Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Sales	$ 298,266	$ 239,939	$ 571,914	$ 456,045
Cost of sales	208,460	165,810	402,658	314,359
Gross profit	89,806	74,129	169,256	141,686
Selling, general and administrative expenses	51,905	34,726	99,109	75,352
Amortization expense	4,922	3,250	9,817	6,320
Impairment of intangible assets	0	3,070	0	3,070
Operating expenses	56,827	41,046	108,926	84,742
Operating income	32,979	33,083	60,330	56,944
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net	3,977	3,689	7,968	7,651
Financing costs amortization	327	556	653	877
Foreign currency loss	91	1,770	437	1,418
Other expenses, net	4,395	6,015	9,058	9,946
Income before income taxes	28,584	27,068	51,272	46,998
Income tax expense	7,981	8,932	14,561	14,710
Net income	20,603	18,136	36,711	32,288
Noncontrolling interests, net of taxes	603	200	1,176	269
Net income attributable to Chart Industries, Inc.	20,000	17,936	35,535	32,019
Net income attributable to Chart Industries, Inc. per common share:
Basic	$ 0.66	$ 0.60	$ 1.18	$ 1.08
Diluted	$ 0.64	$ 0.59	$ 1.15	$ 1.06
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic	30,249	29,797	30,143	29,695
Diluted	31,428	30,200	31,000	30,130
Comprehensive income, net of taxes	20,939	14,746	36,034	31,185
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of taxes	608	253	1,200	345
Comprehensive income attributable to Chart Industries, Inc., net of taxes	$ 20,331	$ 14,493	$ 34,834	$ 30,840