CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 104,146	$ 204,341
Accounts receivable from non-affiliates	250,610	292,650
Accounts receivable from affiliates	8,008us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent	4,793us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
Inventories	147,169us-gaap_InventoryNet	137,463us-gaap_InventoryNet
Assets held for sale	57,827	29,276
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	70,091	53,084
Total current assets	637,851us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	721,607us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	216,376	262,615
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment, at cost	2,665,828us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	2,792,123us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less - Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(508,727)	(523,372)
Total property and equipment, net	2,157,101us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	2,268,751us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Goodwill	75,628us-gaap_Goodwill	56,680us-gaap_Goodwill
Other assets	143,764us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	88,604us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total assets	3,230,720us-gaap_Assets	3,398,257us-gaap_Assets
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' INVESTMENT
Accounts payable	84,193us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	89,818us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accrued wages, benefits and related taxes	81,648	71,192
Income taxes payable	7,926us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent	13,588us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent
Other accrued taxes	13,335	9,302
Deferred revenue	36,784us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent	31,157us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent
Accrued maintenance and repairs	23,316brs_AccruedMaintenanceAndRepairs	17,249brs_AccruedMaintenanceAndRepairs
Accrued interest	12,831us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent	16,157us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
Other accrued liabilities	82,605us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	45,853us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Current deferred taxes	17,704us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent	12,372us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt	18,730us-gaap_DebtCurrent	14,207us-gaap_DebtCurrent
Deferred sale leaseback advance	55,934brs_DeferredSaleLeasebackAdvanceCurrent	136,930brs_DeferredSaleLeasebackAdvanceCurrent
Total current liabilities	435,006us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	457,825us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Total long-term debt	845,692us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent	827,095us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Accrued pension liabilities	99,576	86,823
Other liabilities and deferred credits	39,782us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	78,126us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Deferred taxes	165,655	169,519
Commitments and contingencies
Temporary equity	26,223	22,283
Stockholders' investment:
Common stock	376us-gaap_CommonStockValue	373us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in capital	781,837us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital	762,813us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
Retained earnings	1,284,442	1,245,220
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(270,329)	(156,506)
Treasury shares	(184,796)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(103,965)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Stockholders' equity	1,611,530us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	1,747,935us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interests	7,256us-gaap_MinorityInterest	8,651us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total stockholders' investment	1,618,786	1,756,586
Total liabilities and stockholders' investment	3,230,720	3,398,257
Land and Building [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment, at cost	171,959	145,973
Aircraft and equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment, at cost	$ 2,493,869	$ 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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