v3.4.0.3

Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Provisions for Contractual Discounts and Estimated Uncompensated Care as a Percentage of Gross Segment Billings

Provisions for contractual discounts and estimated uncompensated care for our Air Medical segment (expressed as a percentage of gross segment billings) were as follows:

		Revenue
		Quarter Ended March 31,
		2016				2015
Gross Air Medical segment billings			100	%			100	%
Provision for contractual discounts			71	%			74	%
Provision for uncompensated care			3	%			0	%

Schedule of Net Revenue Attributable to Medicaid, Medicare, Insurance, and Self-Pay as a Percentage of Net Air Medical Revenues

Net revenue attributable to Insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and Self-Pay (expressed as a percentage of net Air Medical revenues) were as follows:

		Quarter Ended March 31,
		2016				2015
Insurance			66	%			75	%
Medicare			19	%			17	%
Medicaid			15	%			8	%
Self-Pay			0	%			0	%

Schedule of Financial Information Concerning Reportable Operating Segments

Summarized financial information concerning our reportable operating segments for the quarters ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 is as follows:

		Quarter Ended March 31,
		2016				2015
		(Thousands of dollars)
Segment operating revenues
Oil and Gas		$	88,437			$	120,396
Air Medical			70,060				72,385
Technical Services			5,519				11,416
Total operating revenues			164,016				204,197
Segment direct expenses (1)
Oil and Gas (2)			91,916				100,331
Air Medical			57,044				60,039
Technical Services			3,594				8,905
Total segment direct expenses			152,554				169,275
Segment selling, general and administrative expenses
Oil and Gas			1,528				1,159
Air Medical			2,595				2,629
Technical Services			224				114
Total selling, general and administrative expenses			4,347				3,902
Total direct and selling, general and administrative expenses			156,901				173,177
Net segment (loss) profit
Oil and Gas			(5,007	)			18,906
Air Medical			10,421				9,717
Technical Services			1,701				2,397
Total net segment profit			7,115				31,020
Other, net (3)			256				469
Unallocated selling, general and administrative costs (1)			(7,326	)			(7,335	)
Interest expense			(7,533	)			(7,170	)
(Loss) earnings before income taxes		$	(7,488	)		$	16,984

Depreciation and Amortization Expense Included in Direct Expenses and Unallocated Selling, General, and Administrative Costs

		Depreciation and Amortization Expense
		Quarter Ended March 31,
		2016				2015
Segment Direct Expense:
Oil and Gas		$	9,918			$	11,280
Air Medical			4,256				4,097
Technical Services			128				128
Total		$	14,302			$	15,505
Unallocated SG&A		$	2,671			$	2,646

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