Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Share Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details)

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Share Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Stock options granted (in shares) 60,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod  
Share-based compensation $ 618,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation $ 2,057,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Restricted Stock [Member]    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Fair value of shares vested 1,600,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
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2,300,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
2013 Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Number of shares issued under ESPP (in shares) 32,631us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
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Number of shares available for grant (in shares) 214,283us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
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= era_EraGroupInc.2013EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
 
Share-based compensation $ 618,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
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$ 1,600,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
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