Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive (Loss) Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Sales	$ 203,930	$ 264,047	$ 644,782	$ 779,404
Cost of sales	134,307	195,758	435,507	563,712
Gross profit	69,623	68,289	209,275	215,692
Selling, general and administrative expenses	45,430	48,108	143,862	146,898
Amortization	2,912	4,572	9,156	13,099
Asset impairment	1,217	0	1,217	0
Operating expenses	49,559	52,680	154,235	159,997
Operating income	20,064	15,609	55,040	55,695
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net	4,291	4,073	12,556	11,994
Financing costs amortization	321	322	963	969
Foreign currency loss	4	848	117	771
Other expenses, net	4,616	5,243	13,636	13,734
Income before income taxes	15,448	10,366	41,404	41,961
Income tax expense	1,764	6,095	12,829	15,333
Net income	13,684	4,271	28,575	26,628
Noncontrolling interests, net of taxes	(1,341)	(489)	(2,952)	(535)
Net income attributable to Chart Industries, Inc.	$ 15,025	$ 4,760	$ 31,527	$ 27,163
Net income attributable to Chart Industries, Inc. per common share:
Basic	$ 0.49	$ 0.16	$ 1.03	$ 0.89
Diluted	$ 0.48	$ 0.15	$ 1.02	$ 0.88
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic	30,585	30,498	30,578	30,487
Diluted	31,064	30,745	30,940	30,693
Comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes	$ 13,932	$ (1,964)	$ 29,235	$ 15,243
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of taxes	(1,364)	(762)	(3,069)	(803)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Chart Industries, Inc., net of taxes	$ 15,296	$ (1,202)	$ 32,304	$ 16,046