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Letter Of Credit And Guarantee Fees Percentage Of Face Amount For Maturities Up To One Year

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Debt and Credit Arrangements Foreign Facilities (Details) ¥ in Thousands, CZK in Thousands, € in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 CNY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 CZK	Mar. 31, 2017 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Short-term Debt		$ 5,073,000			$ 6,487,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| China Facilities [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	¥ 50,000	7,247,000
Short-term Debt	0	0
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| CCDEC Facility Maturing May 25, 2017 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	30,000	4,348,000
Short-term Debt	¥ 15,000	$ 2,174,000
Short-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate	4.35%	4.35%	4.35%	4.35%
Long-term Debt [Member] \| CCESC Facility Maturing May 26, 2024 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	¥ 86,624	$ 12,555,000
Long-term Debt	¥ 66,624	$ 9,657,000
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Percentage Rate	5.39%	5.39%	5.39%	5.39%
Required Semi-Annual Installment Payments		$ 10,000,000
Debt Instrument, Term	8 years
Secured Debt [Member] \| Ferox Secured Facility A (1 Facility) [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 4,944,000	CZK 125,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Ferox Secured Facility A (1 Facility) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Letter Of Credit And Guarantee Fees Percentage Of Face Amount For Maturities Up To One Year	0.50%	0.50%	0.50%	0.50%
Secured Debt [Member] \| Ferox Secured Facility B (2 Facilities) [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 6,949,000		€ 6.5
Secured Debt [Member] \| Ferox Secured Facility B (2 Facilities) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Letter Of Credit And Guarantee Fees Percentage Of Face Amount For Maturities Up To One Year	0.70%	0.70%	0.70%	0.70%
Secured Debt [Member] \| Ferox Secured Facilities A and B [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Short-term Debt		$ 0	CZK 0
Bank Guarantees Supported By Credit Facilities		5,589,000	CZK 141,300
Overdraft Facility [Member] \| Chart Luxembourg Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		5,000,000
Short-term Debt		0
Chart Cryogenic Engineering Systems Co., Ltd. [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| China Facilities [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Bank Guarantees Supported By Credit Facilities	¥ 6,100	883,000
Chart Cryogenic Distribution Equipment Co. Ltd. [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| China Facilities [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Bank Guarantees Supported By Credit Facilities	¥ 840	$ 122,000