Debt And Credit Arrangements Foreign Facilities (Details) CZK in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 CZK	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Short-term debt		$ 6,160		$ 4,903
China Facilities [Member] | Chart Cryogenic Engineering Systems Co., Ltd. [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Bank Guarantees Supported By Credit Facilities	¥ 4,700,000	722
China Facilities [Member] | Chart Cryogenic Distribution Equipment Co. Ltd. [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Bank Guarantees Supported By Credit Facilities	5,278,000	813
China Facilities [Member] | Chart Energy & Chemicals Wuxi Co., Ltd. [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Bank Guarantees Supported By Credit Facilities	558,000	86
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | China Facilities [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	50,000,000	7,700
Short-term debt	¥ 30,000,000	$ 4,620
Short-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate	5.40%	5.40%	5.40%
Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Short-term debt	¥ 10,000,000	$ 1,540
Line of Credit [Member] | CCDEC Facility Effective Until June 30, 2016 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	¥ 40,000,000	$ 6,160
Short-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate	5.70%	5.70%	5.70%
Line of Credit [Member] | CCESC Facility Effective Until July 5, 2016 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	¥ 38,000,000	$ 5,852
Line of Credit [Member] | CCESC Facility Effective Until June 30, 2016 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	¥ 30,000,000	4,620
Line of Credit [Member] | Chart Ferox Facilities [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		7,050	CZK 175,000
Bank Guarantees Supported By Credit Facilities		$ 822	CZK 20,400
Letter of Credit and Guarantee Fees Percentage	0.70%	0.70%	0.70%
Line of Credit [Member] | Chart Luxembourg Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 5,000