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Business Segment Information
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Business Segment Information [Abstract]  
Business Segment Information
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Business Segment Information
 
 
Summarized financial information for the Company’s operating segments is shown in the following table (amounts in thousands). Amounts in the “Corporate Activities” column represent corporate headquarters expenses, corporate income tax expense, and results of insignificant operations. The Company does not allocate assets between all operating segments for internal reporting and performance evaluation purposes. Operating segments and their principal products or services are as follows:
 
 
Air Medical Services (AMS) - provides air medical transportation services to the general population as an independent service and to hospitals or other institutions under exclusive operating agreements. Services include aircraft operation and maintenance, medical care, dispatch and communications, and medical billing and collection.
 
Tourism – provides helicopter tours and charter flights, primarily focusing on Grand Canyon and Hawaiian Island tours.
 
United Rotorcraft (UR) Division - designs, manufactures, and installs aircraft medical interiors and other aerospace and medical transport products for domestic and international customers.
 
 
For quarter ended March 31:
 
AMS
   
Tourism
   
UR
   
Corporate
Activities
   
Intersegment
Eliminations
   
Consolidated
 
2014
                                   
External revenue
  $ 190,978       24,338       7,820       --       --       223,136  
Intersegment revenue
    --       --       3,067       --       (3,067 )     --  
Total revenue
    190,978       24,338       10,887       --       (3,067 )     223,136  
                                                 
Operating expenses, excluding depreciation & amortization
    (142,247 )     (20,011 )     (9,510 )     (9,511 )       2,576       (178,703 )
Depreciation & amortization
    (17,912 )     (1,564 )     (538 )     (502 )     --       (20,516 )
Interest expense
    (4,196 )     (622 )     --       (711 )     --       (5,529 )
Other income, net
    387       --       --       (413 )     --       (26 )
Income tax expense
    --       --       --       (7,310 )     --       (7,310 )
Segment net income (loss)
    27,010       2,141       839       (18,447 )     (491 )     11,052  
Less net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests
    (48 )     211       --       --       --       163  
Net income (loss) attributable to Air Methods Corporation and subsidiaries
  $ 27,058         1,930         839       (18,447 )     (491 )       10,889  
                                                 
2013
                                               
External revenue
  $ 164,406       10,391       4,421       11       --       179,229  
Intersegment revenue
    --       --       1,771       --       (1,771 )     --  
Total revenue
    164,406       10,391       6,192       11       (1,771 )     179,229  
                                                 
Operating expenses, excluding depreciation & amortization
    (141,061 )     (9,487 )     (6,298 )     (8,702 )       1,583       (163,965 )
Depreciation & amortization
    (18,709 )     (589 )     (425 )     (399 )     --       (20,122 )
Interest expense
    (4,006 )     (220 )     --       (576 )     --       (4,802 )
Other income, net
    254       --       --       33       --       287  
Income tax benefit (expense)
    --       --       --       3,684       --       3,684  
Segment net income (loss)
  $ 884       95       (531 )     (5,949 )     (188 )     (5,689 )