Segments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segments

Segments

For a description of Linde plc's operating segments, refer to Note 18 to the consolidated financial statements on Linde plc's 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The table below presents sales and operating profit information about reportable segments and Other for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.

	Quarter Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of dollars)	2021		2020		2021		2020
SALES(a)
Americas	$	3,091	$	2,641	$	8,951	$	7,735
EMEA	1,911		1,622		5,585		4,703
APAC	1,564		1,484		4,544		4,115
Engineering	601		678		1,921		2,096
Other	501		430		1,494		1,322
Total sales	$	7,668	$	6,855	$	22,495	$	19,971

	Quarter Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of dollars)	2021		2020		2021		2020
SEGMENT OPERATING PROFIT
Americas	$	859	$	742	$	2,525	$	2,025
EMEA	476		370		1,414		1,028
APAC	382		337		1,122		912
Engineering	106		106		323		335
Other	(13)		(40)		(49)		(116)
Segment operating profit	1,810		1,515		5,335		4,184
Cost reduction programs and other charges (Note 2)	(26)		(48)		(222)		(428)
Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG	(492)		(498)		(1,466)		(1,463)
Total operating profit	$	1,292	$	969	$	3,647	$	2,293

(a)Sales reflect external sales only. Intersegment sales, primarily from Engineering to the industrial gases segments, were not material.