Equity Method Investment, Increase (Decrease) In Ownership Percentage Upon Exchange Transaction

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Net Gain (Loss) On Exchange Of Equity Affiliate Investments

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Number Of Facilities Acquired

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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In a business combination achieved in stages, this element represents the amount of gain recognized by the entity as a result of remeasuring to fair value the equity interest in the acquiree it held before the business combination.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of an equity method investment.

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The number of businesses acquired by the entity during the period.

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Amount of acquisition of long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	Jul. 01, 2020 USD ($) acquisition	Apr. 17, 2020 USD ($) production_facility	May 01, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gain on exchange of equity affiliate investments			$ 29.1	$ 0.0	$ 29.1	$ 0.0	$ 29.1
High-Tech Gases
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership interest (percent)								50.00%
Decrease in ownership interest in exchange transaction (percent)			50.00%
Gain from disposition of interest in equity method investment			$ 14.1
WuXi
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership interest (percent)								50.00%
WuXi
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Interest acquired in exchange transaction (percent)			50.00%
Gain from revaluation of previously held equity interest to acquisition date fair value			$ 15.0
ACP Europe SA
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combinations, aggregate purchase price, net of cash acquired					$ 106.3
Production Plants
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of hydrogen production plants acquired \| production_facility		5
Acquisition of hydrogen production plants		$ 580.0
Subsequent Event \| July 2020 acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of acquisitions \| acquisition	3
Business combinations, aggregate purchase price, net of cash acquired	$ 190.0