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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Details) £ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, £ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Apr. 30, 2015 | Jul. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) Affiliates People | Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 GBP (£) voting_rights | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) voting_rights | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($) | May. 31, 2004 USD ($) shares | May. 31, 2004 £ / shares | Apr. 30, 2004
Variable Interest Entities And Other Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of variable interest entities | Affiliates |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |  | $ 263,910 |  | $ 263,910 |  | $ 139,341 | $ 104,146 | $ 204,341 |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 231,785 | 258,618 |  |  |  |
Inventories |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 145,731 | 147,169 |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75,906 | 70,091 |  |  |  |
Total current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 634,005 | 637,851 |  |  |  |
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 196,350 | 216,376 |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,155,590 | 2,157,101 |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52,404 | 75,628 |  |  |  |
Other assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 162,703 | 143,764 |  |  |  |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,201,052 | 3,230,720 |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 108,678 | 84,193 |  |  |  |
Accrued liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 227,302 | 258,445 |  |  |  |
Accrued interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,858 | 12,831 |  |  |  |
Current deferred taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,108 | 17,704 |  |  |  |
Current Maturities of long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,041 | 18,730 |  |  |  |
Total current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 381,129 | 435,006 |  |  |  |
Total long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 973,339 | 845,692 |  |  |  |
Accrued pension liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 91,908 | 99,576 |  |  |  |
Other liabilities and deferred credits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,942 | 39,782 |  |  |  |
Deferred taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 150,172 | 165,655 |  |  |  |
Redeemable noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,527 | 26,223 |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  | $ 446,911 | 475,636 | $ 913,907 | 948,174 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) |  |  |  | (45,680) | 27,825 | $ (47,309) | 72,828 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nigerian Company owned by 100% Nigerian Employees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities And Other Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage, Third Party |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Purchased Percentage From Third Party | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee Trust Fund |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities And Other Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage, Third Party |  |  |  |  |  | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bristow Helicopters Nigeria Ltd |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities And Other Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Purchased Percentage From Third Party | 8.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bristow Aviation Holdings Limited |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities And Other Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage in Variable Interest Entity |  |  |  |  |  | 49.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage, Third Party |  |  |  |  |  | 51.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of deferred stock shares | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,000,000 |  |
Business acquisition share price | £ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 1 |
Total Amount Paid For Deferred Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 14,400 |  |
Principal amount of subordinated unsecured loan stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 91.0 | $ 137,800 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate on unsecured loan |  |  |  |  |  | 13.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred interest cost |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Call option price held by noncontrolling interest | £ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 1.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Call Option Rate Over LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.00% | 3.00% |  |  |  |  |
Call Option Guaranteed Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12.00% |  |
Put Option Guaranteed Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00%
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 109,507 | 91,190 |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 539,509 | 521,989 |  |  |  |
Inventories |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 102,497 | 100,065 |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 82,828 | 42,659 |  |  |  |
Total current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 834,341 | 755,903 |  |  |  |
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 273 | 64 |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 252,819 | 243,357 |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46,460 | 61,242 |  |  |  |
Other assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 89,277 | 78,637 |  |  |  |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,223,170 | 1,139,203 |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 523,943 | 379,357 |  |  |  |
Accrued liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 145,466 | 154,306 |  |  |  |
Accrued interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,592,456 | 1,489,369 |  |  |  |
Current deferred taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 1,128 |  |  |  |
Current Maturities of long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,041 | 9,643 |  |  |  |
Total current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,270,906 | 2,033,803 |  |  |  |
Total long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 164,234 | 168,245 |  |  |  |
Accrued pension liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 91,908 | 99,576 |  |  |  |
Other liabilities and deferred credits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,114 | 11,948 |  |  |  |
Deferred taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,301 | 14,457 |  |  |  |
Redeemable noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,527 | 26,223 |  |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,578,990 | $ 2,354,252 |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  | 377,362 | 391,615 | 764,133 | 775,432 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  | (9,829) | 7,018 | (27,573) | 23,718 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) |  |  |  | $ (78,938) | $ (47,767) | $ (143,715) | $ (85,348) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bristow Aviation Holdings Limited | Caledonia Investments Plc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities And Other Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number Of Voting Rights | voting_rights |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 3 |  |  |  |  |
Number of Board Of Directors Nominations | People |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bristow Aviation Holdings Limited | Director one |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities And Other Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number Of Voting Rights | voting_rights |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Bristow Aviation Holdings Limited | Director two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities And Other Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number Of Voting Rights | voting_rights |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Bristow Aviation Holdings Limited | Caledonia Investments Plc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities And Other Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage, Third Party |  |  |  |  |  | 46.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bristow Aviation Holdings Limited | European Union |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities And Other Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage, Third Party |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bristow Helicopters Nigeria Ltd |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities And Other Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage in Variable Interest Entity |  |  |  |  |  | 48.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nigerian Company owned by 100% Nigerian Employees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities And Other Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Purchased Percentage From Third Party |  | 29.00% | 19.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pan African Airlines Nigeria Ltd |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities And Other Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage in Variable Interest Entity |  |  |  |  |  | 50.17% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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