Business Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting, Disclosure of Entity's Reportable Segments [Abstract]

Segment Revenue from External Customers and Operating Income

		Three Months Ended
		31 December
			2013		2012
Sales to External Customers
	Merchant Gases	$	1,047.7	$	1,009.1
	Tonnage Gases		808.1		898.4
	Electronics and Performance Materials		579.1		549.0
	Equipment and Energy		110.6		105.9
Segment and Consolidated Totals		$	2,545.5	$	2,562.4
Operating Income
	Merchant Gases	$	169.2	$	171.0
	Tonnage Gases		117.6		138.1
	Electronics and Performance Materials		83.5		61.3
	Equipment and Energy		20.5		8.4
Segment total		$	390.8	$	378.8
	Other		(5.2)		(6.4)
Consolidated Total		$	385.6	$	372.4

Schedule of Identifiable Assets Information

		31 December			30 September
			2013			2013
Identifiable Assets (A)
	Merchant Gases		$	6,735.1		$	6,729.9
	Tonnage Gases			5,460.3			5,397.0
	Electronics and Performance Materials			2,868.9			2,859.4
	Equipment and Energy			762.0			675.2
Segment total			$	15,826.3		$	15,661.5
	Other			876.2			990.6
	Discontinued operations			-			2.5
Consolidated Total			$	16,702.5		$	16,654.6
(A) Identifiable assets are equal to total assets less investment in net assets of and advances to equity affiliates.