Business Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

	Industrial Gases – Americas	Industrial Gases – EMEA	Industrial Gases – Asia	Industrial Gases – Global	Corporate and other	Total
Three Months Ended 31 March 2021
Sales	$1,056.1	$584.6	$697.5	$97.9	$65.9	$2,502.0	(A)
Operating income (loss)	263.4	139.6	198.5	(26.1)	(40.5)	534.9	(B)
Depreciation and amortization	153.3	57.6	109.7	2.6	6.1	329.3
Equity affiliates' income	32.3	20.3	15.5	1.7	—	69.8	(B)
Three Months Ended 31 March 2020
Sales	$932.4	$492.7	$658.1	$79.3	$53.8	$2,216.3	(A)
Operating income (loss)	268.0	124.6	209.1	(19.8)	(38.5)	543.4	(B)
Depreciation and amortization	135.5	47.6	104.1	2.4	5.1	294.7
Equity affiliates' income	21.6	13.5	13.8	5.5	—	54.4	(B)

(A)Sales relate to external customers only. All intersegment sales are eliminated in consolidation. Intersegment sales are generally transacted at market pricing. We generally do not have intersegment sales from our regional industrial gases businesses. Equipment manufactured for our regional industrial gases segments are generally transferred at cost and are not reflected as an intersegment sale.

(B)Refer to the Reconciliations to Consolidated Results section below.

	Industrial Gases – Americas	Industrial Gases – EMEA	Industrial Gases – Asia	Industrial Gases – Global	Corporate and other	Total
Six Months Ended 31 March 2021
Sales	$1,989.1	$1,147.6	$1,415.0	$202.4	$123.1	$4,877.2	(A)
Operating income (loss)	489.2	281.1	413.3	(30.7)	(78.9)	1,074.0	(B)
Depreciation and amortization	305.1	113.0	217.6	5.2	12.1	653.0
Equity affiliates' income	54.6	45.3	35.4	3.8	—	139.1	(B)
Six Months Ended 31 March 2020
Sales	$1,868.6	$991.4	$1,350.9	$171.9	$88.2	$4,471.0	(A)
Operating income (loss)	525.2	245.1	437.6	(16.2)	(87.3)	1,104.4	(B)
Depreciation and amortization	267.3	96.0	205.7	4.8	10.1	583.9
Equity affiliates' income	42.2	32.8	30.7	6.9	—	112.6	(B)
Total Assets
31 March 2021	$6,916.3	$4,176.4	$7,279.9	$451.8	$7,334.5	$26,158.9
30 September 2020	6,610.1	3,917.0	6,842.9	397.8	7,400.7	25,168.5

Reconciliation of Segments to Consolidated Operating Income

The table below reconciles total operating income disclosed in the table above to consolidated operating income as reflected on our consolidated income statements:

	Three Months Ended		Six Months Ended
	31 March		31 March
Operating Income	2021	2020	2021	2020
Total	$534.9	$543.4	$1,074.0	$1,104.4
Facility closure	(23.2)	—	(23.2)	—
Gain on exchange with joint venture partner	36.8	—	36.8	—
Company headquarters relocation income (expense)	—	33.8	—	33.8
Consolidated Operating Income	$548.5	$577.2	$1,087.6	$1,138.2

Reconciliation of Segments to Consolidated Equity Affiliates' Income

The table below reconciles total equity affiliates' income disclosed in the table above to consolidated equity affiliates' income as reflected on our consolidated income statements:

	Three Months Ended		Six Months Ended
	31 March		31 March
Equity Affiliates' Income	2021	2020	2021	2020
Total	$69.8	$54.4	$139.1	$112.6
India Finance Act 2020	—	33.8	—	33.8
Consolidated Equity Affiliates' Income	$69.8	$88.2	$139.1	$146.4