Business Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

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
	Gases–		Gases–		Gases–		Gases–		Materials		Corporate		Segment
	Americas		EMEA		Asia		Global		Technologies		and other		Total
Three Months Ended 31 March 2016
Sales	$	797.9	$	420.3	$	406.4	$	86.6	$	494.3	$	65.7	$	2,271.2
Operating income (loss)		224.2		89.4		104.4		(10.9)		129.3		(4.5)		531.9
Depreciation and amortization		109.4		48.3		48.5		1.8		20.0		4.1		232.1
Equity affiliates' income		7.7		7.2		17.4		-		.2		-		32.5
Three Months Ended 31 March 2015
Sales	$	890.4	$	448.8	$	393.0	$	67.1	$	533.3	$	81.9	$	2,414.5
Operating income (loss)		182.0		71.0		84.7		(7.9)		124.2		(9.1)		444.9
Depreciation and amortization		103.3		47.6		50.3		5.5		23.3		3.3		233.3
Equity affiliates' income (loss)		15.1		8.0		9.4		(.2)		.7		-		33.0
Six Months Ended 31 March 2016
Sales	$	1,634.0	$	858.6	$	819.6	$	190.9	$	984.3	$	139.6	$	4,627.0
Operating income (loss)		436.0		181.1		221.1		(30.2)		256.5		(10.0)		1,054.5
Depreciation and amortization		218.2		95.0		100.2		3.9		39.6		7.9		464.8
Equity affiliates' income (loss)		22.2		14.8		29.1		(.5)		.6		-		66.2
Six Months Ended 31 March 2015
Sales	$	1,893.4	$	949.6	$	791.7	$	126.1	$	1,057.3	$	157.2	$	4,975.3
Operating income (loss)		393.2		152.3		175.2		(25.8)		228.8		(32.0)		891.7
Depreciation and amortization		206.9		98.7		99.9		9.8		47.3		6.2		468.8
Equity affiliates' income		32.3		18.3		24.0		.2		1.3		-		76.1
Total Assets
31 March 2016	$	5,899.2	$	3,314.4	$	4,215.5	$	278.6	$	1,735.1	$	1,347.6	$	16,790.4
30 September 2015		5,774.9		3,323.9		4,154.0		370.5		1,741.9		1,075.7		16,440.9

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				Six Months Ended
	31 March				31 March
Operating Income		2016		2015		2016		2015
Segment total	$	531.9	$	444.9	$	1,054.5	$	891.7
Business separation costs		(7.4)		-		(19.4)		-
Business restructuring and cost reduction actions		(8.6)		(55.4)		(8.6)		(87.8)
Pension settlement loss		(2.6)		(12.6)		(2.6)		(12.6)
Gain on previously held equity interest		-		-		-		17.9
Consolidated Total	$	513.3	$	376.9	$	1,023.9	$	809.2

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

Below is a reconciliation of segment total assets to consolidated total assets:
	31 March		30 September
Total Assets	2016		2015
Segment total	$	16,790.4	$	16,440.9
Discontinued operations		20.4		893.6
Consolidated Total	$	16,810.8	$	17,334.5