SAExploration 10-Q 9 May 14 2014 Q1 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_And_Entity_Informatio

Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	7-May-14
Document Information [Line Items]	'	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Document Period End Date	31-Mar-14	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q1	'
Trading Symbol	'SAEX	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	14,870,549
Entity Registrant Name	'SAExploration Holdings, Inc.	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001514732	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'
Entity Filer Category	'Smaller Reporting Company	'

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Current assets:	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$13,403	$17,351
Restricted cash	577	638
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $254 and $254, respectively	74,091	40,928
Deferred costs on contracts	10,627	3,190
Prepaid expenses	8,229	4,619
Deferred tax asset	1,256	1,371
Total current assets	108,183	68,097
Property and equipment, net	62,355	64,572
Intangible assets, net	1,190	1,260
Goodwill	2,079	2,150
Deferred loan issuance costs, net	8,403	9,115
Deferred tax asset, net	720	743
Other assets	45	13
Total assets	182,975	145,950
Current liabilities:	'	'
Accounts payable	35,406	16,511
Accrued liabilities	6,831	3,124
Income and other taxes payable	6,004	7,073
Accrued payroll liabilities	8,267	4,497
Notes payable - current portion	800	800
Notes payable to related parties	0	500
Deferred revenue - current portion	18,167	7,927
Deferred tax liabilities - current portion	69	69
Capital lease - current portion	365	485
Total current liabilities	75,909	40,986
Long-term portion of notes payable, net	80,230	79,888
Long-term portion of notes payable to Former SAE stockholders, at fair value	12,913	12,406
Long-term portion of capital leases	543	618
Deferred tax liabilities	1,084	1,114
Total liabilities	170,679	135,012
Commitments and contingencies	'	'
Stockholders' equity:	'	'
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized and no shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 55,000,000 shares authorized, and 14,870,549 and 13,428,736 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	2	2
Additional paid-in capital	27,985	27,485
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	-13,813	-14,511
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	-2,709	-2,083
Total stockholders’ equity attributable to the Corporation	11,465	10,893
Non-controlling interest	831	45
Total stockholders’ equity	12,296	10,938
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$182,975	$145,950

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE1

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	$254	$254
Preferred Stock, par value	$0.00	$0.00
Preferred Stock, authorized shares	1,000,000	1,000,000
Preferred Stock, outstanding shares	0	0
Common Stock, par value	$0.00	$0.00
Common Stock, authorized shares	55,000,000	55,000,000
Common Stock, issued shares	14,870,549	13,428,736
Common Stock, outstanding shares	14,870,549	13,428,736

UNAUDITED_CONDENSED_CONSOLIDAT

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Revenue from services	$87,662	$84,766
Direct operating expenses, including depreciation expense of $3,526 and $3,510 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively	67,954	64,768
Gross profit	19,708	19,998
Selling, general and administrative expenses	9,380	7,466
Depreciation and amortization	327	265
Loss on disposal of assets	22	61
Income from operations	9,979	12,206
Other income (expense):	'	'
Change in fair value of notes payable to Former SAE stockholders	-507	0
Interest expense, net	-4,030	-3,385
Foreign exchange (loss), net	-294	-457
Other, net	148	-137
Total other expense, net	-4,683	-3,979
Income before income taxes	5,296	8,227
Provision for income taxes	3,812	2,365
Net income	1,484	5,862
Less: income attributable to non-controlling interest	-786	0
Net income attributable to the Corporation	$698	$5,862
Basic and diluted income per common share	'	'
Weighted average shares outstanding -basic	14,149,643	6,321,848
Income per share - basic	$0.05	$0.93
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	14,870,549	6,456,992
Income per share - diluted	$0.05	$0.91

UNAUDITED_CONDENSED_CONSOLIDAT1

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Parenthetical) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Depreciation	$3,853	$3,775
Direct Operating Expenses [Member]	'	'
Depreciation	$3,526	$3,510

UNAUDITED_CONDENSED_CONSOLIDAT2

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Net income	$698	$5,862
Other items of comprehensive (loss), foreign currency translation	-626	-703
Total comprehensive income	858	5,159
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest	-786	0
Comprehensive income attributable to the Corporation	$72	$5,159

UNAUDITED_CONDENSED_CONSOLIDAT3

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (USD $)	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Total Corporation Stockholders’ Equity [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
In Thousands, except Share data
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	$24,065	$0	$1,908	$356	$21,801	$24,065	$0
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012	'	6,321,848	'	'	'	'	'
Dividends	-131	0	0	0	-131	-131	0
Foreign currency translation	-703	0	0	-703	0	-703	0
Share-based compensation	57	0	57	0	0	57	0
Net income	5,862	0	0	0	5,862	5,862	0
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2013	29,150	0	1,965	-347	27,532	29,150	0
Ending Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2013	'	6,321,848	'	'	'	'	'
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	10,893	2	27,485	-2,083	-14,511	10,893	45
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013	'	13,428,736	'	'	'	'	'
Conversion - Notes Payable	500	0	500	0	0	500	0
Warrant exchange for common shares (in shares)	'	1,441,813	'	'	'	'	'
Warrant exchange for common shares	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Foreign currency translation	-626	0	0	-626	0	-626	0
Share-based compensation	0	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net income	698	0	0	0	698	698	786
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2014	$11,465	$2	$27,985	($2,709)	($13,813)	$11,465	$831
Ending Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2014	'	14,870,549	'	'	'	'	'

UNAUDITED_CONDENSED_CONSOLIDAT4

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Operating activities:	'	'
Net income attributable to Corporation	$698	$5,862
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest	-786	0
Net income	1,484	5,862
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	3,853	3,775
Amortization of loan costs and debt discounts	751	620
Payment in kind interest	507	488
Deferred income taxes	108	-5
Loss on disposal of property and equipment	22	61
Unrealized change in the fair value of warrants	0	49
Change in the fair value of notes payable to Former SAE stockholders	507	0
Share-based compensation	0	57
Changes in operating assets and liabilities	'	'
Accounts receivable	-33,163	-29,240
Restricted cash	61	3,299
Prepaid expenses	-3,610	892
Deferred costs on contracts	-7,437	2,203
Accounts payable	18,895	15,963
Accrued liabilities	3,707	-2,031
Accrued payroll	3,770	3,507
Deferred revenues	10,240	1,387
Income and other taxes payable	-1,069	1,634
Other, net	-32	49
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	-1,406	8,570
Investing activities:	'	'
Purchase of property and equipment	-2,125	-1,749
Net cash (used in) investing activities	-2,125	-1,749
Financing activities:	'	'
Repayments of notes payable	-200	-200
Repayments of advances from related parties	0	-53
Repayments of capital lease obligations	-223	-213
Dividend payments on Former SAE preferred shares	0	-42
Net cash (used in) financing activities	-423	-508
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	6	-628
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	-3,948	5,685
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period	17,351	15,721
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period	13,403	21,406
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:	'	'
Interest paid	2,265	2,697
Income taxes paid	270	1,236
Non-cash investing and financing activities:	'	'
Dividends accrued but unpaid on Former SAE preferred shares	0	89
Capital assets acquired under capital lease	40	98
Capital assets acquired included in accounts payable	15	45
Conversion of notes payable to warrants and subsequently to common shares	500	0
Warrant exchange for common shares	$0	$0

GENERAL_INFORMATION

GENERAL INFORMATION	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
GENERAL INFORMATION	'
	NOTE 1 — GENERAL INFORMATION
	SAExploration Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Corporation”) is a geophysical seismic services company offering a full range of seismic data acquisition services including program design, planning and permitting, camp services, survey, drilling, recording, reclamation and in-field processing. The Corporation’s services include the acquisition of 2D, 3D, time-lapse 4D and multi-component seismic data on land, in transition zones between land and water and in shallow water, as well as seismic data field processing. The Corporation’s customers include national oil companies, major international oil companies and independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in North America, South America and Southeast Asia. Seismic data is used by the Corporation’s customers to identify and analyze drilling prospects and maximize successful drilling.
	The Corporation was initially formed on February 2, 2011 under the name Trio Merger Corp. as a blank check company in order to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination with one or more business entities. On December 10, 2012, the Corporation entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, as amended by a First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated as of May 23, 2013 (the “Merger Agreement”), with Trio Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), the entity formerly known as SAExploration Holdings, Inc. (“Former SAE”), and CLCH, LLC (“CLCH”), which contemplated Former SAE merging with and into Merger Sub with Merger Sub surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation (the “Merger”). The Merger was consummated on June 24, 2013, at which time, the Corporation’s business became the business of Former SAE.
	The Merger was accounted for as a reverse acquisition in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Under this method of accounting, The Corporation was treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. This determination was primarily based on Former SAE comprising the ongoing operations of the combined entity, Former SAE senior management comprising the senior management of the combined company, and the Former SAE common stockholders having a majority of the voting power of the combined entity. In accordance with guidance applicable to these circumstances, the Merger was considered to be a capital transaction in substance. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the Merger was treated as the equivalent of Former SAE issuing stock for the Corporation’s net assets, accompanied by a recapitalization. The Corporation’s net assets were stated at fair value, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Operations prior to the Merger are those of Former SAE. The equity structure after the Merger reflects the Corporation’s equity structure.

BASIS_OF_PRESENTATION_AND_SIGN

BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES	'
	NOTE 2 — BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
	Basis of Presentation
	The Merger has been accounted for as a reverse acquisition. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been retrospectively adjusted to present the financial position and results of operations of Former SAE as if the Merger had been effective as of the beginning of the earliest period presented.
	Principles of Consolidation
	The accompanying (a) balance sheet as of December 31, 2013, which has been derived from audited financial statements, and (b) unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries as well as a variable interest entity in which the Corporation is the primary beneficiary as of and for quarter ended March 31, 2014, have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial information and are presented pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation. The consolidated financial statements of the Corporation have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Further, in accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial information, certain financial information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Corporation’s audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 3, 2014. The Corporation’s significant accounting policies as disclosed in Note 3 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Corporation’s 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K are the same as used for this quarterly filing. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should also be read in conjunction with Former SAE’s unaudited restated condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. These unaudited restated condensed consolidated financial statements can be found within the Form 8-K/A (Amendment No. 2) filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 28, 2013. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed financial statements included herein contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Corporation’s financial position as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the results of operations for the three months periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year.
	Cash and Cash Equivalents
	The Corporation considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Corporation has cash in banks which, at times, may exceed insured limits, established in the United States and foreign countries. The Corporation has not experienced any losses in such accounts and management believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash and cash equivalents. The Corporation conducts operations outside the United States, which exposes the Corporation to market risks from changes in exchange rates. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the balances of cash in subsidiaries outside of the United States totaled $10,495 and $13,962, respectively. To date, the Corporation has not declared any distributions of its foreign earnings.
	Revenue Recognition
	The Corporation’s services are provided under master service agreements with its customers that set forth certain obligations of the Corporation and its customers. A supplemental agreement setting forth the terms of a specific project, which may be cancelled by either party on short notice, is entered into for every data acquisition project. Customer contracts for services vary in terms and conditions. Contracts are either “turnkey” (fixed price) agreements that provide for a fixed fee per unit of measure to be paid to the Corporation, or “term” (variable price) agreements that provide for a fixed hourly, daily or monthly fee during the term of the project. Under turnkey agreements, the Corporation recognizes revenue based upon output measures as work is performed. This method requires that the Corporation recognize revenue based upon quantifiable measures of progress, such as square or linear kilometers surveyed or each unit of data recorded. Expenses associated with each unit of measure are immediately recognized. If it is determined that a contract will have a loss, the entire amount of the loss associated with the contract is immediately recognized. Revenue under a “term” contract is billed as the applicable rate is earned under the terms of the agreement. With respect to those contracts where the customer pays separately for the mobilization of equipment, the Corporation recognizes such mobilization fees as revenue during the performance of the seismic data acquisition, using the same output measures as for the seismic work. To the extent costs have been incurred in relation to the Corporation’s service contracts where the revenue is not yet earned, those costs are capitalized and deferred within deferred costs on contracts until the revenue is earned at which point the costs are recognized to direct operating expenses over the life of the contract or the Corporation determines that they are not recoverable, at which time they are expensed.
	The Corporation invoices customers for certain out-of-pocket expenses under the terms of the contracts. Amounts billed to customers are recorded in revenue at the gross amount including out-of-pocket expenses. The Corporation also utilizes subcontractors to perform certain services to facilitate the completion of customer contracts. The Corporation bills its customers for the cost of these subcontractors plus an administrative fee. The Corporation records amounts billed to its customers related to subcontractors at the gross amount and records the related cost of subcontractors as direct operating expenses.
	Sales taxes collected from customers and remitted to government authorities are accounted for on a net basis and are excluded from revenues in the consolidated statements of operations.
	Foreign Exchange Gains and Losses
	The unrealized foreign currency exchange gain (loss) included in accumulated other comprehensive income was $(626) and $(703) for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
	Commitments and Contingencies
	As a result of the Merger, the Former SAE common stockholders have the right to receive up to 992,108 additional shares (which includes 44 shares that may be issued in lieu of fractional shares) of the Corporation’s common stock after the Closing based on the achievement of specified earnings targets by the Corporation for the 2013 and the 2014 fiscal years. The target was not met for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, so no shares were issued for 2013. However, the Former SAE common stockholders still have the right to receive up to the full 992,108 additional shares depending on the Corporation’s performance in 2014. Since the contingent consideration is considered to be equity, it did not impact the net assets recorded by the Corporation.
	Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines, and penalties and other sources, are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the assessment and remediation can be reasonably estimated. Legal costs incurred in connection with loss contingencies are expensed as incurred.
	In the ordinary course of business, the Corporation can be involved in legal proceedings involving contractual and employment relationships, liability claims, and a variety of other matters. Although the ultimate outcome is uncertain, as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Corporation did not have any legal proceedings for which the ultimate outcome is expected to have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.
	Goodwill and Intangible Assets
	Goodwill represents the excess of costs over the fair value of the net assets acquired in the Datum Exploration Ltd. acquisition in 2011. All of the Corporation’s goodwill resides in its Canadian operations reporting unit. The change in the carrying value of goodwill in the period ended March 31, 2014 is the result of currency translation.
	Fair Value Measurements
	The Corporation’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2014 are notes payable to Former SAE stockholders. The fair values of these financial instruments at the applicable valuation dates are based on Level 3 inputs using an income and market approach.
	Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
	The Corporation’s policies regarding off-balance sheet arrangements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2014 are consistent with those in place during, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2013. The Corporation did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as of March 31, 2014 or December 31, 2013.
	Warrant Exchange
	An exchange of warrants for shares occurred on February 14, 2014. This transaction was treated as a capital transaction involving an exchange of equity with no recognition of gain or loss.
	Net Income Per Share
	The Corporation follows the accounting and disclosure requirements of ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share.” Net (loss) income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Prior to the Merger on June 24, 2013, the Corporation had not considered the effect of warrants to purchase 14,000,000 shares of common stock or 1,000,000 warrants issuable upon conversion of notes payable to two of its stockholders in the calculation of diluted income per share, since the exercise of the warrants were then contingent upon the occurrence of future events. On February 7, 2014 a total of 14,418,193 warrants were tendered and accepted for exchange in the Corporation’s Warrant Exchange described in Note 7. On February 14, 2014, the Corporation issued 1,441,813 shares of common stock and paid a total of $.05 cash in lieu of fractional shares in exchange for such tendered warrants. Additionally, the contingent consideration associated with the Merger Agreement will not be included in the calculation of earnings per share until or if the related targets are obtained. The remaining 581,807 warrants to purchase shares of common stock have been excluded from the calculation of dilutive net income per share as the exercise price of the warrants of $12.00 was higher than the price at closing on March 31, 2014 of the common stock of $9.38. As a result of Warrant Exchange for period ended March 31, 2014 all outstanding warrants were treated as fully diluted.
	For the period ended March 31, 2013, basic and diluted shares were based on Former SAE shares outstanding times the conversion rate of 5.81 to 1. The conversion rate was determined based on the ratio of the Former SAE shares to the Corporation’s shares as of June 24, 2013, which was the date of the Merger. The number of diluted shares was also impacted by the warrants issued by Former SAE in connection associated with the 2012 Credit Agreement, which resulted in the issuance of 135,144 shares as part of the Merger consideration.

PROPERTY_AND_EQUIPMENT

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]	'
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT	'
	NOTE 3 — PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
	Property and equipment is comprised of the following at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
		Estimated Useful Life	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
	Field operating equipment	3 – 10 years	$	85,769	$	85,990
	Vehicles	3 – 5 years		4,952		3,550
	Leasehold improvements	2 – 5 years		447		455
	Software	3 – 5 years		1,313		1,122
	Computer equipment	3 – 5 years		4,248		4,358
	Office equipment	3 – 5 years		1,099		968
				97,828		96,443
	Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization			-35,473		-31,871
	Total		$	62,355	$	64,572
	The Corporation reviews the useful life and residual values of property and equipment on an ongoing basis considering the effect of events or changes in circumstances.
	Total depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 was $3,853 and $3,775, respectively, of which $3,526 and $3,510, respectively, was recorded in direct operating expenses and $327 and $265, respectively, was recorded in depreciation and amortization.

NOTES_PAYABLE

NOTES PAYABLE	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
NOTES PAYABLE	'
	NOTE 4 — NOTES PAYABLE
	Notes payable at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 consist of the following:
		2014		2013
	Amount outstanding under 2012 Credit Agreement	$	81,444	$	81,137
	Unamortized loan discount		-414		-449
	Net note payable		81,030		80,688
	Less current portion of note payable		-800		-800
	Long-term portion of note payable		80,230		79,888
	Notes payable to Former SAE stockholders – long-term at fair value		12,913		12,406
	Notes payables to related parties - current		—		500
	Total notes payable to related parties		12,913		12,906
	Total notes payable, excluding current portion of note payable	$	93,143	$	92,794
	2012 Credit Agreement
	On November 28, 2012, Former SAE entered into a four year term Credit Agreement for $80 million (as amended, the “2012 Credit Agreement”). The 2012 Credit Agreement is collateralized by all the assets of Former SAE. The Corporation joined the 2012 Credit Agreement, in the same capacity as Former SAE, in connection with the consummation of the Merger, and Merger Sub, as the surviving entity in the Merger, succeeded to the obligations of Former SAE.
	The 2012 Credit Agreement has requirements for principal payments of $200, plus 0.25% of any additional amounts borrowed under the 2012 Credit Agreement, per quarter until the note is due, at which time the entire outstanding principal balance must be repaid. The interest rate on borrowings under the 2012 Credit Agreement is 13.5%. The Corporation may elect to pay up to 2.5% of the interest as a payment-in-kind (“PIK”); the PIK amount of interest is added to the balance of the note. For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and the year ended December 31, 2013, the Corporation elected to exercise the PIK option and $507 and $2,040, respectively, were expensed to interest and added to the balance of the note.
	Notes payable to Former SAE stockholders
	The Corporation issued a promissory note to CLCH, as a representative of the Former SAE stockholders, at the Closing on June 24, 2013, as Merger consideration to the Former SAE stockholders with a stated amount of $17,500. At issuance, the Corporation elected the fair value option for recording the note on a recurring basis. The fair value as of June 24, 2013 was $11,775. The Corporation determined that the net present value approach would be the best method to estimate the fair value. In calculating the net present value, the Corporation used the average yield for similar instruments to determine the discount rate. As of June 24, 2013, the discount rate was determined to be 17.6%. Any change in the fair value of the note is recorded on the statement of operations as a change in fair value of notes payable to Former SAE stockholders. As of March 31, 2014, the Corporation determined the discount rate to be consistent to the rate at inception. As of March 31, 2014, the outstanding balance was $17,500 with a fair value of $12,913. The total change in the fair value of the Former SAE stockholders’ note for the period ended March 31, 2014 was $507.
	In October 2013, CLCH, Seismic Management Holdings Inc. and Brent Whiteley entered into a waiver agreement with the Corporation, pursuant to which they agreed to allow the withholding of the interest payments payable to them in respect of their individual interests under the notes payable to Former SAE stockholders issued in connection with the Merger, until such payments are permitted to be made under the 2012 Credit Agreement. The Corporation accrued $432 and $686 of such interest payments for the first quarter of 2014 and the year ended December 31, 2013, respectively, related to the withholding of these payments.
	Notes payables to related parties
	At December 31, 2013, the Corporation had outstanding convertible promissory notes issued to Eric S. Rosenfeld and David D. Sgro, who are directors and founding stockholders of the Corporation, with aggregate principal amounts of $300 and $200, respectively. These $500 related party notes were initially convertible into 1,000,000 warrants with an exercise price of $12 per share. The principal balance of the Notes was convertible, at the holder’s option, to warrants at a price of $0.50 per warrant, or up to an aggregate of 1,000,000 warrants (the “Convertible Debt Warrants”). The Corporation recorded these notes payable at a combined carrying amount of $500 and estimated their combined fair value to be $886 as of December 31, 2013. On January 8, 2014, Eric S. Rosenfeld and David D. Sgro, elected to convert these promissory notes in the aggregate principal amounts of $300 and $200, respectively, into Convertible Debt Warrants to exchange for an aggregate of 60,000 shares and 40,000 shares, respectively, of the Corporation’s common stock par value, $0.0001 per share. This transaction resulted in no gain or loss as the conversion feature was in the original convertible promissory notes agreements. Messrs. Rosenfeld and Sgro each exchanged such Convertible Debt Warrants for common stock, at a ratio of ten warrants for one share, in the Corporation’s Warrant Exchange described in Note 7.

INCOME_TAXES

INCOME TAXES	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
INCOME TAXES	'
	NOTE 5 — INCOME TAXES
	Income before income taxes attributable to U.S. (including its foreign branches) and foreign operations, tax provision, and effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
		Three Months Ended March  31,
		2014			2013
	Pre-tax (loss) income - U.S.	$	4,389		$	-416
	Pre-tax (loss) income - Foreign		907			8,643
	Total	$	5,296		$	8,227
	Tax provision	$	3,812		$	2,365
	Effective tax rate		72	%		29	%
	The Corporation’s income tax provision increased $1.4 million for the first quarter of 2014, compared to the first quarter of 2013, primarily due to the impact of the valuation allowance recorded against the U.S. net deferred tax assets. While there was consolidated pre-tax U.S. income for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 attributable primarily to its branches in Latin America, the offsetting of U.S. sourced taxable losses against the branches’ foreign sourced income did not allow the Corporation to fully benefit from the foreign tax credits generated in the first quarter of 2014.
	The Corporation believes that without positive evidence required under ASC 740, it is more likely than not that the benefit from certain net operating losses (“NOL”) carryforwards and foreign tax credits may not be realized. In recognition of this risk, the Corporation has maintained a full valuation allowance for the deferred tax assets relating to these NOL carryforwards and foreign tax credits, which has caused the unusually high effective tax rate.

FORMER_SAE_CONVERTIBLE_PREFERR

FORMER SAE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Convertible Preferred Stock [Abstract]	'
FORMER SAE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK	'
	NOTE 6 — FORMER SAE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
	Prior to the Merger, holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Former SAE were entitled to receive cumulative dividends at the rate of 10.5% per annum on the face value of the Preferred Shares, which were payable monthly. The distributions to holders of Preferred Shares were required to be paid prior to any distributions to the other shares in Former SAE and the shares of Preferred Stock had limited voting rights. The total face value of the Preferred Shares in the Former SAE was $1.00 per share, or $5,000 in aggregate. The Former SAE preferred shares were retired as a result of the Merger on June 24, 2013, but not all dividends were paid.
	The following table represents the accrued, paid and unpaid dividends included in accrued liabilities for Former SAE preferred shares as of the dates set forth below:
		2014		2013
	1-Jan	$	1,072	$	894
	Accrual		—		131
	Payment		—		-42
	31-Mar	$	1,072	$	983

STOCKHOLDERS_EQUITY

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]	'
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	'
	NOTE 7 — STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
	Preferred Stock
	The Corporation is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share with such designation, rights, and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Corporation’s board of directors. As of March 31, 2014, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.
	Common Stock
	The Corporation is authorized to issue 55,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. As of March 31, 2014, a total of 14,870,549 shares were issued and outstanding.
	Warrants
	On January 7, 2014, the Corporation commenced an offer to exchange warrants for up to 1.5 million shares of its common stock (the “Warrant Exchange”). Each warrant holder had the opportunity to receive one share of the Corporation’s common stock in exchange for every ten outstanding warrants tendered by the holder and exchanged pursuant to the Warrant Exchange. In lieu of issuing fractional shares of common stock, the Corporation paid cash to each holder of warrants who would otherwise have been entitled to receive fractional shares. On February 14, 2014, the Corporation issued 1,441,813 shares and paid a total of $.05 cash in lieu of fractional shares in exchange for 14,418,193 warrants tendered in the Warrant Exchange. The Warrant Exchange was accounted for as a capital transaction involving an exchange of equity with no recognition of gain or loss. New shares of common stock were issued and the par value amount associated with that common stock of $.14 was added to additional paid in capital. The following table shows the roll forward of total public and private warrants for December 31, 2013 to March 31, 2014:
	Total warrants at December 31, 2013	15,000,000
	Less: warrants converted to common shares	-14,418,193	-1
	Total warrants at March 31, 2014	581,807
	__________________________
	(1) Includes conversion of the Convertible Debt Warrants.
	Conversion of Convertible Notes
	On January 8, 2014, Eric S. Rosenfeld and David D. Sgro, two of the Corporation’s current directors, elected to convert promissory notes in the aggregate principal amounts of $300 and $200, respectively, into Convertible Debt Warrants exercisable for an aggregate of 60,000 and 40,000 shares, respectively, of the Corporation’s common stock par value, $0.0001 per share. Messrs. Rosenfeld and Sgro each exchanged such warrants for common stock, at a ratio of ten warrants for one share (1,000,000 warrants for a total of 100,000 shares of common stock), which warrants were included in the 14,418,193 warrants tendered in the Warrant Exchange.
	Conversion of Exchangeable Shares
	On March 7, 2014, the holders of the common shares issued by 1623739 Alberta Ltd., a wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary of the Corporation, elected to exchange those shares for their allocable portion of the consideration issued to the Former SAE stockholders in the Merger, which included 254,558 shares of the Corporation’s common stock that were released from the escrow in which the Corporation’s shares were held pending the exchange. The exchanged shares of 1623739 Alberta Ltd. are no longer outstanding.
	Share-Based Compensation
	Share-based compensation was expensed and additional paid-in capital increased by $57 for the period ended March 31, 2013, as a result of the restricted stock grants made by Former SAE in 2012.
	On June 21, 2013, the stockholders approved the Corporation’s 2013 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan for the benefit of certain employees performing services for the Corporation. The plan reserves up to 792,513 shares of the Corporation’s common stock for issuance in accordance with the plan’s terms including a maximum of up to 396,256 shares that may be issued pursuant to awards of restricted stock. As of March 31, 2014, no shares have been issued under the plan.
	On November 1, 2013, the Corporation’s non-employee director share incentive plan became effective, which provides for discretionary grants of stock awards to the Corporation’s independent non-employee directors, as determined by the Corporation’s board of directors from time to time. The awards may take the form of unrestricted or restricted shares of the Corporation’s common stock or options to purchase shares of the Corporation’s common stock. The Corporation has reserved 400,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the 2013 Non-Employee Director Plan. As of December 31, 2013, 26,072 shares were issued under the plan. These shares vested immediately at issuance and the Corporation recorded share-based compensation of $200. No shares were issued under the plan during the first quarter of 2014.

EMPLOYEE_BENEFITS

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Postemployment Benefits [Abstract]	'
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS	'
	NOTE 8 — EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
	The Corporation offers a Retirement Registered Saving Plan for all eligible employees in its Canadian operations. The Corporation matches each employee’s contributions up to a maximum of 10% of the employee’s base salary or until the Canada Revenue Agency annual limit is reached. For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Corporation expensed matching contributions totaling $110 and $93, respectively.
	The Corporation offers a 401(k) Plan for all eligible employees in its United States operations that was established in the second quarter of 2013. The Corporation matches each employee’s contributions up to a maximum of 4% of the employee’s base salary. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Corporation expensed matching contributions totaling $36.

GEOGRAPHIC_AND_RELATED_INFORMA

GEOGRAPHIC AND RELATED INFORMATION	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
GEOGRAPHIC AND RELATED INFORMATION	'
	NOTE 9 — GEOGRAPHIC AND RELATED INFORMATION
	The Corporation reports its contract services operations as a single reportable segment: Contract Seismic Services. The following table sets forth identifiable assets and revenues by region based on the location of the service provided:
			Identifiable Assets(1)
			(In Thousands)
			As of March 31,		As of December 31,
			2014		2013
	North America		$	49,643	$	51,397
	South America			16,008		16,412
	Southeast Asia			1,949		2,287
	Total		$	67,600	$	70,096
		-1	Identifiable assets include property and equipment, deferred tax assets, intangible assets and goodwill.
			Revenues
			(In Thousands)
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
	North America		$	31,599	$	41,311
	South America			55,313		31,559
	Southeast Asia			750		11,896
	Total		$	87,662	$	84,766
	For the quarter ended March 31, 2014, there were four customers individually that exceeded 10% of the revenues, which aggregated 67% of the Corporation’s consolidated quarterly revenue. Customer D revenue was $18.0 million or 20% of total consolidated quarterly revenue, Customer E revenue was $15.0 million or 17% of total consolidated quarterly revenue, Customer F revenue was $14.8 million or 17% of total consolidated quarterly revenue, and Customer A revenue was $11.3 million or 13% of total consolidated quarterly revenue.
	For the quarter ended March 31, 2014, there were three countries that individually exceeded 20% of the revenues, which aggregated 79% of the Corporation’s consolidated quarterly revenue. Colombia accounted for $31.2 million or 36% of total consolidated quarterly revenue. Bolivia accounted for $20.5 million or 23% of total consolidated quarterly revenue. The United States accounted for $17.8 million or 20% of total consolidated quarterly revenue.
	For the quarter ended March 31, 2013, there were three customers that individually exceeded 10% of the Corporation’s consolidated quarterly revenue, which aggregated 67% of the Corporation’s consolidated quarterly revenue. Customer A revenue was $31.5 million or 37% of total consolidated quarterly revenue, customer B revenue was $15.1 million or 18% of total consolidated quarterly revenue, and customer C revenue was $10.6 million or 13% of total consolidated quarterly revenue.
	For the quarter ended March 31, 2013, there were two countries individually that exceeded 20% of the revenues, which aggregated 58% of the Corporation’s consolidated quarterly revenue. Canada accounted for $30.4 million or 36% of the Corporation’s consolidated quarterly revenue. Colombia accounted for $18.4 million or 22% of the Corporation’s consolidated quarterly revenue.

FINANCIAL_INSTRUMENTS

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]	'
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS	'
	NOTE 10 — FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
	The following table presents the carrying amount and estimated fair value of our financial instruments recognized at fair value on a recurring basis.
				Fair Value
		Carrying		Quoted Prices in		Significant Other		Significant
		Amount		Active Markets		Observable Inputs		Unobservable
				(Level 1)		(Level 2)		Inputs (Level 3)
	Notes payable to Former SAE stockholders as of March 31, 2014	$	12,913		—		—	$	12,913
	Fair values of the notes payable to Former SAE stockholders are derived using the net present value of expected cash flow discounted using a rate based on yield curves for similar U.S. Dollar debt instruments adjusted for the specific terms of the notes payable to the Former SAE stockholders and other factors such as the Corporation’s own cost of capital in recent financing transactions. There were no significant changes to the inputs used as of March 31, 2014 compared to those used as of December 31, 2013. As of March 31, 2014, the face amount of the notes payable to Former SAE stockholders was $17,500 with a fair value of $12,913.
	The following table summarizes the change in fair value of the notes payable to Former SAE stockholders for the respective periods:
		Notes payable to
		Former SAE
		Stockholders
	31-Dec-13	$	12,406
	Unrealized Loss		507
	31-Mar-14	$	12,913
	The Corporation records its 2012 Credit Agreement at a carrying amount, net of discount, of $81,030 and $80,688, respectively, and estimated its fair value to be $78,839 and $78,721, respectively, as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Fair values of the 2012 Credit Agreement are derived using the net present value of expected cash flow discounted based on using yield curves for similar U.S. Dollar debt instruments adjusted for the specific terms of the 2012 Credit Agreement and other factors such as the Corporation’s own cost of capital in recent financing transactions.
	At March 31, 2014, and December 31, 2013, the Corporation was in compliance with all covenants of the 2012 Credit Agreement. The Corporation notes that it had an obligation under the 2012 Credit Agreement to deliver annual audited consolidated financial statements within 90 days following the end of the Corporation’s fiscal year. The Corporation was not able to deliver such financial statements until the completion of its 2013 financial statement audit and the filing of the Corporation’s Form 10-K on April 3, 2014. The failure to timely deliver such financial statements resulted in a technical event of default under the 2012 Credit Agreement. The remedies provided to the lenders in the 2012 Credit Agreement for an event of default are only available if the event of default is continuing. The default ceased to be continuing upon delivery of the annual audited financials on April 3, 2014.

JOINT_VENTURE

JOINT VENTURE	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]	'
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure	'
	NOTE 11 — JOINT VENTURE
	Effective November 19, 2012, an agreement was entered into between the Corporation and a village corporation in the north slope of Alaska (“Village Corp”) to form a separate legal entity (“Joint Venture”) for the purpose of performing contracts for the acquisition and development of geophysical and seismic data and for geophysical and seismic services and any and all related work anywhere on the north slope of Alaska (onshore or offshore), for a period of five years. The Corporation and Village Corp’s percentage ownership interest in the Joint Venture are 49.0% and 51.0%, respectively, based on consideration provided of $490 and $510, respectively. The Joint Venture’s sole source of revenue is the Corporation. Based on the Corporation’s power to influence the significant business activities of the Joint Venture, it is determined to be the primary beneficiary and as such consolidates the Joint Venture in accordance with the variable interest entities subsection under ASC 810-10. The results of the Joint Venture are presented gross and all intercompany transactions are eliminated upon consolidation. For the periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Corporation recorded income of $0.8 million and $0, respectively. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Corporation had accounts payable to Village Corp. of $0.8 million and less than $0.1 million, respectively.

BASIS_OF_PRESENTATION_AND_SIGN1

BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Basis of Presentation	'
	Basis of Presentation
	The Merger has been accounted for as a reverse acquisition. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been retrospectively adjusted to present the financial position and results of operations of Former SAE as if the Merger had been effective as of the beginning of the earliest period presented.
Principles of consolidation	'
	Principles of Consolidation
	The accompanying (a) balance sheet as of December 31, 2013, which has been derived from audited financial statements, and (b) unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries as well as a variable interest entity in which the Corporation is the primary beneficiary as of and for quarter ended March 31, 2014, have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial information and are presented pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation. The consolidated financial statements of the Corporation have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Further, in accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial information, certain financial information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Corporation’s audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 3, 2014. The Corporation’s significant accounting policies as disclosed in Note 3 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Corporation’s 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K are the same as used for this quarterly filing. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should also be read in conjunction with Former SAE’s unaudited restated condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. These unaudited restated condensed consolidated financial statements can be found within the Form 8-K/A (Amendment No. 2) filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 28, 2013. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed financial statements included herein contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Corporation’s financial position as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the results of operations for the three months periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year.
Cash and Cash Equivalents	'
	Cash and Cash Equivalents
	The Corporation considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Corporation has cash in banks which, at times, may exceed insured limits, established in the United States and foreign countries. The Corporation has not experienced any losses in such accounts and management believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash and cash equivalents. The Corporation conducts operations outside the United States, which exposes the Corporation to market risks from changes in exchange rates. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the balances of cash in subsidiaries outside of the United States totaled $10,495 and $13,962, respectively. To date, the Corporation has not declared any distributions of its foreign earnings.
Revenue Recognition	'
	Revenue Recognition
	The Corporation’s services are provided under master service agreements with its customers that set forth certain obligations of the Corporation and its customers. A supplemental agreement setting forth the terms of a specific project, which may be cancelled by either party on short notice, is entered into for every data acquisition project. Customer contracts for services vary in terms and conditions. Contracts are either “turnkey” (fixed price) agreements that provide for a fixed fee per unit of measure to be paid to the Corporation, or “term” (variable price) agreements that provide for a fixed hourly, daily or monthly fee during the term of the project. Under turnkey agreements, the Corporation recognizes revenue based upon output measures as work is performed. This method requires that the Corporation recognize revenue based upon quantifiable measures of progress, such as square or linear kilometers surveyed or each unit of data recorded. Expenses associated with each unit of measure are immediately recognized. If it is determined that a contract will have a loss, the entire amount of the loss associated with the contract is immediately recognized. Revenue under a “term” contract is billed as the applicable rate is earned under the terms of the agreement. With respect to those contracts where the customer pays separately for the mobilization of equipment, the Corporation recognizes such mobilization fees as revenue during the performance of the seismic data acquisition, using the same output measures as for the seismic work. To the extent costs have been incurred in relation to the Corporation’s service contracts where the revenue is not yet earned, those costs are capitalized and deferred within deferred costs on contracts until the revenue is earned at which point the costs are recognized to direct operating expenses over the life of the contract or the Corporation determines that they are not recoverable, at which time they are expensed.
	The Corporation invoices customers for certain out-of-pocket expenses under the terms of the contracts. Amounts billed to customers are recorded in revenue at the gross amount including out-of-pocket expenses. The Corporation also utilizes subcontractors to perform certain services to facilitate the completion of customer contracts. The Corporation bills its customers for the cost of these subcontractors plus an administrative fee. The Corporation records amounts billed to its customers related to subcontractors at the gross amount and records the related cost of subcontractors as direct operating expenses.
	Sales taxes collected from customers and remitted to government authorities are accounted for on a net basis and are excluded from revenues in the consolidated statements of operations.
Foreign Exchange Gains and Losses	'
	Foreign Exchange Gains and Losses
	The unrealized foreign currency exchange gain (loss) included in accumulated other comprehensive income was $(626) and $(703) for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
Commitments and Contingencies	'
	Commitments and Contingencies
	As a result of the Merger, the Former SAE common stockholders have the right to receive up to 992,108 additional shares (which includes 44 shares that may be issued in lieu of fractional shares) of the Corporation’s common stock after the Closing based on the achievement of specified earnings targets by the Corporation for the 2013 and the 2014 fiscal years. The target was not met for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, so no shares were issued for 2013. However, the Former SAE common stockholders still have the right to receive up to the full 992,108 additional shares depending on the Corporation’s performance in 2014. Since the contingent consideration is considered to be equity, it did not impact the net assets recorded by the Corporation.
	Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines, and penalties and other sources, are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the assessment and remediation can be reasonably estimated. Legal costs incurred in connection with loss contingencies are expensed as incurred.
	In the ordinary course of business, the Corporation can be involved in legal proceedings involving contractual and employment relationships, liability claims, and a variety of other matters. Although the ultimate outcome is uncertain, as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Corporation did not have any legal proceedings for which the ultimate outcome is expected to have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets	'
	Goodwill and Intangible Assets
	Goodwill represents the excess of costs over the fair value of the net assets acquired in the Datum Exploration Ltd. acquisition in 2011. All of the Corporation’s goodwill resides in its Canadian operations reporting unit. The change in the carrying value of goodwill in the period ended March 31, 2014 is the result of currency translation.
Fair Value Measurements	'
	Fair Value Measurements
	The Corporation’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2014 are notes payable to Former SAE stockholders. The fair values of these financial instruments at the applicable valuation dates are based on Level 3 inputs using an income and market approach.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements	'
	Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
	The Corporation’s policies regarding off-balance sheet arrangements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2014 are consistent with those in place during, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2013. The Corporation did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as of March 31, 2014 or December 31, 2013.
Warrant Exchange	'
	Warrant Exchange
	An exchange of warrants for shares occurred on February 14, 2014. This transaction was treated as a capital transaction involving an exchange of equity with no recognition of gain or loss.
Net Income Per Share	'
	Net Income Per Share
	The Corporation follows the accounting and disclosure requirements of ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share.” Net (loss) income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Prior to the Merger on June 24, 2013, the Corporation had not considered the effect of warrants to purchase 14,000,000 shares of common stock or 1,000,000 warrants issuable upon conversion of notes payable to two of its stockholders in the calculation of diluted income per share, since the exercise of the warrants were then contingent upon the occurrence of future events. On February 7, 2014 a total of 14,418,193 warrants were tendered and accepted for exchange in the Corporation’s Warrant Exchange described in Note 7. On February 14, 2014, the Corporation issued 1,441,813 shares of common stock and paid a total of $.05 cash in lieu of fractional shares in exchange for such tendered warrants. Additionally, the contingent consideration associated with the Merger Agreement will not be included in the calculation of earnings per share until or if the related targets are obtained. The remaining 581,807 warrants to purchase shares of common stock have been excluded from the calculation of dilutive net income per share as the exercise price of the warrants of $12.00 was higher than the price at closing on March 31, 2014 of the common stock of $9.38. As a result of Warrant Exchange for period ended March 31, 2014 all outstanding warrants were treated as fully diluted.
	For the period ended March 31, 2013, basic and diluted shares were based on Former SAE shares outstanding times the conversion rate of 5.81 to 1. The conversion rate was determined based on the ratio of the Former SAE shares to the Corporation’s shares as of June 24, 2013, which was the date of the Merger. The number of diluted shares was also impacted by the warrants issued by Former SAE in connection associated with the 2012 Credit Agreement, which resulted in the issuance of 135,144 shares as part of the Merger consideration.

PROPERTY_AND_EQUIPMENT_Tables

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment	'
	Property and equipment is comprised of the following at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
		Estimated Useful Life	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
	Field operating equipment	3 – 10 years	$	85,769	$	85,990
	Vehicles	3 – 5 years		4,952		3,550
	Leasehold improvements	2 – 5 years		447		455
	Software	3 – 5 years		1,313		1,122
	Computer equipment	3 – 5 years		4,248		4,358
	Office equipment	3 – 5 years		1,099		968
				97,828		96,443
	Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization			-35,473		-31,871
	Total		$	62,355	$	64,572

NOTES_PAYABLE_Tables

NOTES PAYABLE (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Notes Payable	'
	Notes payable at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 consist of the following:
		2014		2013
	Amount outstanding under 2012 Credit Agreement	$	81,444	$	81,137
	Unamortized loan discount		-414		-449
	Net note payable		81,030		80,688
	Less current portion of note payable		-800		-800
	Long-term portion of note payable		80,230		79,888
	Notes payable to Former SAE stockholders – long-term at fair value		12,913		12,406
	Notes payables to related parties - current		—		500
	Total notes payable to related parties		12,913		12,906
	Total notes payable, excluding current portion of note payable	$	93,143	$	92,794

INCOME_TAXES_Tables

INCOME TAXES (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	'
	Income before income taxes attributable to U.S. (including its foreign branches) and foreign operations, tax provision, and effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
		Three Months Ended March  31,
		2014			2013
	Pre-tax (loss) income - U.S.	$	4,389		$	-416
	Pre-tax (loss) income - Foreign		907			8,643
	Total	$	5,296		$	8,227
	Tax provision	$	3,812		$	2,365
	Effective tax rate		72	%		29	%

FORMER_SAE_CONVERTIBLE_PREFERR1

FORMER SAE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Convertible Preferred Stock [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Dividends Payable	'
	The following table represents the accrued, paid and unpaid dividends included in accrued liabilities for Former SAE preferred shares as of the dates set forth below:
		2014		2013
	1-Jan	$	1,072	$	894
	Accrual		—		131
	Payment		—		-42
	31-Mar	$	1,072	$	983

STOCKHOLDERS_EQUITY_Tables

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Stock by Class	'
	The following table shows the roll forward of total public and private warrants for December 31, 2013 to March 31, 2014:
	Total warrants at December 31, 2013	15,000,000
	Less: warrants converted to common shares	-14,418,193	-1
	Total warrants at March 31, 2014	581,807
	__________________________
	(1) Includes conversion of the Convertible Debt Warrants.

GEOGRAPHIC_AND_RELATED_INFORMA1

GEOGRAPHIC AND RELATED INFORMATION (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment	'
	The Corporation reports its contract services operations as a single reportable segment: Contract Seismic Services. The following table sets forth identifiable assets and revenues by region based on the location of the service provided:
			Identifiable Assets(1)
			(In Thousands)
			As of March 31,		As of December 31,
			2014		2013
	North America		$	49,643	$	51,397
	South America			16,008		16,412
	Southeast Asia			1,949		2,287
	Total		$	67,600	$	70,096
		-1	Identifiable assets include property and equipment, deferred tax assets, intangible assets and goodwill.
			Revenues
			(In Thousands)
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
	North America		$	31,599	$	41,311
	South America			55,313		31,559
	Southeast Asia			750		11,896
	Total		$	87,662	$	84,766

FINANCIAL_INSTRUMENTS_Tables

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis	'
	The following table presents the carrying amount and estimated fair value of our financial instruments recognized at fair value on a recurring basis.
				Fair Value
		Carrying		Quoted Prices in		Significant Other		Significant
		Amount		Active Markets		Observable Inputs		Unobservable
				(Level 1)		(Level 2)		Inputs (Level 3)
	Notes payable to Former SAE stockholders as of March 31, 2014	$	12,913		—		—	$	12,913
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation	'
	The following table summarizes the change in fair value of the notes payable to Former SAE stockholders for the respective periods:
		Notes payable to
		Former SAE
		Stockholders
	31-Dec-13	$	12,406
	Unrealized Loss		507
	31-Mar-14	$	12,913

BASIS_OF_PRESENTATION_AND_SIGN2

BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

Feb. 14, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Feb. 07, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Jun. 24, 2013

Jun. 24, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Jan. 07, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Common Stock [Member]

Common Stock [Member]

Warrant [Member]

Prior To Merger [Member]

Convertible Notes Payable [Member]

Maximum

Maximum

Minimum [Member]

Warrant [Member]

Prior To Merger [Member]

Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Cash in hand

'

$10,495,000

'

'

$13,962,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Foreign currency exchange gain (loss) included in accumulated other comprehensive income

'

-626,000

-703,000

'

'

0

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares

'

992,108

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Business Combination Consideration Transferred Fractional Amount Of Equity Interests Issuable

'

44

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Shares Issued Or Issuable Upon Merger Conversion Ratio

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'5.81

'

'1

Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

581,807

14,000,000

1,000,000

'

'

'

Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights

14,418,193

'

'

14,418,193

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,500,000

'

Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues

1,441,813

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Payments For Fractional Shares In Exchange Of Warrants

$0.05

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Class Of Warrants Or Rights Redemption Price

'

'

'

'

'

12

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share Price

'

$9.38

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Dilutive Effect of Call Options and Warrants

'

135,144

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

PROPERTY_AND_EQUIPMENT_Propert

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Property and equipment is comprised) (Detail) (USD $)

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Field operating equipment [Member]

Field operating equipment [Member]

Vehicles [Member]

Vehicles [Member]

Leasehold improvements [Member]

Leasehold improvements [Member]

Software [Member]

Software [Member]

Computer Equipment [Member]

Computer Equipment [Member]

Office Equipment [Member]

Office Equipment [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Field operating equipment [Member]

Vehicles [Member]

Leasehold improvements [Member]

Software [Member]

Computer Equipment [Member]

Office Equipment [Member]

Field operating equipment [Member]

Vehicles [Member]

Leasehold improvements [Member]

Software [Member]

Computer Equipment [Member]

Office Equipment [Member]

Property, Plant and Equipment

$97,828

$96,443

$85,769

$85,990

$4,952

$3,550

$447

$455

$1,313

$1,122

$4,248

$4,358

$1,099

$968

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization

-35,473

-31,871

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total

$62,355

$64,572

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Estimated Useful Life

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'10 years

'5 years

'5 years

'5 years

'5 years

'5 years

'3 years

'3 years

'2 years

'3 years

'3 years

'3 years

PROPERTY_AND_EQUIPMENT_Additio

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT- Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Depreciation and amortization	$3,853	$3,775
Direct operating expenses	3,526	3,510
Depreciation and amortization	$327	$265

NOTES_PAYABLE_Schedule_of_Note

NOTES PAYABLE (Schedule of Notes Payable) (Detail) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Amount outstanding under 2012 Credit Agreement	$81,444	$81,137
Unamortized loan discount	-414	-449
Net note payable	81,030	80,688
Less current portion of note payable	-800	-800
Long-term portion of notes payable	80,230	79,888
Notes payable to Former SAE stockholders - long-term at fair value	12,913	12,406
Notes payables to related parties - current	0	500
Total notes payable to related parties	12,913	12,906
Total notes payable, excluding current portion of note payable	$93,143	$92,794

NOTES_PAYABLE_Additional_Infor

NOTES PAYABLE - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Feb. 14, 2014

Feb. 07, 2014

Jan. 08, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Jan. 08, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Jan. 07, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Jun. 24, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Nov. 28, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Eric S Rosenfeld [Member]

Eric S Rosenfeld [Member]

David D. Sgro [Member]

David D. Sgro [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Former SAE Stockholders [Member]

Former SAE Stockholders [Member]

2012 Credit Agreement [Member]

2012 Credit Agreement [Member]

2012 Credit Agreement [Member]

Convertible Debt Warrants [Member]

Schedule of Notes Payable [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt, principal amount

$81,444

'

$81,137

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$12,913

$11,775

'

'

$80,000

'

Principal payment per quarter

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

200

'

'

'

Debt instrument interest rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

17.60%

13.50%

'

'

'

Debt instrument interest rate paid-in-kind

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2.50%

'

'

'

Paid-in-Kind Interest

507

488

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

507

2,040

'

'

Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Warrants or Options Issued

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0.5

Long-term Debt, Gross

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

17,500

17,500

'

'

'

'

Debt Instrument, Increase, Accrued Interest

432

'

686

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Increase Decrease In Notes Payable Of Fair Value

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

507

'

'

'

'

'

Notes Payable, Related Parties, Current

0

'

500

'

'

'

300

'

200

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Instrument Convertible Number Of Warrants

'

'

1,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

12

Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure

12,913

'

12,406

'

'

'

500

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Amount

500

0

'

'

'

300

'

200

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights

'

'

'

14,418,193

14,418,193

60,000

'

40,000

'

1,500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Notes Payable, Related Parties

$12,913

'

$12,906

'

'

'

$886

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

INCOME_TAXES_Income_before_inc

INCOME TAXES (Income before income taxes attributable) (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Pre-tax (loss) income	$5,296	$8,227
Tax provision	3,812	2,365
Effective tax rate	72.00%	29.00%
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]	'	'
Pre-tax (loss) income	4,389	-416
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]	'	'
Pre-tax (loss) income	$907	$8,643

INCOME_TAXES_Additional_Inform

INCOME TAXES - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014
Income tax provision increased	$1.40

FORMER_SAE_CONVERTIBLE_PREFERR2

FORMER SAE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK (Accrued paid and unpaid dividends) (Detail) (Convertible Preferred Stock [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]	'	'
Balance, Beginning	$1,072	$894
Accrual	0	131
Payment	0	-42
Balances, Ending	$1,072	$983

FORMER_SAE_CONVERTIBLE_PREFERR3

FORMER SAE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage	10.50%
Preferred Stock Face Value Per Share	$1
Preferred Stock Dividend Payable	$5,000

STOCKHOLDERS_EQUITY_Detail

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Detail)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Class of Stock [Line Items]	'
Total warrants at December 31, 2013	15,000,000
Less: warrants converted to common shares	-14,418,193	[1]
Total warrants at March 31, 2014	581,807
[1]	When the amount is rounded, the increase is less than 1.

STOCKHOLDERS_EQUITY_Additional

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

Feb. 14, 2014

Jan. 08, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Feb. 07, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Jan. 08, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Jan. 07, 2014

Jan. 08, 2014

Jan. 08, 2014

Mar. 07, 2014

Jan. 08, 2014

Feb. 14, 2014

Mar. 07, 2014

Convertible Debt [Member]

Stock Compensation Plan 2013 [Member]

Restricted Stock [Member]

Non-Employee Director Plan 2014 [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Eric S Rosenfeld [Member]

David D. Sgro [Member]

Former Sae Stockholders [Member]

Messrs.Rosenfeld and Sgro [Member]

Common Stock

Alberta Limited [Member]

Stock Compensation Plan 2013 [Member]

Former Sae Stockholders [Member]

Class of Stock [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share-based compensation

'

'

'

$57,000

'

'

'

'

'

$200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Preferred Stock Shares Authorized

'

'

1,000,000

'

'

1,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share

'

'

$0.00

'

'

$0.00

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Preferred Stock Shares Outstanding

'

'

0

'

'

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Common Stock Shares Authorized

'

'

55,000,000

'

'

55,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share

'

'

$0.00

'

'

$0.00

$0.00

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$0.14

'

Common Stock Shares Issued

'

'

14,870,549

'

'

13,428,736

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding

'

'

14,870,549

'

'

13,428,736

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Amount

'

'

500,000

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

300,000

200,000

'

'

'

'

Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights

14,418,193

'

'

'

14,418,193

'

'

'

'

'

1,500,000

60,000

40,000

'

14,418,193

'

'

Conversion Of Warrants Into Common Shares Number

'

'

-14,418,193

[1]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,000,000

'

'

Conversion Of Warrants Common Stock Shares Issued

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

100,000

'

'

Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

254,558

'

'

1,623,739

Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock Unit or Restricted Stock Award, Requisite Service Period Recognition

'

'

'

57,000

'

'

'

'

'

200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Class Of Warrant Or Right Number Of Securities Called By Warrants Or Rights Conversion Ratio

'

'One Share For Every Ten Warrants

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues

1,441,813

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Payments For Fractional Shares In Exchange Of Warrants

$0.05

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

792,513

396,256

400,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Share-based Compensation, Gross

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

26,072

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

[1]

When the amount is rounded, the increase is less than 1.

EMPLOYEE_BENEFITS_Additional_I

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Retirement Registered Saving Plan [Member]	'	'
Maximum employee's contributions	10.00%	'
Employer contributions	$110	$93
401 (K) [Member]	'	'
Employer contributions	$36	'

GEOGRAPHIC_AND_RELATED_INFORMA2

GEOGRAPHIC AND RELATED INFORMATION (Segment Reporting Information, by Segment) (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014		Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Revenues	$87,662		$84,766	'
Identifiable Assets	67,600	[1]	'	70,096	[1]
North America [Member]	'		'	'
Revenues	31,599		41,311	'
Identifiable Assets	49,643	[1]	'	51,397	[1]
South America [Member]	'		'	'
Revenues	55,313		31,559	'
Identifiable Assets	16,008	[1]	'	16,412	[1]
Southeast Asia [Member]	'		'	'
Revenues	750		11,896	'
Identifiable Assets	$1,949	[1]	'	$2,287	[1]
[1]	Identifiable assets include property and equipment, deferred tax assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

GEOGRAPHIC_AND_RELATED_INFORMA3

GEOGRAPHIC AND RELATED INFORMATION - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Three Countries [Member]	'	'
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue percentage	79.00%	'
Two Countries [Member]	'	'
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue percentage	'	58.00%
CANADA	'	'
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue percentage	'	36.00%
Revenues	'	$30.40
UNITED STATES	'	'
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue percentage	20.00%	'
Revenues	17.8	'
COLOMBIA	'	'
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue percentage	36.00%	22.00%
Revenues	31.2	18.4
Each Of Two Individual Countries [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue percentage	'	20.00%
Each Of Three Individual Countries [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue percentage	20.00%	'
Bolivia, Bolivianos	'	'
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue percentage	23.00%	'
Revenues	20.5	'
Two Customer [Member]	'	'
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue percentage	'	67.00%
Four Customers [Member]	'	'
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue percentage	67.00%	'
Cusomer A [Member]	'	'
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue percentage	13.00%	37.00%
Revenues	11.3	31.5
Customer B [Member]	'	'
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue percentage	'	18.00%
Revenues	'	15.1
Customer C [Member]	'	'
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue percentage	'	13.00%
Revenues	'	10.6
Customer D [Member]	'	'
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue percentage	20.00%	'
Revenues	18	'
Customer E [Member]	'	'
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue percentage	17.00%	'
Revenues	15	'
Customer F [Member]	'	'
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue percentage	17.00%	'
Revenues	$14.80	'
Each Of Four Individual Customers [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue percentage	10.00%	'
Each Of Three Individual Customers [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue percentage	'	10.00%

FINANCIAL_INSTRUMENTS_Carrying

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Carrying amount and estimated fair value) (Detail) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Notes payable to Former SAE stockholders as of March 31, 2014	$12,913	$12,406
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Notes payable to Former SAE stockholders as of March 31, 2014	0	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Notes payable to Former SAE stockholders as of March 31, 2014	0	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Notes payable to Former SAE stockholders as of March 31, 2014	$12,913	'

FINANCIAL_INSTRUMENTS_Change_i

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Change in fair value) (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]	'
Notes payable to Former SAE Stockholder, Beginning balance	$12,406
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss)	507
Notes payable to Former SAE Stockholder, Ending Balance	$12,913

FINANCIAL_INSTRUMENTS_Addition

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Notes payable to Former Trio stockholders - current portion	$81,030	$80,688
Notes Payable Former Stockholder Current Fair Value	78,839	78,721
Former SAE Shareholder [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Amount outstanding under Credit Agreement	17,500	'
Amount outstanding under Credit Agreement at fair value	$12,913	'

JOINT_VENTURE_Additional_Infor

JOINT VENTURE - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Nov. 19, 2012	Nov. 19, 2012
				Village Corp [Member]	Corporate Joint Venture [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	$800,000	$0	'	'	'
Accounts Payable Current	35,406,000	'	16,511,000	'	'
Equity Method Investment Ownership Percentage Held With Another Entity	'	'	'	51.00%	49.00%
Payments to Acquire Interest in Joint Venture	'	'	'	$510	$490