SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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

Provisions for contractual discounts and estimated uncompensated care for Air Medical operations as a percentage of gross billings are as follows:

	Revenue
	Quarter Ended
	March 31,
	2014			2013
Gross Air Medical segment billings		100	%		100	%
Provision for contractual discounts		69	%		59	%
Provision for uncompensated care		3	%		10	%

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 as a percentage of net Air Medical revenues are as follows:

	Quarter Ended
	March 31,
	2014			2013
Insurance		70	%		72	%
Medicare		20	%		20	%
Medicaid		8	%		7	%
Self-Pay		2	%		1	%

Schedule of Financial Information Concerning Reportable Operating Segments

Summarized financial information concerning our reportable operating segments for the quarters ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:

	Quarter Ended
	March 31,
	2014			2013
	(Thousands of dollars)
Segment operating revenues
Oil and Gas	$	125,975		$	112,831
Air Medical		67,952			63,387
Technical Services		3,144			2,750
Total operating revenues		197,071			178,968
Segment direct expenses (1)
Oil and Gas (2)		97,374			92,873
Air Medical		59,379			53,996
Technical Services		1,941			1,821
Total segment direct expenses		158,694			148,690
Segment selling, general and administrative expenses
Oil and Gas		1,034			913
Air Medical		2,153			1,840
Technical Services		2			—
Total selling, general and administrative expenses		3,189			2,753
Total direct and selling, general and administrative expenses		161,883			151,443
Net segment profit
Oil and Gas		27,567			19,045
Air Medical		6,420			7,551
Technical Services		1,201			929
Total net segment profit		35,188			27,525
Other, net (3)		(982)			127
Unallocated selling, general and administrative costs (1)		(6,139	)		(5,513	)
Interest expense		(7,364	)		(7,409	)
Loss on debt extinguishment		(29,216	)		—
(Loss) earnings before income taxes	$	(8,513	)	$	14,730

(1) Included in direct expenses and unallocated selling, general, and administrative costs are the depreciation and amortization expense amounts below:

(2) Includes Equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliate.

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

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

Included in direct expenses and unallocated selling, general, and administrative costs are the depreciation and amortization expense amounts below:

	Quarter Ended
	March 31,
	2014		2013
Oil and Gas	$	6,853	$	6,489
Air Medical		3,076		2,666
Technical Services		87		19
Total	$	10,016	$	9,175
Unallocated SG&A	$	1,347	$	756