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Investment in Variable Interest Entity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]      
Earnings (loss) in equity of unconsolidated affiliate $ (100,000)phii_EquityInEarningsLossOfUnconsolidatedAffiliates $ (100,000)phii_EquityInEarningsLossOfUnconsolidatedAffiliates  
Trade receivables 2,800,000phii_TradeReceivables   2,800,000phii_TradeReceivables
Accrued and other current liabilities 30,085,000us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent   52,812,000us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Other assets 0phii_InvestmentInVariableInterestEntity   0phii_InvestmentInVariableInterestEntity
PHIC's date of incorporation May 26, 2011    
PHI Century Limited [Member]      
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]      
Investment in the common stock 49.00%us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= phii_PhiCenturyLimitedMember
   
Accrued and other current liabilities $ 1,000,000us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= phii_PhiCenturyLimitedMember
  $ 900,000us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= phii_PhiCenturyLimitedMember