Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
Revenues	$ 610,693	$ 449,519	$ 1,142,546	$ 871,683
Cost of sales	400,425	297,919	747,822	586,276
Gross profit	210,268	151,600	394,724	285,407
Selling and administrative expenses	105,009	91,745	201,030	179,439
Other operating expense, net	6,087	3,268	7,699	1,917
Operating income	99,172	56,587	185,995	104,051
Interest expense	3,934	6,062	9,281	12,178
Other expense (income), net	279	(2)	(683)	(637)
Income before income taxes	94,959	50,527	177,397	92,510
Provision for income taxes	27,263	12,603	49,802	22,333
Net income	67,696	37,924	127,595	70,177
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	575	590	996	885
Net income attributable to Gardner Denver	$ 67,121	$ 37,334	$ 126,599	$ 69,292
Net earnings per share attributable to Gardner Denver common stockholders
Basic earnings per share	$ 1.28	$ 0.71	$ 2.42	$ 1.33
Diluted earnings per share	$ 1.27	$ 0.71	$ 2.40	$ 1.31
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.05	$ 0.05	$ 0.10	$ 0.10