CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Operations
Net Income – Linde plc	$ 3,091	$ 1,546
Add: Noncontrolling interests	73	74
Net Income (including noncontrolling interests)	3,164	1,620
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Other charges, net of payments	(61)	922
Depreciation and amortization	1,908	2,203
Deferred income taxes	(61)	(221)
Share-based compensation	66	51
Working capital:
Accounts receivable	(175)	(543)
Inventory	(85)	(144)
Prepaid and other current assets	(39)	(123)
Payables and accruals	(458)	70
Contract assets and liabilities, net	117	243
Pension contributions	(25)	(19)
Long-term assets, liabilities and other	(293)	74
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	4,058	4,133
Investing
Capital expenditures	(1,688)	(1,475)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(834)	(49)
Divestitures, net of cash divested and asset sales	24	17
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(2,498)	(1,507)
Financing
Short-term debt borrowings (repayments) - net	(1,116)	2,172
Long-term debt borrowings	2,115	2,291
Long-term debt repayments	(1,641)	(1,703)
Issuances of ordinary shares	21	22
Purchases of ordinary shares	(1,767)	(3,329)
Cash dividends - Linde plc shareholders	(1,246)	(1,177)
Noncontrolling interest transactions and other	(22)	(35)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(3,656)	(1,759)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	17	(35)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	(2,079)	832
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning-of-period	5,436	2,823
Cash and cash equivalents, end-of-period	$ 3,357	$ 3,655