RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Narrative (Details) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |||
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Sep. 30, 2015 |
Sep. 30, 2014 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
Sep. 30, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
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| SEACOR | |||||
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | |||||
| Payable due to Seacor | $ 100,000 | $ 100,000 | $ 300,000 | ||
| Dart | |||||
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | |||||
| Amount of purchased products | 500,000 | $ 1,200,000 | 1,700,000 | $ 2,800,000 | |
| Note receivable | 3,700,000 | 3,700,000 | 4,000,000 | ||
| Amended and Restated Transition Services Agreement | SEACOR | |||||
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| Incurred costs under the TSA | 0 | 800,000 | 600,000 | 2,300,000 | |
| Training Services | Era Training Center, LLC | |||||
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | |||||
| Note receivable | 4,400,000 | 4,400,000 | $ 4,700,000 | ||
| Payments for services | 0 | $ 100,000 | 300,000 | $ 300,000 | |
| Standby Letters of Credit | |||||
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | |||||
| Letters of credit outstanding | $ 1,800,000 | $ 1,800,000 | |||
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