OPERATIONS, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Operations, Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Rollforward schedule of allowance for doubtful accounts

	Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
	2013		2012		2011
Balance – beginning of fiscal year	$	243	$	99	$	4,956
Additional allowances		4,887		162		1,039
Write-offs and collections		(51)		(18)		(5,896)
Balance – end of fiscal year	$	5,079	$	243	$	99

Rollforward schedule of inventory allowance

	Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
	2013		2012		2011
Balance – beginning of fiscal year	$	34,364	$	16,018	$	13,685
Impairment of inventories		0		25,919		0
Additional allowances		8,479		3,124		10,422
Inventory disposed and scrapped		(10,053)		(11,331)		(8,755)
Foreign currency effects		(1,286)		634		666
Balance – end of fiscal year	$	31,504	$	34,364	$	16,018

Schedule of Goodwill

				Europe		Bristow Academy		West Africa		Other International		Total
March 31, 2011			$	14,938	$	10,263	$	6,270	$	576	$	32,047
	Purchase price adjustment to previously
		acquired goodwill (1)		(1,914)		0		0		0		(1,914)
	Foreign currency translation			(470)		(3)		(16)		0		(489)
March 31, 2012				12,554		10,260		6,254		576		29,644
	Foreign currency translation			(671)		(48)		(28)		0		(747)
March 31, 2013			$	11,883	$	10,212	$	6,226	$	576	$	28,897
	(1)	Relates to the correction of an immaterial error related to the acquisition of an additional interest in Bristow Norway.

Schedule of Other Intangible Assets

		Client contracts		Non-compete agreements		Client relationships		Licenses		Total
		Gross Carrying Amount
March 31, 2011		$	7,337	$	3,393	$	1,786	$	849	$	13,365
	Foreign currency translation		(86)		0		(40)		(9)		(135)
March 31, 2012			7,251		3,393		1,746		840		13,230
	Foreign currency translation		(64)		0		(16)		(7)		(87)
March 31, 2013		$	7,187	$	3,393	$	1,730	$	833	$	13,143
		Accumulated Amortization
March 31, 2011		$	(2,992)	$	(2,779)	$	(401)	$	(218)	$	(6,390)
	Amortization expense		(1,353)		(614)		(181)		(86)		(2,234)
March 31, 2012			(4,345)		(3,393)		(582)		(304)		(8,624)
	Amortization expense		(1,317)		0		(176)		(84)		(1,577)
March 31, 2013		$	(5,662)	$	(3,393)	$	(758)	$	(388)	$	(10,201)
Weighted average remaining contractual
	life, in years		1.2		0.0		5.5		5.3		1.9

Schedule of Expected Amortization Expense

2014	$	1,577
2015		468
2016		260
2017		260
2018		260
Thereafter		117
	$	2,942