CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Operations
Net income - Linde plc	$ 1,673	$ 1,627
Add: Noncontrolling interests	34	38
Net Income (including noncontrolling interests)	1,707	1,665
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Cost reduction program and other charges	18	(55)
Depreciation and amortization	910	949
Deferred income taxes	9	(35)
Share-based compensation	42	38
Working capital:
Accounts receivable	(230)	(361)
Inventory	9	(27)
Prepaid and other current assets	26	(50)
Payables and accruals	(209)	(65)
Contract assets and liabilities, net	(65)	(50)
Pension contributions	(5)	(11)
Long-term assets, liabilities and other	(51)	(44)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	2,161	1,954
Investing
Capital expenditures	(1,270)	(1,048)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(112)	0
Divestitures, net of cash divested and asset sales	13	7
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(1,369)	(1,041)
Financing
Short-term debt borrowings (repayments) - net	165	(631)
Long-term debt borrowings	2,340	2,456
Long-term debt repayments	(1,012)	(610)
Issuances of ordinary shares	11	16
Purchases of ordinary shares	(1,111)	(1,041)
Cash dividends - Linde plc shareholders	(708)	(669)
Noncontrolling interest transactions and other	(73)	(189)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(388)	(668)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	40	(61)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	444	184
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning-of-period	4,850	4,664
Cash and cash equivalents, end-of-period	$ 5,294	$ 4,848