Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 32,854	$ 33,364	$ 30,793
Cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization	17,492	19,450	17,543
Selling, general and administrative	3,295	3,107	3,189
Depreciation and amortization	3,816	4,204	4,635
Research and development	146	143	143
Other charges	40	1,029	273
Other income (expenses) – net	(41)	(62)	(26)
Operating Profit	8,024	5,369	4,984
Interest expense – net	200	63	77
Net pension and OPEB cost (benefit), excluding service cost	(164)	(237)	(192)
Income Before Income Taxes and Equity Investments	7,988	5,543	5,099
Income taxes	1,814	1,434	1,262
Income From Continuing Operations Before Equity Investments	6,174	4,109	3,837
Income from equity investments	167	172	119
Income From Continuing Operations (Including Noncontrolling Interests)	6,341	4,281	3,956
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	0	5
Net Income (Including Noncontrolling Interests)	6,341	4,281	3,961
Less: noncontrolling interests from continuing operations	(142)	(134)	(135)
Net Income – Linde plc	6,199	4,147	3,826
Net Income – Linde plc
Income from continuing operations	6,199	4,147	3,821
Income from discontinued operations	$ 0	$ 0	$ 5
Per Share Data – Linde plc Shareholders
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 12.70	$ 8.30	$ 7.39
Basic earnings per share from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0	0.01
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	12.70	8.30	7.40
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	12.59	8.23	7.32
Diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0	0.01
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 12.59	$ 8.23	$ 7.33
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (000’s):
Basic shares outstanding (in shares)	488,191	499,736	516,896
Diluted shares outstanding (in shares)	492,290	504,038	521,875