Goodwill (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

	Industrial		Industrial		Industrial		Industrial
	Gases–		Gases–		Gases–		Gases–		Materials
	Americas		EMEA		Asia		Global		Technologies			Total
Goodwill, net at 30 September 2015	$	297.6	$	386.5	$	133.1	$	19.9	$	294.2	$	1,131.3
Currency translation		(3.3)		(12.2)		.1		(.2)		(.3)		(15.9)
Goodwill, net at 31 December 2015	$	294.3	$	374.3	$	133.2	$	19.7	$	293.9	$	1,115.4

		31 December		30 September
		2015		2015
Goodwill, gross	$	1,354.8	$	1,375.0
Accumulated impairment losses(A)		(239.4)		(243.7)
Goodwill, net	$	1,115.4	$	1,131.3
(A)Amount is attributable to the Industrial Gases – Americas segment and includes currency translation of $65.8 and $61.5 as of 31 December 2015
and 30 September 2015, respectively.