Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive (Loss) Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Sales	$ 247,095	$ 270,252	$ 440,852	$ 515,357
Cost of sales	160,144	195,372	301,200	367,954
Gross profit	86,951	74,880	139,652	147,403
Selling, general and administrative expenses	48,896	45,628	98,432	98,790
Amortization	3,116	4,123	6,244	8,527
Operating expenses	52,012	49,751	104,676	107,317
Operating income	34,939	25,129	34,976	40,086
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net	4,171	3,999	8,265	7,921
Financing costs amortization	321	321	642	647
Foreign currency (gain) loss	(93)	(3,141)	113	(77)
Other expenses, net	4,399	1,179	9,020	8,491
Income before income taxes	30,540	23,950	25,956	31,595
Income tax expense	10,977	6,868	11,065	9,238
Net income	19,563	17,082	14,891	22,357
Noncontrolling interests, net of taxes	(1,590)	(75)	(1,611)	(46)
Net income attributable to Chart Industries, Inc.	$ 21,153	$ 17,157	$ 16,502	$ 22,403
Net income attributable to Chart Industries, Inc. per common share:
Basic	$ 0.69	$ 0.56	$ 0.54	$ 0.73
Diluted	$ 0.68	$ 0.56	$ 0.53	$ 0.73
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic	30,582	30,495	30,575	30,481
Diluted	30,939	30,735	30,904	30,693
Comprehensive income, net of taxes	$ 13,471	$ 19,777	$ 15,315	$ 17,207
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of taxes	(1,708)	(41)	(1,705)	(41)
Comprehensive income attributable to Chart Industries, Inc., net of taxes	$ 15,179	$ 19,818	$ 17,020	$ 17,248