Supplemental Information

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Supplemental Information [Abstract]

Supplemental Information

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Facility Closure

In December 2018, one of our customers was subject to a government enforced shutdown due to environmental reasons. As a result, we recognized a charge of $29.0 during the first quarter of fiscal year 2019 primarily related to the write-off of onsite assets. This charge is reflected as “Facility closure” on our consolidated income statements for the six months ended 31 March 2019 and has been excluded from segment results. Annual sales and operating income associated with this customer prior to the facility closure were not material to the Industrial Gases – Asia segment. We do not expect to recognize additional charges related to this shutdown.

Related Party Transactions

We have related party sales to some of our equity affiliates and joint venture partners. Sales to related parties totaled approximately $80 and $165 for the three and six months ended 31 March 2019, respectively, and $70 and $175 for the three and six months ended 31 March 2018, respectively. Agreements with related parties include terms that are consistent with those that we believe would have been negotiated at an arm’s length with an independent party.

During fiscal year 2018, we completed the formation of Air Products Lu An (Changzhi) Co., Ltd. ("the JV"), a 60%-owned joint venture with Lu'An Clean Energy Company ("Lu'An"), and the JV acquired gasification and syngas clean-up assets from Lu'An. In connection with the acquisition, Lu'An made a loan to the JV of 2.6 billion RMB and we established a liability of 2.3 billion RMB for cash payments expected to be made to or on behalf of Lu'An in 2019. Long-term debt payable to Lu'An of $369.2 and $384.3 as of 31 March 2019 and 30 September 2018, respectively, is presented on the consolidated balance sheets as "Long-term debt – related party." As of 31 March 2019, $24.1 of the loan is reflected within "Current portion of long-term debt." The expected remaining cash payments are presented within "Payables and accrued liabilities" and were .6 billion RMB ($82.7) as of 31 March 2019. As of 30 September 2018, this liability was 2.2 billion RMB ($330.0).