Goodwill (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill

Changes to the carrying amount of consolidated goodwill by segment for the six months ended 31 March 2017 are as follows:

	Industrial Gases– Americas			Industrial Gases– EMEA			Industrial Gases– Asia		Industrial Gases– Global			Total
Goodwill, net at 30 September 2016	$	309.1		$	380.6		$	135.2	$	20.2		$	845.1
Currency translation	(.9		)	(17.0		)	.3		(.3		)	(17.9		)
Goodwill, net at 31 March 2017	$	308.2		$	363.6		$	135.5	$	19.9		$	827.2

	31 March			30 September
	2017			2016
Goodwill, gross	$	1,084.7		$	1,103.7
Accumulated impairment losses(A)	(257.5		)	(258.6		)
Goodwill, net	$	827.2		$	845.1

^(A)  Amount is attributable to the Industrial Gases – Americas segment and includes currency translation of $47.7 and $46.6 as of 31 March 2017 and 30 September 2016, respectively.