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	Apr. 30, 2015	Jul. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) Affiliates Class_Of_Shares	Dec. 31, 2013	Apr. 29, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 14, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 GBP (£) Class_Of_Shares	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	May 31, 2004 USD ($) shares	May 31, 2004 £ / shares	Apr. 30, 2004
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Number of variable interest entities \| Affiliates			4
Deferred interest accrued			$ 18,317,000					$ 16,345,000
Caledonia Investments Plc
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by third party			46.00%
European Union
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by third party			5.00%
Nigerian Company owned by 100% Nigerian Employees
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by third party			50.00%
Purchased percentage from third party	2.00%	29.00%		19.00%
Employee Trust Fund
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Ownership percentage by third party			2.00%
Bristow Aviation Holdings Limited
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Ownership percentage in Variable Interest Entity			49.00%
Number of class of shares \| Class_Of_Shares			3				3
Ownership percentage by third party			51.00%
Purchase of deferred stock shares \| shares									8,000,000
Business acquisition share price \| £ / shares										£ 1
Total amount paid for deferred shares									$ 14,400,000
Principal amount of subordinated unsecured loan stock			$ 115,900,000				£ 91.0
Interest rate on unsecured loan			13.50%
Deferred interest accrued			$ 2,330,164,000					$ 2,130,433,000
Call Option, Time To Cure, Period			180 days
Call option price held by noncontrolling interest \| £							£ 1.0
Call Option Guaranteed Rate									12.00%
Put Option Guaranteed Rate											10.00%
Bristow Aviation Holdings Limited \| High
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Call Option Rate Over LIBOR			6.00%				6.00%
Bristow Aviation Holdings Limited \| Low
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Call Option Rate Over LIBOR			3.00%				3.00%
Bristow Aviation Holdings Limited \| E.U. Investor \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Call Option, Exercised, Purchase Price						$ 100,000
Bristow Aviation Holdings Limited \| Caledonia Investments Plc \| Subsequent Event [Member]
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Call Option, Exercised, Purchase Price					$ 920,000
Bristow Helicopters Nigeria Ltd
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Ownership percentage in Variable Interest Entity			48.00%
Purchased percentage from third party	8.00%
Pan African Airlines Nigeria Ltd
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Ownership percentage in Variable Interest Entity			50.17%