Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE (Details)

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EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]        
Net income (loss) attributable to Era Group Inc. $ (81,448) $ (560) $ (89,855) $ (2,440)
Net income attributable to participating securities 0 0 0 0
Net income (loss) attributable to fully vested common stock $ (81,448) $ (560) $ (89,855) $ (2,440)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic (in shares) 20,844,376 20,384,348 20,715,686 20,322,167
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted (in shares) 20,844,376 20,384,348 20,715,686 20,322,167
Income (loss) per common share:        
Loss per common share, basic and diluted (in dollars per share) $ (3.91) $ (0.03) $ (4.34) $ (0.12)
Stock Options and Restricted Stock        
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]        
Net effect of dilutive stock options and restricted stock awards based on the treasury stock method (in shares) [1] 0 0 0 0
Income (loss) per common share:        
Unvested restricted common shares (in shares) 275,824 290,887 278,740 292,189
[1] Excludes weighted average common shares of 275,824 and 290,887 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and 278,740 and 292,189 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, for certain share awards as the effect of their inclusion would have been antidilutive.