VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS IN SIGNIFICANT AFFILIATES VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS IN SIGNIFICANT AFFILIATES (TABLES)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Variable Interest Entities and Other Investments in Significant Affiliates [Abstract]

Noncontrolling Interest Bristow Aviation [Table Text Block]



	Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
	2014			2013			2012
Balance – beginning of fiscal year	$	1,492		$	1,577		$	1,582
Payments to noncontrolling interest shareholders	(57		)	(63		)	(63		)
Noncontrolling interest expense	57			60			62
Currency translation	153			(82		)	(4		)
Balance – end of fiscal year	$	1,645		$	1,492		$	1,577

Primary Beneficiary Variable Interest Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]



	March 31,
	2014		2013
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	173,490	$	93,227
Accounts receivable	311,641		240,861
Inventories	94,288		100,115
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	45,791		20,575
Total current assets	625,210		454,778
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	1,414		9,092
Property and equipment, net	217,969		157,066
Goodwill	41,218		12,810
Other assets	45,477		26,575
Total assets	$	931,288	$	660,321
Liabilities
Accounts payable	$	182,892	$	128,591
Accrued liabilities	1,405,401		1,214,209
Deferred taxes	3,588		7,907
Current maturities of long-term debt	9,664		448
Total current liabilities	1,601,545		1,351,155
Long-term debt, less current maturities	172,391		138,147
Accrued pension liabilities	86,824		126,647
Other liabilities and deferred credits	2,252		1,755
Deferred taxes	13,062		—
Temporary equity	22,283		—
Total liabilities	$	1,898,357	$	1,617,704

Primary Beneficiary Variable Interest Income Statement Items [Table Text Block]



	Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
	2014		2013			2012
Revenue	$	1,324,483	$	1,161,988		$	1,044,060
Operating income (loss)	49,061		58,587			(16,543		)
Net income (loss) ⁽¹⁾	113,974		(115,281		)	(151,707		)

Equity And Cost Method Investments [Table Text Block]



	March 31,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
					(In thousands)
Cost Method:
PAS	25	%	25	%	$	6,286	$	6,286
Equity Method:
Cougar ⁽¹⁾	40	%	40	%	61,570		60,517
FB Entities ⁽²⁾	—	%	50	%	—		8,569
Líder ⁽¹⁾	42.5	%	42.5	%	193,345		196,078
Other					1,414		673
Total					$	262,615	$	272,123

Schedule Of Earnings From Unconsolidated Affiliates [Table Text Block]



	Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
	2014		2013			2012
Dividends from entities accounted for under the cost method:
PAS	$	4,043	$	28		$	2,060
Other	—		—			337
	4,043		28			2,397
Earnings, net of losses, from entities accounted for under the equity method:
Cougar	1,053		(736		)	—
FB Entities	3,217		10,517			11,014
Líder	2,898		14,762			(3,280		)
Other	1,498		499			548
	8,666		25,042			8,282
Total	$	12,709	$	25,070		$	10,679

Schedule Of Combined Financial Information For Unconsolidated Affiliates [Table Text Block]



	March 31,
	2014		2013
	(Unaudited)		(Unaudited)
Current assets	$	216,345	$	262,741
Non-current assets	440,470		553,562
Total assets	$	656,815	$	816,303
Current liabilities	$	171,604	$	197,121
Non-current liabilities	274,907		369,059
Equity	210,304		250,123
Total liabilities and equity	$	656,815	$	816,303



	Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
	2014		2013		2012
	(Unaudited)		(Unaudited)		(Unaudited)
Revenue	$	632,832	$	578,175	$	526,216
Gross profit	$	132,760	$	126,007	$	95,508
Net income	$	21,728	$	57,712	$	23,926