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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Jan. 02, 2015
Aircraft
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]        
Aircraft and real estate rental expense $ 52,698,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet $ 49,460,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet $ 44,321,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet  
Aggregate amount of guarantees and bonds 1,100,000us-gaap_GuaranteesFairValueDisclosure      
Total aircraft deposits 8,305,000phii_OtherAssetsDepositsOnAircraftPurchase 12,863,000phii_OtherAssetsDepositsOnAircraftPurchase    
Aggregate estimated probable liability environmental matters 200,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies      
Affiliated Entity [Member]        
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]        
Aircraft and real estate rental expense 500,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_AffiliatedEntityMember
600,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_AffiliatedEntityMember
300,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_AffiliatedEntityMember
 
Minimum [Member]        
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]        
Guarantee expiration period 2015-03      
Maximum [Member]        
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]        
Guarantee expiration period 2015-11      
Heavy Aircraft [Member]        
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]        
Aggregate purchase price for aircraft 89,300,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
/ us-gaap_AircraftTypeAxis
= phii_HeavyTransportAircraftMember
     
Number of aircraft purchased 5phii_NumberOfAircraftPurchased
/ us-gaap_AircraftTypeAxis
= phii_HeavyTransportAircraftMember
     
Number of aircrafts acquire under contract   6phii_NumberOfAircraftsAcquireUnderContract
/ us-gaap_AircraftTypeAxis
= phii_HeavyTransportAircraftMember
   
Option to purchase additional number of aircrafts 6phii_NumberOfAircraftToBePurchasedUnderContract
/ us-gaap_AircraftTypeAxis
= phii_HeavyTransportAircraftMember
     
Heavy Aircraft [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]        
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]        
Aggregate purchase price for aircraft       17,700,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
/ us-gaap_AircraftTypeAxis
= phii_HeavyTransportAircraftMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Number of aircraft purchased       1phii_NumberOfAircraftPurchased
/ us-gaap_AircraftTypeAxis
= phii_HeavyTransportAircraftMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Medium Aircraft [Member]        
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]        
Aggregate purchase price for aircraft 14,900,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
/ us-gaap_AircraftTypeAxis
= phii_MediumAircraftMember
     
Number of aircraft purchased 2phii_NumberOfAircraftPurchased
/ us-gaap_AircraftTypeAxis
= phii_MediumAircraftMember
     
Fixed Wing Aircraft [Member]        
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]        
Aggregate purchase price for aircraft 3,500,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
/ us-gaap_AircraftTypeAxis
= phii_FixedWingAircraftMember
     
Number of aircraft purchased 1phii_NumberOfAircraftPurchased
/ us-gaap_AircraftTypeAxis
= phii_FixedWingAircraftMember
     
2015 [Member]        
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]        
Aggregate purchase price for aircraft 17,700,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
/ us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= phii_TwoThousandAndFifteenMember
     
2016 [Member]        
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]        
Aggregate purchase price for aircraft 67,800,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
/ us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= phii_TwoThousandAndSixteenMember
     
2017 [Member]        
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]        
Aggregate purchase price for aircraft 55,700,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
/ us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= phii_TwoThousandAndSeventeenMember
     
2018 [Member]        
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]        
Aggregate purchase price for aircraft 127,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
/ us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= phii_TwoThousandAndEighteenMember
     
2019 [Member]        
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]        
Aggregate purchase price for aircraft $ 150,400,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
/ us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= phii_TwoThousandAndNineteenMember