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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net income $ 88,707,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 187,779,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 131,675,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization 114,293,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 95,977,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 96,284,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Deferred income tax (7,457,000)brs_NonCashIncomeTaxExpense 5,465,000brs_NonCashIncomeTaxExpense (8,587,000)brs_NonCashIncomeTaxExpense
Write-off of deferred financing fees 660,000us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost 12,733,000us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost 4,642,000us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost
Discount amortization on long-term debt 4,323,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium 3,708,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium 3,597,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets 35,849,000us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment 722,000us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment (8,068,000)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment
Gain on sale of unconsolidated affiliates 3,921,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal 103,924,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal 0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal
Impairment of inventories 7,167,000us-gaap_InventoryWriteDown 12,669,000us-gaap_InventoryWriteDown 0us-gaap_InventoryWriteDown
Extinguishment of debt 2,591,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 14,932,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
Stock-based compensation 16,353,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 15,433,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 11,869,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliates less than (in excess of) dividends received 9,418,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsNetOfDividendsOrDistributions 1,629,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsNetOfDividendsOrDistributions (9,244,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsNetOfDividendsOrDistributions
Tax benefit related to stock-based compensation (1,550,000)us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities (5,723,000)us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities (500,000)us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities
Increase (decrease) in cash resulting from changes in:      
Accounts receivable 24,112,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable 3,647,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable (2,739,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable
Inventories (21,478,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories 12,824,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories (1,340,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories
Prepaid expenses and other assets (25,485,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets (3,149,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets (39,269,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets
Accounts payable (4,665,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableTrade (5,154,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableTrade 25,654,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableTrade
Accrued liabilities 29,461,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities 11,697,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities 38,790,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities
Other liabilities and deferred credits (15,152,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherAccruedLiabilities (14,239,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherAccruedLiabilities 9,068,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherAccruedLiabilities
Net cash provided by operating activities 253,226,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 232,094,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 266,764,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Capital expenditures (601,834,000)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets (628,613,000)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets (571,425,000)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
Acquisitions, net of cash received (20,303,000)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired (39,850,000)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
Proceeds from sale of unconsolidated affiliates 4,185,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfEquityMethodInvestments 112,210,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfEquityMethodInvestments 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfEquityMethodInvestments
Proceeds from asset dispositions 414,859,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment 289,951,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment 314,847,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments (51,179,000)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments
Net cash used in investing activities (203,093,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (266,302,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (307,757,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Proceeds from borrowings 454,393,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt 533,064,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt 675,449,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
Payments of contingent consideration 0brs_PaymentsForContingentConsideration (6,000,000)brs_PaymentsForContingentConsideration 0brs_PaymentsForContingentConsideration
Debt issuance costs 0us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts (15,523,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts (10,344,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts
Repayment of debt and debt redemption premiums (460,274,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt (512,492,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt (663,921,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
Proceeds from assignment of aircraft purchase agreements 0brs_ProceedsfromAssignmentofAircraftPurchaseAgreements 106,113,000brs_ProceedsfromAssignmentofAircraftPurchaseAgreements 0brs_ProceedsfromAssignmentofAircraftPurchaseAgreements
Partial prepayment of put/call obligation (59,000)brs_PartialPrepaymentOfPutCallObligation (57,000)brs_PartialPrepaymentOfPutCallObligation (63,000)brs_PartialPrepaymentOfPutCallObligation
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest (3,170,000)us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders (2,078,000)us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders 0us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders
Repurchase of common stock (80,831,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock (77,661,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock (1,219,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
Common stock dividends paid (45,078,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock (36,320,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock (28,734,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock
Issuance of common stock 5,172,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock 15,398,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock 15,289,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
Tax benefit related to stock-based compensation 1,550,000us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities 5,723,000us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities 500,000us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (128,297,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities 10,167,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities (13,043,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (22,031,000)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents 12,759,000us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents 8,109,000us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (100,195,000)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease (11,282,000)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease (45,927,000)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 204,341,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 215,623,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 261,550,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 104,146,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 204,341,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 215,623,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:      
Aircraft received for payment on accounts receivable 0brs_AircraftReceivedForPaymentOnAccountsReceivable 0brs_AircraftReceivedForPaymentOnAccountsReceivable 8,300,000brs_AircraftReceivedForPaymentOnAccountsReceivable
Contingent liability for investment in unconsolidated affiliate 0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability 0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability 34,245,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
Deferred sale leaseback advance 69,680,000brs_DeferredSaleLeasebackProgressPayments 60,194,000brs_DeferredSaleLeasebackProgressPayments 0brs_DeferredSaleLeasebackProgressPayments
Completion of deferred sale leaseback (183,688,000)brs_DeferredSaleLeasebackCompletion 0brs_DeferredSaleLeasebackCompletion 0brs_DeferredSaleLeasebackCompletion
Aircraft sold for future spare parts and maintenance $ 13,417brs_AircraftSoldForFutureSparePartsAndMaintenance $ 0brs_AircraftSoldForFutureSparePartsAndMaintenance $ 0brs_AircraftSoldForFutureSparePartsAndMaintenance