Business Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 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
Three Months Ended 31 December 2015
Sales	$	836.1	$	438.3	$	413.2	$	104.3	$	490.0	$	-	$	73.9	$	2,355.8
Operating income (loss)		211.8		91.7		116.7		(19.3)		127.2		(3.6)		(5.2)		519.3
Depreciation and amortization		108.8		46.7		51.7		2.1		19.6		-		3.8		232.7
Equity affiliates' income (loss)		14.5		7.6		11.7		(.5)		.4		-		-		33.7
Three Months Ended 31 December 2014
Sales	$	1,003.0	$	500.8	$	398.7	$	59.0	$	524.0	$	-	$	75.3	$	2,560.8
Operating income (loss)		211.2		81.3		90.5		(17.9)		104.6		(2.5)		(22.7)		444.5
Depreciation and amortization		103.6		51.1		49.6		4.3		24.0		-		2.9		235.5
Equity affiliates' income		17.2		10.3		14.6		.4		.6		-		-		43.1
Total Assets
31 December 2015	$	5,674.3	$	3,224.5	$	4,155.4	$	383.3	$	1,705.8	$	938.9	$	1,178.1	$	17,260.3
30 September 2015		5,774.9		3,323.9		4,154.0		370.5		1,741.9		894.4		1,074.9		17,334.5

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

Below is a reconciliation of segment total operating income to consolidated operating income:
	Three Months Ended
	31 December
Operating Income		2015		2014
Segment total	$	519.3	$	444.5
Business separation costs		(12.0)		-
Project suspension costs		(14.3)		-
Business restructuring and cost reduction actions		-		(32.4)
Gain on previously held equity interest		-		17.9
Consolidated Total	$	493.0	$	430.0