Business Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

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

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Business Segment
		Industrial		Industrial		Industrial		Industrial				Energy-
		Gases–		Gases–		Gases–		Gases–		Materials		from-		Corporate		Segment
		Americas		EMEA		Asia		Global		Technologies		Waste		and other		Total
2015
Sales to external customers		$	3,693.9	$	1,864.9	$	1,637.5	$	286.8	$	2,087.1	$	-	$	324.7	$	9,894.9
Operating income (loss)			808.4		330.7		380.5		(51.6)		476.7		(10.1)		(50.6)		1,884.0
Depreciation and amortization			416.9		194.3		202.9		16.5		92.8		-		13.0		936.4
Equity affiliates' income (loss)			64.6		42.4		46.1		(.8)		2.2		-		-		154.5
Expenditures for long-lived assets			414.5		215.6		402.5		94.8		102.5		349.2		35.7		1,614.8
Investments in net assets of and
	advances to equity affiliates		249.7		564.1		421.7		14.3		15.9		-		-		1,265.7
Total assets			5,774.9		3,323.9		4,154.0		370.5		1,741.9		894.4		1,178.5		17,438.1
2014
Sales to external customers		$	4,078.5	$	2,150.7	$	1,527.0	$	296.0	$	2,064.6	$	-	$	322.2	$	10,439.0
Operating income (loss)			762.6		351.2		310.4		(57.3)		379.0		(12.4)		(77.0)		1,656.5
Depreciation and amortization			414.4		220.2		205.3		7.1		99.1		-		10.8		956.9
Equity affiliates' income			60.9		44.1		38.0		5.8		2.6		-		-		151.4
Expenditures for long-lived assets			484.2		239.1		430.3		77.7		64.2		321.5		67.2		1,684.2
Investments in net assets of and
	advances to equity affiliates		234.3		552.9		434.1		18.8		17.8		-		-		1,257.9
Total assets			6,240.7		3,521.0		4,045.6		389.4		1,835.7		591.9		1,154.8		17,779.1
2013
Sales to external customers		$	3,866.1	$	2,102.8	$	1,613.9	$	309.0	$	1,870.3	$	-	$	418.3	$	10,180.4
Operating income (loss)			776.7		331.2		329.3		(56.5)		279.5		(9.8)		(84.3)		1,566.1
Depreciation and amortization			409.8		202.6		174.9		5.5		107.7		-		6.5		907.0
Equity affiliates' income			70.9		47.7		45.0		1.4		2.8		-		-		167.8
Expenditures for long-lived assets			438.2		216.4		389.5		70.3		58.1		290.9		60.8		1,524.2
Investments in net assets of and
	advances to equity affiliates		195.9		545.8		418.7		17.5		17.6		-		-		1,195.5
Total assets			6,666.5		3,694.7		3,766.6		365.5		1,864.6		297.5		1,192.2		17,847.6

Reconciliation of Segments to Consolidated Operating Income [Table Text Block]

Below is a reconciliation of segment total operating income to consolidated operating income:
Operating Income		2015		2014		2013
Segment total	$	1,884.0	$	1,656.5	$	1,566.1
Business restructuring and cost reduction actions		(207.7)		(12.7)		(231.6)
Pension settlement loss		(21.2)		(5.5)		-
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge		-		(310.1)		-
Business separation costs		(7.5)		-		-
Gain on previously held equity interest		17.9		-		-
Advisory costs		-		-		(10.1)
Gain on land sales(A)		33.6		-		-
Consolidated Total	$	1,699.1	$	1,328.2	$	1,324.4
(A)Reflected on the consolidated income statements in "Other income (expense), net."

Segments, Geographical Areas [Abstract]

Schedule Of Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets By Geographical Areas [TableTextBlock]

Sales to External Customers		2015		2014		2013
United States	$	4,280.1	$	4,507.6	$	4,258.4
Canada		247.1		311.4		275.5
Europe		2,315.4		2,628.0		2,602.1
Asia, excluding China		1,395.2		1,389.4		1,320.1
China		1,129.1		981.0		1,008.3
Latin America		528.0		621.6		716.0
	$	9,894.9	$	10,439.0	$	10,180.4

Long-Lived Assets (A)		2015		2014		2013
United States	$	3,776.7	$	3,756.0	$	3,632.1
Canada		577.4		518.0		522.3
Europe, excluding United Kingdom		1,102.3		1,319.3		1,456.2
United Kingdom		1,196.3		926.1		612.6
Asia, excluding China		914.2		989.9		962.3
China		1,732.7		1,582.7		1,281.7
Latin America		337.3		440.1		506.8
	$	9,636.9	$	9,532.1	$	8,974.0
(A) Long-lived assets include plant and equipment, net.