Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 5,791	$ 4,466
Accounts receivable - net	4,390	4,297
Contract assets	305	283
Inventories	1,667	1,651
Assets held for sale	1,732	5,498
Prepaid and other current assets	1,203	1,077
Total Current Assets	15,088	17,272
Property, plant and equipment - net	29,418	29,717
Goodwill	26,820	26,874
Other intangible assets - net	15,944	16,223
Other long-term assets	4,371	3,300
Total assets	91,641	93,386
Liabilities and equity
Accounts payable	3,166	3,219
Short-term debt	939	1,485
Current portion of long-term debt	1,017	1,523
Contract liabilities	1,719	1,546
Liabilities of assets held for sale	103	768
Other current liabilities	4,196	4,415
Total Current Liabilities	11,140	12,956
Long-term debt	12,190	12,288
Other long-term liabilities	11,664	11,046
Total Liabilities	34,994	36,290
Redeemable noncontrolling interests (Note 14)	15	16
Linde plc Shareholders’ Equity:
Ordinary shares (2019: €0.001 par value, authorized 1,750,000,000 shares, issued 552,012,862 ordinary shares; 2018: and ordinary shares €0.001 par value, authorized 1,750,000,000 shares, issued 551,310,272 ordinary shares)	1	1
Additional paid-in capital	40,173	40,151
Retained earnings	16,569	16,529
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (Note 14)	(4,235)	(4,456)
Less: Treasury stock, at cost (2019 – 8,327,086 shares and 2018 – 4,068,642 shares)	(1,333)	(629)
Total Linde plc Shareholders’ Equity	51,175	51,596
Noncontrolling interests	5,457	5,484
Total Equity	56,632	57,080
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 91,641	$ 93,386