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Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 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								Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2016				2015				2016				2015
Provision for contractual discounts			65	%			63	%			67	%			65	%
Provision for uncompensated care			9	%			11	%			6	%			9	%

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								Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2016				2015				2016				2015
Insurance			75	%			74	%			72	%			74	%
Medicare			17	%			17	%			18	%			17	%
Medicaid			8	%			8	%			9	%			8	%
Self-Pay			0	%			1	%			1	%			1	%

Schedule of Financial Information Concerning Reportable Operating Segments

Summarized financial information concerning our reportable operating segments for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 is as follows:

		Quarter Ended								Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2016				2015				2016				2015
		(Thousands of dollars)								(Thousands of dollars)
Segment operating revenues, net
Oil and Gas		$	77,551			$	121,190			$	249,173			$	354,425
Air Medical			74,482				85,516				220,089				239,543
Technical Services			6,060				8,027				19,983				23,509
Total operating revenues, net			158,093				214,733				489,245				617,477
Segment direct expenses (1)
Oil and Gas (2)			82,832				109,500				262,148				310,093
Air Medical			56,562				65,474				172,603				189,089
Technical Services			5,742				7,165				15,432				21,166
Total direct expenses			145,136				182,139				450,183				520,348
Segment selling, general and administrative expenses
Oil and Gas			1,705				1,397				4,838				3,831
Air Medical			3,056				2,302				8,293				7,458
Technical Services			266				230				763				552
Total segment selling, general and administrative expenses			5,027				3,929				13,894				11,841
Total segment expenses			150,163				186,068				464,077				532,189
Net segment (loss) profit
Oil and Gas			(6,986	)			10,293				(17,813	)			40,501
Air Medical			14,864				17,740				39,193				42,996
Technical Services			52				632				3,788				1,791
Total			7,930				28,665				25,168				85,288
Other, net (3)			377				637				5,425				1,739
Unallocated selling, general and administrative costs (1)			(8,354	)			(7,646	)			(22,938	)			(23,018	)
Interest expense			(7,719	)			(7,366	)			(22,792	)			(21,691	)
(Loss) earnings before income taxes		$	(7,766	)		$	14,290			$	(15,137	)		$	42,318

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

		Depreciation and Amortization Expense
		Quarter Ended								Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2016				2015				2016				2015
Segment Direct Expense:
Oil and Gas		$	10,616			$	11,194			$	30,558			$	32,797
Air Medical			5,267				4,100				14,654				12,948
Technical Services			141				130				426				390
Total		$	16,024			$	15,424			$	45,638			$	46,135
Unallocated SG&A		$	2,269			$	2,376			$	7,416			$	8,177

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