Business Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information by Segment

Business Segment

	Industrial Gases– Americas		Industrial Gases– EMEA		Industrial Gases– Asia		Industrial Gases– Global			Corporate and other			Segment Total
2018
Sales		$3,758.8		$2,193.3		$2,458.0		$436.1			$84.0			$8,930.2
Operating income (loss)	927.9		445.8		689.9		53.9			(176.0		)	1,941.5
Depreciation and amortization	485.3		198.6		265.8		8.1			12.9			970.7
Equity affiliates' income	82.0		61.1		58.3		1.9			—			203.3
Expenditures for long-lived assets	546.5		163.1		791.9		17.3			49.6			1,568.4
Investments in net assets of and advances to equity affiliates	312.1		503.3		445.6		16.2			—			1,277.2
Total assets	5,904.0		3,280.4		5,899.5		240.1			3,854.3			19,178.3
2017
Sales		$3,637.0		$1,780.4		$1,964.7		$722.9			$82.6			$8,187.6
Operating income (loss)	946.1		395.5		532.6		71.1			(171.5		)	1,773.8
Depreciation and amortization	464.4		177.1		203.2		8.9			12.2			865.8
Equity affiliates' income	58.1		47.1		53.5		.9			—			159.6
Expenditures for long-lived assets	427.2		143.2		337.8		25.6			105.9			1,039.7
Investments in net assets of and advances to equity affiliates	287.5		508.6		471.8		19.0			—			1,286.9
Total assets	5,840.8		3,276.1		4,412.1		279.6			4,648.4			18,457.0
2016
Sales		$3,344.1		$1,704.4		$1,720.4		$498.8			$236.0			$7,503.7
Operating income (loss)	891.3		387.0		452.8		(21.5		)	(89.4		)	1,620.2
Depreciation and amortization	443.6		185.7		197.9		7.9			19.5			854.6
Equity affiliates' income	52.7		36.5		57.8		—			—			147.0
Expenditures for long-lived assets	406.6		159.5		313.3		6.0			22.3			907.7
Investments in net assets of and advances to equity affiliates	250.6		580.5		442.5		10.0			—			1,283.6
Total assets	5,896.7		3,178.6		4,232.7		367.6			2,384.5			16,060.1

Reconciliation of Segments to Consolidated Operating Income

Below is a reconciliation of segment total operating income to consolidated operating income:

Operating Income	2018		2017			2016
Segment total		$1,941.5		$1,773.8			$1,620.2
Change in inventory valuation method	24.1		—			—
Business separation costs	—		(32.5		)	(50.6		)
Cost reduction and asset actions	—		(151.4		)	(34.5		)
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge	—		(162.1		)	—
Gain on land sale	—		12.2			—
Consolidated Total		$1,965.6		$1,440.0			$1,535.1

Reconciliation of Segments to Consolidated Equity Affiliates' Income

Below is a reconciliation of segment total equity affiliates' income to consolidated equity affiliates' income:

Equity Affiliates' Income	2018			2017			2016
Segment total		$203.3			$159.6			$147.0
Equity method investment impairment charge	—			(79.5		)	—
Tax reform repatriation - equity method investment	(28.5		)	—			—
Consolidated Total		$174.8			$80.1			$147.0

Reconciliation of Segments to Consolidated Total Assets

Below is a reconciliation of segment total assets to consolidated total assets:

Total Assets	2018		2017		2016
Segment total		$19,178.3		$18,457.0		$16,060.1
Discontinued operations	—		10.2		1,968.5
Consolidated Total		$19,178.3		$18,467.2		$18,028.6

Schedule of Revenue and Long-Lived Assets by Geographical Areas

Geographic Information

Sales to External Customers	2018		2017		2016
United States		$3,149.6		$2,886.8		$2,911.7
Europe, including Middle East	2,292.5		2,478.5		2,186.5
Asia, excluding China and India	904.0		849.6		721.4
China	1,585.7		1,143.4		1,020.4
Other(A)	998.4		829.3		663.7
Total		$8,930.2		$8,187.6		$7,503.7
Long-Lived Assets(B)	2018		2017		2016
United States		$3,512.7		$3,407.4		$3,411.4
Europe, including Middle East	1,283.3		1,279.0		1,292.5
Asia, excluding China and India	899.8		778.5		707.0
China	3,066.6		1,737.9		1,675.8
Other(A)	1,161.3		1,237.4		1,173.0
Total		$9,923.7		$8,440.2		$8,259.7

^(A)  Includes Canada, Latin America, and India.

^(B) 

Long-lived assets include plant and equipment, net.