Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, the Company provided less than $0.1 million, less than $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively, of aviation services to SEACOR under flight charter arrangements. Such amounts are recorded in operating revenues on the consolidated statements of operations.
During the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, the Company purchased products from Dart totaling $2.1 million, $3.6 million and $2.9 million, respectively, and had a note receivable from Dart with a balance of $3.6 million and $4.0 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Purchases from Dart are included in operating expenses on the consolidated statements of income, and the note receivable is included in equity investments and advances on the consolidated balance sheets.
During the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, the Company provided helicopter, management and other services to Era Training Center totaling $0.4 million, $0.4 million and $0.4 million, respectively, and incurred $0.5 million, $0.7 million and $0.7 million, respectively, for simulator fees. Revenues from Era Training Center are recorded in operating revenues, and expenses incurred are recorded in operating expenses on the consolidated statements of operations. At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had a note receivable from Era Training Center with a balance of $4.4 million and $4.7 million, respectively, which is recorded in equity investments and advances on the consolidated balance sheets.
Prior to the Spin-off, as part of a consolidated group, certain costs and expenses of the Company were borne by SEACOR and charged to the Company. These costs and expenses were included in both operating expenses and administrative and general expenses in the consolidated statements of operations through January 31, 2013. In conjunction with the Spin-off, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Transition Services Agreement with SEACOR. Subsequent to January 31, 2013 and through the termination of the Amended and Restated Transition Services Agreement on June 30, 2015, these costs were classified in administrative and general expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and are summarized as follows for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Payroll costs for SEACOR personnel assigned to the Company and participation in SEACOR employee benefit plans, defined contribution plan and share award plans
 
$

 
$

 
$
5

Shared services allocation for administrative support
 

 

 
299

Shared services under the Amended and Restated Transition Services Agreement
 
578

 
3,048

 
3,063

 
 
$
578

 
$
3,048

 
$
3,367


Actual payroll costs of SEACOR personnel assigned to the Company were charged to the Company.
SEACOR also provided certain administrative support services to the Company under a shared services arrangement, including payroll processing, information systems support, cash disbursement support, cash receipt processing, and treasury management.
SEACOR incurred various corporate costs in connection with providing certain corporate services, including, but not limited to, executive oversight, risk management, legal, accounting and tax, and charges quarterly management fees to its operating segments in order to fund its corporate overhead to cover such costs. Total management fees charged by SEACOR to its operating segments include actual corporate costs incurred plus a mark-up and are generally allocated within the consolidated group using income-based performance metrics reported by an operating segment in relation to SEACOR’s other operating segments. On December 30, 2011, the Company and SEACOR entered into an agreement for SEACOR to provide these services at a fixed rate of $2.0 million per annum beginning January 1, 2012. Costs the Company incurred for management fees from SEACOR are reported as SEACOR management fees in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.