UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 121,366	$ 204,341
Accounts receivable from non-affiliates	288,657	292,650
Accounts receivable from affiliates	6,914us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent	4,793us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
Inventories	139,027us-gaap_InventoryNet	137,463us-gaap_InventoryNet
Assets held for sale	25,837	29,276
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	50,140	53,084
Total current assets	631,941us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	721,607us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	257,073	262,615
Property and equipment - at cost:
Total property and equipment, at cost	2,624,260us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	2,792,123us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less - Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(494,872)	(523,372)
Total property and equipment, net	2,129,388us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	2,268,751us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Goodwill	53,828us-gaap_Goodwill	56,680us-gaap_Goodwill
Other assets	107,512us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	88,604us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total assets	3,179,742us-gaap_Assets	3,398,257us-gaap_Assets
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' INVESTMENT
Accounts payable	90,047us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	89,818us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accrued wages, benefits and related taxes	76,829	71,192
Income taxes payable	7,558us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent	13,588us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent
Other accrued taxes	8,455	9,302
Deferred revenue	28,824us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent	31,157us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent
Accrued maintenance and repairs	18,707brs_AccruedMaintenanceAndRepairs	17,249brs_AccruedMaintenanceAndRepairs
Accrued interest	5,530us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent	16,157us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
Other accrued liabilities	54,440us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	45,853us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Current deferred taxes	12,670us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent	12,372us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt	14,277us-gaap_DebtCurrent	14,207us-gaap_DebtCurrent
Deferred sale leaseback advance	55,671brs_DeferredSaleLeasebackAdvanceCurrent	136,930brs_DeferredSaleLeasebackAdvanceCurrent
Total current liabilities	373,008us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	457,825us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term debt, less current maturities	803,911us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent	827,095us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Accrued pension liabilities	62,110	86,823
Other liabilities and deferred credits	59,953us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	78,126us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Deferred taxes	162,895	169,519
Commitments and Contingencies
Temporary equity	23,660	22,283
Stockholders' investment:
Common stock	375us-gaap_CommonStockValue	373us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in capital	776,000us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital	762,813us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
Retained earnings	1,280,508	1,245,220
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(184,782)	(156,506)
Treasury shares	(184,796)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(103,965)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Stockholders' equity	1,687,305us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	1,747,935us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interests	6,900us-gaap_MinorityInterest	8,651us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total stockholders' investment	1,694,205	1,756,586
Total liabilities and stockholders' investment	3,179,742	3,398,257
Land and Building [Member]
Property and equipment - at cost:
Total property and equipment, at cost	152,030	145,973
Aircraft And Equipment [Member]
Property and equipment - at cost:
Total property and equipment, at cost	$ 2,472,230	$ 2,646,150

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable for maintenance and repairs, pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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