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Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Schedule of Inventory, Current | The components of inventory are as follows:
| December 31,
| 2011 |  | 2010
Raw materials and supplies | $ | 64,832 |  |  | $ | 35,565 |
Work in process | 36,045 |  |  | 23,643 |
Finished goods | 48,945 |  |  | 45,227 |
| $ | 149,822 |  |  | $ | 104,435 |
Property, Plant and Equipment | The following table summarizes the components of property, plant and equipment:
|  |  | December 31,
Classification | Estimated Useful Life |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Land and buildings | 20-35 years |  | $ | 96,984 |  |  | $ | 72,783 |
Machinery and equipment | 3-12 years |  | 79,173 |  |  | 69,572 |
Computer equipment, furniture and fixtures | 3-7 years |  | 16,043 |  |  | 10,912 |
Construction in process |  |  | 8,175 |  |  | 8,800 |
|  |  | 200,375 |  |  | 162,067 |
Less accumulated depreciation |  |  | (63,074 | ) |  | (45,909 | )
Total property, plant and equipment, net |  |  | $ | 137,301 |  |  | $ | 116,158 |
Schedule of Goodwill | The following table displays the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for finite-lived intangible assets and indefinite-lived intangible assets:
| Weighted Average Estimated Useful Life |  | December 31, 2011 |  | December 31, 2010
|  |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization
Finite-lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpatented technology | 9 years |  | $ | 18,113 |  |  | $ | (9,024 | ) |  | $ | 15,073 |  |  | $ | (7,275 | )
Patents | 10 years |  | 9,080 |  |  | (5,434 | ) |  | 8,497 |  |  | (4,304 | )
Product names | 14 years |  | 5,638 |  |  | (1,818 | ) |  | 5,676 |  |  | (1,285 | )
Non-compete agreements | 3 years |  | 2,130 |  |  | (2,130 | ) |  | 2,130 |  |  | (1,952 | )
Customer relations | 13 years |  | 130,488 |  |  | (48,840 | ) |  | 127,062 |  |  | (39,103 | )
|  |  | $ | 165,449 |  |  | $ | (67,246 | ) |  | $ | 158,438 |  |  | $ | (53,919 | )
Indefinite-lived intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | $ | 288,770 |  |  |  |  | $ | 275,252 |  |  |
Trademarks and trade names |  |  | 39,280 |  |  |  |  | 37,911 |  |  |
In-process research and development |  |  | 3,070 |  |  |  |  | 3,070 |  |  |
|  |  | $ | 331,120 |  |  |  |  | $ | 316,233 |  |  |
Schedule of Product Warranty Liability | The changes in the Company’s consolidated warranty reserve are as follows:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 12,101 |  |  | $ | 8,764 |  |  | $ | 8,636 |
Warranty expense | 7,420 |  |  | 5,893 |  |  | 3,316 |
Warranty usage | (8,085 | ) |  | (3,827 | ) |  | (4,335 | )
Acquired warranty reserves | 1,745 |  |  | 1,271 |  |  | 1,147 |
Balance at end of period | $ | 13,181 |  |  | $ | 12,101 |  |  | $ | 8,764 |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Shareholders’ Equity: The Company reports comprehensive income in its consolidated statement of shareholders’ equity. The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows:
| December 31,
| 2011 |  | 2010
Foreign currency translation adjustments | $ | 12,635 |  |  | $ | 14,938 |
Pension liability adjustments, net of taxes of ($2,633) and ($470) at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively | (9,642 | ) |  | (5,127 | )
| $ | 2,993 |  |  | $ | 9,811 |
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted | The following table presents calculations of income per share of common stock:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
Net income attributable to Chart Industries, Inc. | $ | 44,076 |  |  | $ | 20,160 |  |  | $ | 61,011 |
Net income attributable to Chart Industries, Inc. per common share — basic | $ | 1.51 |  |  | $ | 0.71 |  |  | $ | 2.14 |
Net income attributable to Chart Industries, Inc. per common share — diluted | $ | 1.47 |  |  | $ | 0.69 |  |  | $ | 2.11 |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding — basic | 29,165 |  |  | 28,534 |  |  | 28,457 |
Incremental shares issuable upon assumed conversion and exercise of stock options | 748 |  |  | 721 |  |  | 524 |
Total shares — diluted | 29,913 |  |  | 29,255 |  |  | 28,981 |

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