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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS IN SIGNIFICANT AFFILIATES (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Variable Interest Entities and Other Investments in Significant Affiliates [Abstract] |
Primary beneficiary variable interest entity balance sheet | Bristow Aviation and its subsidiaries are exposed to similar operational risks and are therefore monitored and evaluated on a similar basis by management. Accordingly, the financial information reflected on our condensed consolidated balance sheets and statements of income for Bristow Aviation and subsidiaries is presented in the aggregate, including intercompany amounts with other consolidated entities, as follows (in thousands):
|  |  | December 31, 2014 |  | March 31, 2014 |
| Assets |  |  |  |  |
| Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 105,290 |  |  | $ | 173,490 |  |
| Accounts receivable |  | 447,351 |  |  | 311,641 |  |
| Inventories |  | 93,352 |  |  | 94,288 |  |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | 51,988 |  |  | 45,791 |  |
| Total current assets |  | 697,981 |  |  | 625,210 |  |
| Investment in unconsolidated affiliates |  | 344 |  |  | 1,414 |  |
| Property and equipment, net |  | 223,889 |  |  | 217,969 |  |
| Goodwill |  | 38,492 |  |  | 41,218 |  |
| Other assets |  | 61,705 |  |  | 45,477 |  |
| Total assets |  | $ | 1,022,411 |  |  | $ | 931,288 |  |
| Liabilities |  |  |  |  |
| Accounts payable |  | $ | 330,967 |  |  | $ | 182,892 |  |
| Accrued liabilities |  | 129,757 |  |  | 113,820 |  |
| Accrued interest |  | 1,436,382 |  |  | 1,291,581 |  |
| Deferred taxes |  | 3,657 |  |  | 3,588 |  |
| Current maturities of long-term debt |  | 6,326 |  |  | 9,664 |  |
| Total current liabilities |  | 1,907,089 |  |  | 1,601,545 |  |
| Long-term debt, less current maturities |  | 157,407 |  |  | 172,391 |  |
| Accrued pension liabilities |  | 62,110 |  |  | 86,824 |  |
| Other liabilities and deferred credits |  | 7,080 |  |  | 2,252 |  |
| Deferred taxes |  | 1,156 |  |  | 13,062 |  |
| Temporary equity |  | 23,660 |  |  | 22,283 |  |
| Total liabilities |  | $ | 2,158,502 |  |  | $ | 1,898,357 |  |
Primary beneficiary variable interest income statement items |
|  |  | Three Months Ended December 31, |  | Nine Months Ended December 31, |
|  |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
| Revenue |  | $ | 371,974 |  |  | $ | 328,231 |  |  | $ | 1,147,406 |  |  | $ | 970,038 |  |
| Operating income (loss) |  | (13,633 | ) |  | 12,782 |  |  | 10,085 |  |  | 40,449 |  |
| Net income (loss) (1) |  | (58,582 | ) |  | (37,179 | ) |  | (143,930 | ) |  | 11,707 |  |
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(1) | During the nine months ended December 31, 2013, we sold our 50% interest in the FB Entities and recorded a pre-tax gain of $103.9 million.

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