Business Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

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

Business Segment and Geographic Information

17.       BUSINESS SEGMENT 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.

		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
		31 March				31 March
		2014		2013		2014		2013
Sales to External Customers
	Merchant Gases	$	1,040.1	$	1,003.2	$	2,087.8	$	2,012.3
	Tonnage Gases		839.9		808.5		1,648.0		1,706.9
	Electronics and Performance Materials		591.7		548.8		1,170.8		1,097.8
	Equipment and Energy		110.2		123.7		220.8		229.6
Segment and Consolidated Totals		$	2,581.9	$	2,484.2	$	5,127.4	$	5,046.6
Operating Income
	Merchant Gases	$	143.4	$	168.1	$	312.6	$	339.1
	Tonnage Gases		112.2		123.2		229.8		261.3
	Electronics and Performance Materials		107.1		77.5		190.6		138.8
	Equipment and Energy		22.9		20.6		43.4		29.0
Segment Total		$	385.6	$	389.4	$	776.4	$	768.2
	Other		(.9)		.3		(6.1)		(6.1)
Consolidated Total		$	384.7	$	389.7	$	770.3	$	762.1

		31 March			30 September
			2014			2013
Identifiable Assets (A)
	Merchant Gases		$	6,682.3		$	6,729.9
	Tonnage Gases			5,473.3			5,397.0
	Electronics and Performance Materials			2,870.7			2,859.4
	Equipment and Energy			846.5			675.2
Segment Total			$	15,872.8		$	15,661.5
	Other			859.7			990.6
	Discontinued operations			-			2.5
Consolidated Total			$	16,732.5		$	16,654.6
(A) Identifiable assets are equal to total assets less investment in net assets of and advances to equity affiliates.