Debt And Credit Arrangements Foreign Facilities (Details)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 China Facilities [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 China Facilities [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] CNY	Dec. 31, 2014 China Facilities [Member] Bonding Guarantee Facility [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 China Facilities [Member] Bonding Guarantee Facility [Member] CNY	Dec. 31, 2014 China Facilities [Member] Overdraft Facility [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 China Facilities [Member] Overdraft Facility [Member] CNY	Dec. 31, 2014 CCDEC Facility Maturing August 7, 2015 [Member] Line of Credit - Working Capital [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 CCDEC Facility Maturing August 7, 2015 [Member] Line of Credit - Working Capital [Member] CNY	Dec. 31, 2014 CCDEC Facility Maturing August 7, 2015 [Member] Line of Credit - Non-financing Bank Guarantee [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 CCDEC Facility Maturing August 7, 2015 [Member] Line of Credit - Non-financing Bank Guarantee [Member] CNY	Dec. 31, 2014 CCESC Facility Maturing July 8, 2015 [Member] Line of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 CCESC Facility Maturing July 8, 2015 [Member] Line of Credit [Member] CNY	Dec. 31, 2014 Chart Ferox Facilities [Member] Line of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Chart Ferox Facilities [Member] Line of Credit [Member] CZK	Dec. 31, 2014 Chart Luxembourg Facility [Member] Line of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Chart Cryogenic Engineering Systems Co., Ltd. [Member] China Facilities [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Chart Cryogenic Engineering Systems Co., Ltd. [Member] China Facilities [Member] CNY	Dec. 31, 2014 Chart Energy & Chemicals Wuxi Co., Ltd. [Member] China Facilities [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Chart Energy & Chemicals Wuxi Co., Ltd. [Member] China Facilities [Member] CNY
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 8,171,000	50,000,000	$ 4,903,000	30,000,000	$ 1,634,000	10,000,000	$ 8,171,000	50,000,000	$ 4,903,000	30,000,000	$ 16,343,000	100,000,000	$ 7,661,000	175,000,000	$ 5,000,000
Short-term debt	4,903,000	3,280,000	3,269,000	20,000,000	0	0	0	0	1,634,000	10,000,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Short-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate			5.90%	5.90%					6.40%	6.40%
Bank Guarantees Supported By Credit Facilities															$ 3,126,000	71,400,000		$ 1,220,000	7,463,000	$ 286,000	1,750,000
Letter of Credit and Guarantee Fees Percentage															0.70%	0.70%