Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Sales	$ 266,240	$ 273,648
Cost of sales	188,694	194,198
Gross profit	77,546	79,450
Selling, general and administrative expenses	50,911	47,204
Amortization expense	4,489	4,895
Operating expenses	55,400	52,099
Operating income	22,146	27,351
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net	4,149	3,991
Financing costs amortization	326	326
Foreign currency loss	118	346
Other expenses, net	4,593	4,663
Income before income taxes	17,553	22,688
Income tax expense	5,214	6,580
Net income	12,339	16,108
Noncontrolling interests, net of taxes	342	573
Net income attributable to Chart Industries, Inc.	11,997	15,535
Net income attributable to Chart Industries, Inc. per common share:
Basic	$ 0.40	$ 0.52
Diluted	$ 0.38	$ 0.51
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic	30,346	30,035
Diluted	31,427	30,426
Comprehensive income, net of taxes	10,314	15,095
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of taxes	196	592
Comprehensive income attributable to Chart Industries, Inc., net of taxes	$ 10,118	$ 14,503