Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

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: 

	Quarter Ended    September 30,				Nine Months Ended   September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Provision for contractual discounts	65	%	65	%	66	%	67	%
Provision for uncompensated care	6	%	9	%	7	%	6	%

Schedule of Net Revenue Attributable to Insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and Self-Pay as 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    September 30,				Nine Months Ended   September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Insurance	73	%	75	%	72	%	72	%
Medicare	17	%	17	%	18	%	18	%
Medicaid	9	%	8	%	9	%	9	%
Self-Pay	1	%	—	%	1	%	1	%

Schedule of Financial Information Concerning Reportable Operating Segments

Summarized financial information concerning our reportable operating segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 is as follows: 

	Quarter Ended    September 30,						Nine Months Ended   September 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
	(Thousands of dollars)
Segment operating revenues, net
Oil and Gas	$	75,700		$	77,551		$	222,098		$	249,173
Air Medical	70,280			74,482			192,840			220,089
Technical Services	4,187			6,060			16,271			19,983
Total operating revenues, net	150,167			158,093			431,209			489,245
Segment direct expenses (1)
Oil and Gas (2)	81,467			82,832			236,878			262,148
Air Medical	51,120			56,562			152,363			172,603
Technical Services	3,761			5,742			12,565			15,432
Total segment direct expenses	136,348			145,136			401,806			450,183
Segment selling, general and administrative expenses
Oil and Gas	1,148			1,705			4,501			4,838
Air Medical	3,136			3,056			9,280			8,293
Technical Services	338			266			1,032			763
Total segment selling, general and administrative expenses	4,622			5,027			14,813			13,894
Total segment expenses	140,970			150,163			416,619			464,077
Net segment (loss) profit
Oil and Gas	(6,915		)	(6,986		)	(19,281		)	(17,813		)
Air Medical	16,024			14,864			31,197			39,193
Technical Services	88			52			2,674			3,788
Total net segment profit	9,197			7,930			14,590			25,168
Other, net (3)	710			377			2,471			5,425
Unallocated selling, general and administrative costs (1)	(6,779		)	(8,354		)	(23,878		)	(22,938		)
Interest expense	(8,027		)	(7,719		)	(24,305		)	(22,792		)
(Loss) earnings before income taxes	$	(4,899	)	$	(7,766	)	$	(31,122	)	$	(15,137	)

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

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

	Depreciation and Amortization Expense
	Quarter Ended    September 30,				Nine Months Ended   September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
	(Thousands of dollars)
Segment Direct Expense:
Oil and Gas	$	9,615	$	10,616	$	29,301	$	30,558
Air Medical	4,885		5,267		15,581		14,654
Technical Services	146		141		440		426
Total	$	14,646	$	16,024	$	45,322	$	45,638
Unallocated SG&A	$	1,936	$	2,269	$	5,271	$	7,416

(2) Includes Equity in (earnings) of unconsolidated affiliates, net.

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