Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 4,466	$ 617
Accounts receivable – net	4,297	1,710
Contract assets	283	0
Inventories	1,651	614
Assets held for sale	5,498	0
Prepaid and other current assets	1,077	344
Total Current Assets	17,272	3,285
Property, plant and equipment – net	29,717	11,825
Equity investments	1,838	727
Goodwill	26,874	3,233
Other intangible assets – net	16,223	785
Other long-term assets	1,462	581
Total Assets	93,386	20,436
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable	3,219	922
Short-term debt	1,485	238
Current portion of long-term debt	1,523	979
Deferred Income	1,546	0
Accrued taxes	657	242
Liabilities of assets held for sale	768	0
Other current liabilities	3,758	926
Total Current Liabilities	12,956	3,307
Long-term debt	12,288	7,783
Other long-term liabilities	3,435	1,588
Deferred credits	7,611	1,236
Total Liabilities	36,290	13,914
Commitments and contingencies (Note 19)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	16	11
Linde plc Shareholders’ Equity:
Ordinary shares (2018: €0.001 par value, authorized 1,750,000,000 shares, issued 551,310,272 ordinary shares; 2017: and Common stock $0.01 par value, authorized 800,000,000 shares, issued 383,230,625 shares)	1	4
Additional paid-in capital	40,151	4,084
Retained earnings	16,529	13,224
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(4,456)	(4,098)
Less: Treasury stock, at cost (2018 – 4,068,642 shares and 2017 – 96,453,634 shares)	(629)	(7,196)
Total Linde plc Shareholders’ Equity	51,596	6,018
Noncontrolling interests	5,484	493
Total Equity	57,080	6,511
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 93,386	$ 20,436