)
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Deferred taxes |
(5,771)
|
(3,823)
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables |
(469,301)
|
(515,255)
|
|
|
|
Other assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
(656,466)
|
(691,413)
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accrued wages and benefits |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accrued interest |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accrued income taxes |
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 (including $0 and $5,259 from VIEs in 2016 and 2015, respectively) |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
(5,771)
|
(3,823)
|
|
|
|
Intercompany payables |
(469,301)
|
(515,255)
|
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
(475,072)
|
(519,078)
|
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Era Group Inc. stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 20,940,372 and 20,495,694 outstanding in 2016 and 2015, respectively, exclusive of treasury shares |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
(104,868)
|
(104,868)
|
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
(76,526)
|
(67,467)
|
|
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost, 171,614 and 154,549 shares in 2016 and 2015, respectively |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total equity |
(181,394)
|
(172,335)
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity |
$ (656,466)
|
$ (691,413)
|
|
|
|
|
|