Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

The following table presents calculations of net (loss) income per share of common stock:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2015			2014		2013
Net (loss) income attributable to Chart Industries, Inc.	$	(202,960	)	$	81,864	$	83,176
Net (loss) income attributable to Chart Industries, Inc. per common share:
Basic	$	(6.66	)	$	2.69	$	2.75
Diluted	$	(6.66	)	$	2.67	$	2.60
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding — basic	30,493			30,384		30,209
Incremental shares issuable upon assumed conversion and exercise of share-based awards	—			282		411
Incremental shares issuable due to dilutive effect of the Convertible Notes	—			—		974
Incremental shares issuable due to dilutive effect of warrants	—			—		337
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding — diluted	30,493			30,666		31,931

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

Diluted earnings per share does not consider the following potential common shares as the effect would be anti-dilutive:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2015	2014	2013
Share-based awards	943	48	1
Convertible note hedge and capped call transactions (1)	—	—	948
Warrants	3,368	3,368	—
Total anti-dilutive securities	4,311	3,416	949