Business Segment And Geographic Information

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Business Segment And Geographic Information [Abstract]

Business Segment And Geographic Information

19. 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 March								Six Months Ended 31 March
	2012				2011				2012				2011
Sales to External Customers
Merchant Gases		$	883.6			$	914.4			$	1,771.3			$	1,803.0
Tonnage Gases			783.5				799.2				1,593.3				1,565.2
Electronics and Performance Materials			567.0				575.9				1,102.2				1,101.9
Equipment and Energy			110.2				113.5				199.0				225.4
Segment and Consolidated Totals		$	2,344.3			$	2,403.0			$	4,665.8			$	4,695.5
Operating Income
Merchant Gases		$	152.5			$	165.1			$	318.8			$	341.4
Tonnage Gases			125.4				120.9				236.8				236.5
Electronics and Performance Materials			85.5				91.6				163.6				160.6
Equipment and Energy			9.8				22.5				17.1				42.7
Segment Total		$	373.2			$	400.1			$	736.3			$	781.2
Cost reduction plan			(86.8	)			—				(86.8	)			—
Net loss on Airgas transaction			—				(5.0	)			—				(48.5	)
Other (A)			1.5				(1.3	)			(7.8	)			(7.7	)
Consolidated Total		$	287.9			$	393.8			$	641.7			$	725.0

^(A) Includes stranded costs resulting from discontinued operations.

	31 March			30 September
	2012			2011
Identifiable Assets (B)
Merchant Gases		$	4,759.3		$	4,579.6
Tonnage Gases			4,793.4			4,464.3
Electronics and Performance Materials			2,634.9			2,488.9
Equipment and Energy			288.4			335.6
Segment total		$	12,476.0		$	11,868.4
Other			836.0			878.6
Discontinued operations			592.3			532.1
Consolidated Total		$	13,904.3		$	13,279.1

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

Geographic Information

	Three Months Ended 31 March						Six Months Ended 31 March
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Sales to External Customers
North America		$	1,117.6		$	1,194.1		$	2,215.8		$	2,320.0
Europe			626.8			645.3			1,230.0			1,277.6
Asia			547.4			498.3			1,120.7			979.7
Latin America/Other			52.5			65.3			99.3			118.2
Consolidated Total		$	2,344.3		$	2,403.0		$	4,665.8		$	4,695.5

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.