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SEGMENT INFORMATION | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
SEGMENT INFORMATION | SEGMENT INFORMATION We conduct our business in one segment: Helicopter Services. During fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, the Helicopter Services segment operations were conducted primarily through five business units: Europe, West Africa, North America, Australia, and Other International. Additionally, we operate a training business unit, Bristow Academy, and provide technical services to clients in the U.S. and U.K., which are included in Corporate and other. The following tables show business unit information for fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, and as of March 31, 2015 and 2014, where applicable, reconciled to consolidated totals, and prepared on the same basis as our consolidated financial statements (in thousands):
|  | Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Business unit gross revenue from external clients: |  |  |  |  |  |
Europe |  | $ | 876,838 |  |  | $ | 740,316 |  |  | $ | 619,480 |
West Africa |  | 327,164 |  |  | 328,793 |  |  | 296,933 |
North America |  | 234,856 |  |  | 230,337 |  |  | 226,114 |
Australia |  | 228,774 |  |  | 168,424 |  |  | 186,752 |
Other International |  | 135,980 |  |  | 134,021 |  |  | 132,662 |
Corporate and other |  | 55,057 |  |  | 67,691 |  |  | 46,532 |
Total business unit gross revenue |  | $ | 1,858,669 |  |  | $ | 1,669,582 |  |  | $ | 1,508,473 |
Intra-business unit gross revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |
Europe |  | $ | 1,309 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 65 |
North America |  | 20 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 283 |
Australia |  | 254 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other International |  | (227 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Corporate and other |  | 5,002 |  |  | 4,452 |  |  | 1,989 |
Total intra-business unit gross revenue |  | $ | 6,358 |  |  | $ | 4,455 |  |  | $ | 2,337 |
Consolidated gross revenue reconciliation: |  |  |  |  |  |
Europe |  | $ | 878,147 |  |  | $ | 740,316 |  |  | $ | 619,545 |
West Africa |  | 327,164 |  |  | 328,793 |  |  | 296,933 |
North America |  | 234,876 |  |  | 230,340 |  |  | 226,397 |
Australia |  | 229,028 |  |  | 168,424 |  |  | 186,752 |
Other International |  | 135,753 |  |  | 134,021 |  |  | 132,662 |
Corporate and other |  | 60,059 |  |  | 72,143 |  |  | 48,521 |
Intra-business unit eliminations |  | (6,358 | ) |  | (4,455 | ) |  | (2,337 | )
Total consolidated gross revenue |  | $ | 1,858,669 |  |  | $ | 1,669,582 |  |  | $ | 1,508,473 |
|  | Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates, net of losses – equity method investments: |  |  |  |  |  |
Europe (1) |  | $ | 887 |  |  | $ | 4,446 |  |  | $ | 10,517 |
North America |  | (710 | ) |  | 1,053 |  |  | (736 | )
Other International |  | (4,016 | ) |  | 3,167 |  |  | 15,261 |
Total earnings from unconsolidated affiliates, net of losses – equity method investments |  | $ | (3,839 | ) |  | $ | 8,666 |  |  | $ | 25,042 |
Consolidated operating income (loss) reconciliation: |  |  |  |  |  |
Europe |  | $ | 125,016 |  |  | $ | 114,729 |  |  | $ | 111,785 |
West Africa |  | 86,074 |  |  | 80,053 |  |  | 70,315 |
North America |  | 52,943 |  |  | 32,255 |  |  | 27,538 |
Australia |  | 6,017 |  |  | 5,523 |  |  | 25,283 |
Other International |  | 18,609 |  |  | 33,769 |  |  | 45,201 |
Corporate and other |  | (106,936 | ) |  | (78,630 | ) |  | (64,046 | )
Gain (loss) on disposal of assets |  | (35,849 | ) |  | (722 | ) |  | 8,068 |
Total consolidated operating income |  | $ | 145,874 |  |  | $ | 186,977 |  |  | $ | 224,144 |
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |
Europe |  | $ | 192,689 |  |  | $ | 38,294 |  |  | $ | 175,270 |
West Africa |  | 1,330 |  |  | 24,324 |  |  | 11,501 |
North America |  | 73,716 |  |  | 24,427 |  |  | 201,439 |
Australia |  | 23,077 |  |  | 7,058 |  |  | 3,736 |
Other International |  | 51,139 |  |  | 28,136 |  |  | 33,147 |
Corporate and other (2) |  | 259,883 |  |  | 506,374 |  |  | 146,332 |
Total capital expenditures |  | $ | 601,834 |  |  | $ | 628,613 |  |  | $ | 571,425 |
Depreciation and amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |
Europe |  | $ | 37,535 |  |  | $ | 32,383 |  |  | $ | 33,101 |
West Africa |  | 15,815 |  |  | 13,923 |  |  | 13,077 |
North America |  | 22,093 |  |  | 23,505 |  |  | 20,193 |
Australia |  | 22,341 |  |  | 8,728 |  |  | 9,995 |
Other International |  | 15,591 |  |  | 15,024 |  |  | 17,018 |
Corporate and other |  | 918 |  |  | 2,414 |  |  | 2,900 |
Total depreciation and amortization |  | $ | 114,293 |  |  | $ | 95,977 |  |  | $ | 96,284 |
|  | March 31,
|  | 2015 |  | 2014
Identifiable assets: |  |  |  |
Europe |  | $ | 874,228 |  |  | $ | 932,803 |
West Africa |  | 416,939 |  |  | 454,161 |
North America |  | 574,902 |  |  | 487,659 |
Australia |  | 391,852 |  |  | 260,483 |
Other International |  | 559,137 |  |  | 579,571 |
Corporate and other (3) |  | 413,662 |  |  | 683,580 |
Total identifiable assets |  | $ | 3,230,720 |  |  | $ | 3,398,257 |
|  | March 31,
|  | 2015 |  | 2014
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates – equity method investments: |  |  |  |
Europe |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,067 |
North America |  | 61,015 |  |  | 61,570 |
Other International |  | 149,075 |  |  | 193,692 |
Total investments in unconsolidated affiliates – equity method investments |  | $ | 210,090 |  |  | $ | 256,329 |
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(1) | On November 21, 2014, we sold our 50% interest in HCA. Additionally on July 14, 2013, we sold our 50% interest in the FB Entities. See Note 3 for details on the sale of HCA and the FB Entities.
(2) | Includes $232.3 million, $494.5 million and $140.1 million of construction in progress payments that were not allocated to business units in fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(3) | Includes $306.0 million and $477.9 million of construction in progress within property and equipment on our consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, which primarily represents progress payments on aircraft to be delivered in future periods.
We attribute revenue to various countries based on the location where helicopter services are actually performed. Long-lived assets consist primarily of helicopters and fixed wing aircraft and are attributed to various countries based on the physical location of the asset at a given fiscal year-end. Entity-wide information by geographic area is as follows (in thousands):
|  |  | Fiscal Year Ended March 31, |
|  |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
| Gross revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| United Kingdom |  | $ | 616,191 |  |  | $ | 526,149 |  |  | $ | 383,398 |  |
| Nigeria |  | 327,164 |  |  | 328,793 |  |  | 296,933 |  |
| Norway |  | 266,186 |  |  | 253,651 |  |  | 249,023 |  |
| Australia |  | 228,774 |  |  | 168,424 |  |  | 186,752 |  |
| United States |  | 222,661 |  |  | 225,650 |  |  | 237,311 |  |
| Canada |  | 61,713 |  |  | 32,895 |  |  | 16,447 |  |
| Trinidad |  | 59,073 |  |  | 51,770 |  |  | 43,763 |  |
| Malaysia |  | 3,677 |  |  | 14,316 |  |  | 25,284 |  |
| Other countries |  | 73,230 |  |  | 67,934 |  |  | 69,562 |  |
|  |  | $ | 1,858,669 |  |  | $ | 1,669,582 |  |  | $ | 1,508,473 |  |
|  | March 31, |
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Long-lived assets: |  |  |  |  |
United Kingdom |  | $ | 462,667 |  |  | $ | 544,113 |  |
Australia |  | 241,149 |  |  | 188,370 |  |
Nigeria |  | 235,914 |  |  | 256,239 |  |
United States |  | 235,434 |  |  | 128,124 |  |
Canada |  | 215,245 |  |  | 199,861 |  |
Norway |  | 197,165 |  |  | 155,690 |  |
Trinidad |  | 109,248 |  |  | 64,520 |  |
Brazil |  | 80,540 |  |  | 123,439 |  |
Tanzania |  | 54,845 |  |  | 42,589 |  |
Malaysia |  | — |  |  | 61,104 |  |
Other countries |  | 18,882 |  |  | 26,769 |  |
Construction in progress attributable to aircraft (1) |  | 306,012 |  |  | 477,933 |  |
|  | $ | 2,157,101 |  |  | $ | 2,268,751 |  |
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(1) | These costs have been disclosed separately as the physical location where the aircraft will ultimately be operated is subject to change.
Effective April 1, 2015, we reorganized our global operations from five business units to four regions as follows: Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe Caspian. The Africa region will comprise all our operations and affiliates on the African continent, including Nigeria, Tanzania and Egypt. The Americas region will comprise all our operations and affiliates in North America and South America, including Brazil, Canada, Trinidad and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The Asia Pacific region will comprise all our operations and affiliates in Australia and Southeast Asia, including Malaysia and Sakhalin. The Europe Caspian region will comprise all our operations and affiliates in Europe and Central Asia, including Norway, the U.K. and Turkmenistan. We will present our historical business unit operating results based on the new region structure beginning with our Quarterly Report for the quarter ending June 30, 2015. During fiscal year 2015, we conducted operations in over 20 countries. Due to the nature of our principal assets, aircraft are regularly and routinely moved between operating areas (both domestic and foreign) to meet changes in market and operating conditions. During fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013 the aggregate activities of one major integrated oil and gas company accounted for 12%, 13% and 13%, respectively, of our consolidated gross revenue. No other client accounted for 10% or more of our consolidated gross revenue during those periods. During fiscal year 2015, our top ten clients accounted for 58.1% of consolidated gross revenue.

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