Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017		Jun. 30, 2016
Sales	$ 238,213	$ 247,095	$ 442,308		$ 440,852
Cost of sales	174,998	160,144	323,433		301,200
Gross profit	63,215	86,951	118,875		139,652
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	50,205	48,896	102,632		98,432
Amortization expense	3,075	3,116	6,061		6,244
Operating expenses	53,280	52,012	108,693		104,676
Operating income	9,935	34,939	10,182		34,976
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net	3,839	4,171	8,217		8,265
Financing costs amortization	321	321	642		642
Foreign currency loss (gain)	240	(93)	504		113
Other expenses, net	4,400	4,399	9,363		9,020
Income before income taxes	5,535	30,540	819		25,956
Income tax expense	2,203	10,977	439		11,065
Net income	3,332	19,563	380		14,891
Noncontrolling interests, net of taxes	549	(1,590)	509		(1,611)
Net income (loss) attributable to Chart Industries, Inc.	$ 2,783	$ 21,153	$ (129)		$ 16,502
Net income (loss) attributable to Chart Industries, Inc. per common share:
Basic	$ 0.09	$ 0.69	$ 0.00		$ 0.54
Diluted	$ 0.09	$ 0.68	$ 0.00	[1]	$ 0.53
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic	30,727	30,582	30,711		30,575
Diluted	31,280	30,939	30,711		30,904
Comprehensive income, net of taxes	$ 15,006	$ 13,471	$ 14,739		$ 15,315
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of taxes	579	(1,708)	548		(1,705)
Comprehensive income attributable to Chart Industries, Inc., net of taxes	$ 14,427	$ 15,179	$ 14,191		$ 17,020

[1] Zero incremental shares from share-based awards are included in the computation of diluted net loss per share for periods in which a net loss occurs because to do so would be anti-dilutive.