Business Segment And Geographic Information

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Business Segment And Geographic Information [Abstract]

Business Segment And Geographic Information

17. BUSINESS SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

Our segments are organized based on differences in product and/or type of customer. We have four business segments consisting of Merchant Gases, Tonnage Gases, Electronics and Performance Materials, and Equipment and Energy.

Business Segment Information

	Three Months Ended 31 December
	2011				2010
Sales to External Customers
Merchant Gases		$	989.3			$	987.8
Tonnage Gases			809.8				766.0
Electronics and Performance Materials			535.2				526.0
Equipment and Energy			88.8				111.9
Segment and Consolidated Totals		$	2,423.1			$	2,391.7
Operating Income
Merchant Gases		$	191.6			$	200.5
Tonnage Gases			111.4				115.6
Electronics and Performance Materials			78.1				68.9
Equipment and Energy			7.3				20.2
Segment total		$	388.4			$	405.2
Net loss on Airgas transaction			—				(43.5	)
Other			(3.7	)			(1.1	)
Consolidated Total		$	384.7			$	360.6

	31 December			30 September
	2011			2011
Identifiable Assets (A)
Merchant Gases		$	5,082.3		$	5,091.7
Tonnage Gases			4,593.8			4,464.3
Electronics and Performance Materials			2,548.0			2,488.9
Equipment and Energy			313.2			335.6
Segment total		$	12,537.3		$	12,380.5
Other			846.8			898.6
Consolidated Total		$	13,384.1		$	13,279.1

^(A) Identifiable assets are equal to total assets less investment in net assets of and advances to equity affiliates.

Geographic Information

	Three Months Ended 31 December
	2011			2010
Sales to External Customers
North America		$	1,098.2		$	1,125.9
Europe			702.0			729.2
Asia			573.3			481.8
Latin America/Other			49.6			54.8
Total		$	2,423.1		$	2,391.7

Geographic information is based on country of origin. The Europe region operates principally in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, the U.K. and Spain. The Asia region operates principally in China, Korea, and Taiwan.