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Business Segments and Geographic Areas (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts Receivable and Revenue by Major Customers by Reporting Segments

The customers, individually or considered as a group under common ownership, which accounted for greater than 10% of accounts receivable or 10% of operating revenues during the periods reflected were as follows:

		Accounts Receivable								Operating Revenues
		December 31,								Years Ended December 31,
		2015				2014				2015				2014				2013
Oil and Gas segment:
Customer A			6	%			7	%			15	%			17	%			15	%
Customer B			9	%			12	%			11	%			13	%			13	%
Air Medical &
Technical Services segments:
Customer C			15	%			20	%			9	%			10	%			17	%

Schedule of Profit or Loss and Assets of Each of Company's Reportable Segments

The following table shows information about the profit or loss and assets of each of the Company’s reportable segments for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013.

		Year Ended December 31,
		2015				2014				2013
		(Thousands of dollars)
Segment operating revenues
Oil and Gas		$	459,611			$	516,909			$	489,055
Air Medical			312,775				300,212				277,884
Technical Services			31,842				19,149				89,561
Total operating revenues			804,228				836,270				856,500
Segment direct expenses
Oil and Gas(1)			411,757				411,679				393,251
Air Medical			246,487				243,573				231,880
Technical Services			29,112				14,851				88,221
Total segment direct expenses			687,356				670,103				713,352
Segment selling, general and administrative expenses
Oil and Gas			6,511				4,615				4,059
Air Medical(2)			10,455				9,801				8,875
Technical Services			805				157				1
Total segment selling, general and administrative expenses			17,771				14,573				12,935
Total segment expenses			705,127				684,676				726,287
Net segment profit
Oil and Gas			41,343				100,615				91,745
Air Medical			55,833				46,838				37,129
Technical Services			1,925				4,141				1,339
Total			99,101				151,594				130,213
Other, net (3)			1,872				(10,539	)			15,569
Unallocated selling, general and administrative expenses			(28,651	)			(28,597	)			(26,207	)
Interest expense			(29,066	)			(29,510	)			(29,434	)
Loss on debt extinguishment			—				(29,833	)			—
Earnings before income taxes		$	43,256			$	53,115			$	90,141

(1) Includes equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliate.

(2) Includes interest expense $0.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2013.

(3) Includes gains on disposition of property and equipment and other income.

Summary of Gains on Disposition of Property and Equipment and Other Income

		Year Ended December 31,
		2015				2014				2013
		(Thousands of dollars)
Expenditures for long-lived assets
Oil and Gas		$	32,501			$	119,235			$	62,934
Air Medical			22,685				37,317				37,728
Corporate			1,389				1,153				1,928
Total		$	56,575			$	157,705			$	102,590

		Year Ended December 31,
		2015				2014				2013
		(Thousands of dollars)
Depreciation and Amortization
Oil and Gas		$	42,709			$	29,635			$	26,653
Air Medical			18,177				13,067				11,395
Technical Services			518				493				172
Corporate			10,214				7,653				4,628
Total		$	71,618			$	50,848			$	42,848
Assets
Oil and Gas		$	704,472			$	726,008
Air Medical			329,484				336,510
Technical Services			7,345				7,842
Corporate			389,031				305,720
Total		$	1,430,332			$	1,376,080

Summary of Company's Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas

The following table presents the Company’s revenues from external customers attributed to operations in the United States and foreign areas and long-lived assets in the United States and foreign areas.

		As of or for Year Ended December 31,
		2015				2014				2013
		(Thousands of dollars)
Operating revenues:
United States		$	722,339			$	747,063			$	699,298
International			81,889				89,207				157,202
Total		$	804,228			$	836,270			$	856,500
Long-Lived Assets:
United States		$	773,939			$	846,377
International			109,590				31,441
Total		$	883,529			$	877,818

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