The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Reflects the total carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of debt having initial terms less than one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Debt and Credit Arrangements Foreign Facilities (Details)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 China Facilities [Member] Chart Cryogenic Engineering Systems Co., Ltd. [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 China Facilities [Member] Chart Cryogenic Engineering Systems Co., Ltd. [Member] CNY	Mar. 31, 2015 China Facilities [Member] Chart Energy & Chemicals Wuxi Co., Ltd. [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 China Facilities [Member] Chart Energy & Chemicals Wuxi Co., Ltd. [Member] CNY	Mar. 31, 2015 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] China Facilities [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] China Facilities [Member] CNY	Mar. 31, 2015 Bonding Guarantee Facility [Member] China Facilities [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Bonding Guarantee Facility [Member] China Facilities [Member] CNY	Mar. 31, 2015 Overdraft Facility [Member] China Facilities [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Overdraft Facility [Member] China Facilities [Member] CNY	Mar. 31, 2015 Line of Credit - Working Capital [Member] CCDEC Facility Maturing August 7, 2015 [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Line of Credit - Working Capital [Member] CCDEC Facility Maturing August 7, 2015 [Member] CNY	Mar. 31, 2015 Line of Credit - Non-financing Bank Guarantee [Member] CCDEC Facility Maturing August 7, 2015 [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Line of Credit - Non-financing Bank Guarantee [Member] CCDEC Facility Maturing August 7, 2015 [Member] CNY	Mar. 31, 2015 Line of Credit [Member] CCESC Facility Maturing July 8, 2015 [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Line of Credit [Member] CCESC Facility Maturing July 8, 2015 [Member] CNY	Mar. 31, 2015 Line of Credit [Member] Chart Ferox Facilities [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Line of Credit [Member] Chart Ferox Facilities [Member] CZK	Mar. 31, 2015 Line of Credit [Member] Chart Luxembourg Facility [Member] USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity							$ 8,140,000	50,000,000	$ 4,884,000	30,000,000	$ 1,628,000	10,000,000	$ 8,140,000	50,000,000	$ 4,884,000	30,000,000	$ 16,281,000	100,000,000	$ 6,838,000	175,000,000	$ 5,000,000
Short-term Debt	4,884,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings	4,903,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings					3,256,000	20,000,000					1,628,000	10,000,000
Bank Guarantees Supported By Credit Facilities			1,235,000	7,600,000	157,000	1,000,000													2,392,000	61,200,000
Short-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate							5.60%	5.60%					6.60%	6.60%
Letter Of Credit And Guarantee Fees Percentage Of Face Amount For Maturities Up To One Year																			0.70%	0.70%
Long-term Line of Credit									$ 0	0	$ 0	0			$ 0	0	$ 0	0	$ 0	0	$ 0