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Note 3. Subsidiaries (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Subsidiaries [Abstract]  
Subsidiary Ownership [Table Text Block]
Subsidiaries
The principal subsidiaries of the Company, all of which have been included in these consolidated financial statements, are as follows:
Name
Country of Incorporation and Principal Place of Business
Proportion of Ownership Interest at
 
 
December 31, 2017
April 18, 2017
Zamalight Holdco LLC
USA
100
%
%
Zamalight Subco, Inc.
USA
100
%
%
Linde Holding GmbH
Germany
100
%
%
Linde Intermediate Holding AG
Germany
100
%
%


On May 26, 2017, the Company formed Zamalight Holdco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. Immediately following its formation, Zamalight Holdco LLC formed Zamalight Subco, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Zamalight Holdco LLC. Upon effectiveness of the Merger, Zamalight Subco, Inc. will merge with and into Praxair, Inc., with Praxair, Inc. surviving the Merger as an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
On July 26, 2017, the Company formed Linde Holding GmbH, a German limited liability company (GmbH), which on July 28, 2017 in turn formed Linde Intermediate Holding AG, a German stock corporation (AG), to facilitate the settlement of the Exchange Offer and a post-completion reorganization with respect to Linde AG.