Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Sales	$ 6,944	$ 2,983
Cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization	4,116	1,661
Selling, general and administrative	879	310
Depreciation and amortization	1,223	311
Research and development	46	24
Transaction costs and other charges	89	19
Other income (expense) - net	18	(5)
Operating profit	609	653
Interest expense - net	23	46
Net pension and OPEB cost, excluding service cost	15	2
Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes and Equity Investments	571	605
Income taxes on continuing operations	140	148
Income From Continuing Operations Before Equity Investments	431	457
Income from equity investments	34	15
Income From Continuing Operations (Including Noncontrolling Interests)	465	472
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	89	0
Net Income (Including Noncontrolling Interests)	554	472
Less: noncontrolling interests from continuing operations	(30)	(10)
Less: noncontrolling interest from discontinued operations	(7)	0
Net Income – Linde plc	517	462
Income from continuing operations	435	462
Income from discontinued operations	$ 82	$ 0
Per Share Data – Linde plc Shareholders
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.80	$ 1.61
Basic earnings per share from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.15	0.00
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	0.95	1.61
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	0.79	1.59
Diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.15	0.00
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.94	$ 1.59
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (000’s):
Basic shares outstanding (in shares)	545,554	287,504
Diluted shares outstanding (in shares)	549,147	290,809