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Reportable Segments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	$ 245,105us-gaap_Revenues	$ 266,240us-gaap_Revenues
Operating Income (Loss)	14,957us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	22,146us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Energy & Chemicals [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	87,470us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gtls_EnergyChemicalsMember	86,146us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gtls_EnergyChemicalsMember
Operating Income (Loss)	15,982us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gtls_EnergyChemicalsMember	16,607us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gtls_EnergyChemicalsMember
Distribution & Storage [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	105,071us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gtls_DistributionStorageMember	129,522us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gtls_DistributionStorageMember
Operating Income (Loss)	11,275us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gtls_DistributionStorageMember	18,087us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gtls_DistributionStorageMember
BioMedical [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	52,564us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gtls_BiomedicalMember	50,572us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gtls_BiomedicalMember
Operating Income (Loss)	3,653us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gtls_BiomedicalMember	2,395us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gtls_BiomedicalMember
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating Income (Loss)	$ (15,953)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateMember	$ (14,943)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateMember

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)

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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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