CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Operations
Net Income – Linde plc	$ 1,546	$ 1,821
Less: Income from discontinued operations, net of tax and noncontrolling interests	0	(2)
Add: Noncontrolling interests from continuing operations	74	74
Income from continuing operations (including noncontrolling interests)	1,620	1,893
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Russia-Ukraine conflict and other charges, net of payments	922	95
Depreciation and amortization	2,203	2,337
Deferred income taxes	(221)	(78)
Share-based compensation	51	63
Working capital:
Accounts receivable	(543)	(388)
Inventory	(144)	(42)
Prepaid and other current assets	(123)	(20)
Payables and accruals	70	39
Contract assets and liabilities, net	243	51
Pension contributions	(19)	(28)
Long-term assets, liabilities and other	74	14
Net cash provided by operating activities	4,133	3,936
Investing
Capital expenditures	(1,475)	(1,506)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(49)	(31)
Divestitures and asset sales, net of cash divested	17	77
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(1,507)	(1,460)
Financing
Short-term debt borrowings (repayments) - net	2,172	1,081
Long-term debt borrowings	2,291	51
Long-term debt repayments	(1,703)	(818)
Issuances of ordinary shares	22	32
Purchases of ordinary shares	(3,329)	(2,082)
Cash dividends - Linde plc shareholders	(1,177)	(1,102)
Noncontrolling interest transactions and other	(35)	(277)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(1,759)	(3,115)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(35)	22
Change in cash and cash equivalents	832	(617)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning-of-period	2,823	3,754
Cash and cash equivalents, end-of-period	$ 3,655	$ 3,137