Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions, R$ in Billions	Sep. 01, 2010 USD ($) company	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2022	Apr. 23, 2019 € / shares	Apr. 08, 2019 shares	Sep. 01, 2010 BRL (R$)
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Brazil tax matters estimated exposure		$ 115
Number of industrial gas companies involved in the matter | company	5
Contingent liability		2,945	$ 3,986
RusChemAlliance (RCA)
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Contingent liability		$ 1,100
Russia
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Maximum allowed percent of net assets for asset disposal				5.00%
White Martins
Other Commitments [Line Items]
CADE civil fine imposed	$ 338						R$ 1.7
MG Industries GmbH
Other Commitments [Line Items]
CADE civil fine imposed	$ 40						R$ 0.2
Linde AG | Squeeze-Out Transaction
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Cash consideration per share | € / shares					€ 189.46
Common stock tendered (in shares) | shares						14,763,113