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| Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] | |
| Equity Method Investment | Equity Method Investment On December 21, 2018, Cobra Aviation Services LLC (“Cobra Aviation”) and Wexford Partners Investment Co. LLC (“Wexford Investment”), a related party, formed a joint venture under the name of Brim Acquisitions LLC (“Brim Acquisitions”) to acquire all outstanding equity interest in Brim Equipment Leasing, Inc. (“Brim Equipment”) for a total purchase price of approximately $2.0 million. Cobra Aviation owns a 49% economic interest and Wexford Investment owns a 51% economic interest in Brim Acquisitions, and each member contributed its pro rata portion of Brim Acquisitions' initial capital of $2.0 million. Brim Acquisitions, through Brim Equipment, owns one commercial helicopter and leases five commercial helicopters for operations, which it uses to provide a variety of services, including short haul, aerial ignition, hoist operations, aerial photography, fire suppression, construction services, animal/capture/survey, search and rescue, airborne law enforcement, power line construction, precision long line operations, pipeline construction and survey, mineral and seismic exploration, and aerial seeding and fertilization.
The Company uses the equity method of accounting to account for its investment in Brim Acquisitions, which had a carrying value of approximately $2.2 million and $2.6 million, respectively, at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The investment is included in “other non-current assets” on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company recorded an equity method adjustment to its investment of $0.4 million and a nominal amount for its share of Brim Acquisitions' income for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, which is included in “other, net” on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income. The Company made additional investments totaling $0.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019. The Company did not make any additional investments during the three months ended March 31, 2020.
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