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Segments
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
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 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The table below presents sales and operating profit information about reportable segments and Other for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.
  
Quarter Ended March 31,
(Millions of dollars)20232022
SALES(a)
Americas$3,551 $3,241 
EMEA2,177 2,148 
APAC1,598 1,602 
Engineering540 728 
Other327 492 
Total sales$8,193 $8,211 
  
Quarter Ended March 31,
(Millions of dollars)20232022
SEGMENT OPERATING PROFIT
Americas$1,025 $904 
EMEA607 503 
APAC423 399 
Engineering149 143 
Other(44)
Segment operating profit2,206 1,905 
Other charges (Note 2)
(18)
Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG(255)(429)
Total operating profit$1,933 $1,480 

(a)Sales reflect external sales only. Intersegment sales, primarily from Engineering to the industrial gases segments, were $294 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and $231 million for the respective 2022 period.