LOSS PER COMMON SHARE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Computation of Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share

The computation of basic and diluted loss per share is as follows for the years ended December 31:

	2019			2018
Net loss attributable to SAExploration	$	(25,186	)	$	(60,465	)
Amortization of discount on Series A and Series B preferred stock		—			(72,762	)
Accretion of Series A preferred stock to redemption value		—			21,376
Dividends on Series A preferred stock		—			(1,614	)
Net loss available to common stockholders	$	(25,186	)	$	(113,465	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic and diluted)		7,951			3,448
Loss per share available to common stockholders (basic and diluted)	$	(3.17	)	$	(32.91	)
Potentially anti-dilutive shares excluded from diluted loss available to common   stockholders (1)		10,997			10,709

⁽¹⁾ Includes our Series A and Series B warrants, unvested equity–based compensation and the shares underlying our 2023 Notes as their effect, if included, would have been anti–dilutive.