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Merger-related Divestitures
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Merger-related Divestitures Merger-related Divestitures
As described in Note 4 of Linde plc's Annual Report on Form 10-K, as a condition of the European Commission ("EC"), the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ"), and other governmental regulatory authorities approval of the merger, Linde plc, Praxair and Linde AG were required to divest several businesses, including the following transactions that were completed in 2019 and 2020:

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On March 1, 2019, Linde completed the sale of the majority of Linde AG’s industrial gases business in North America and certain industrial gases business activities of Linde AG's in South America for approximately $2.9 billion in net cash consideration after purchase price adjustments for certain items relating to assets and liabilities of the sold businesses. In addition, divestitures include approximately $0.5 billion of proceeds for incremental plant sales within the Americas under other agreements.
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On April 30, 2019, Linde completed the sale of selected assets of Linde Korea with a sale price of $1.2 billion.
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On July 12, 2019, Linde completed the sale of select assets of Praxair India with a sale price of $218 million and resulted in a gain of $164 million recognized in "Net gain on sale of businesses" in the consolidated statement of income.
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On December 16, 2019, Linde completed the sale of select assets of Linde India with a sale price of $193 million.
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In March 2020, Linde completed the sale of select assets of Linde China with a sale price of $98 million.