Business Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 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
2016
Sales to external customers		$	3,343.6	$	1,700.3	$	1,716.1	$	498.8	$	2,019.5	$	246.1	$	9,524.4
Operating income (loss)			895.2		382.8		449.1		(21.3)		530.2		(37.5)		2,198.5
Depreciation and amortization			442.5		185.7		197.1		7.9		77.4		15.3		925.9
Equity affiliates' income (loss)			52.7		36.5		57.8		(.1)		1.7		-		148.6
Expenditures for long-lived assets			406.6		159.5		313.3		6.0		147.9		22.5		1,055.8
Investments in net assets of and
	advances to equity affiliates		250.6		580.5		442.5		10.0		4.5		-		1,288.1
Total assets			5,889.2		3,178.6		4,232.7		367.6		1,787.0		2,580.8		18,035.9
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		(51.5)		1,893.2
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		35.7		1,265.6
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		1,075.7		16,440.9
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		(78.5)		1,667.4
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		67.2		1,362.7
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		1,044.5		17,076.9

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		2016		2015		2014
Segment total	$	2,198.5	$	1,893.2	$	1,667.4
Business separation costs		(52.2)		(7.5)		-
Business restructuring and cost reduction actions		(33.9)		(207.7)		(12.7)
Pension settlement loss		(6.4)		(21.2)		(5.5)
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge		-		-		(310.1)
Gain on previously held equity interest		-		17.9		-
Gain on land sales(A)		-		33.6		-
Consolidated Total	$	2,106.0	$	1,708.3	$	1,339.1
(A)Reflected on the consolidated income statements in "Other income (expense), net."

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table TextBlock]

Below is a reconciliation of segment total assets to consolidated total assets:
Total Assets		2016		2015		2014
Segment total	$	18,035.9	$	16,440.9	$	17,076.9
Discontinued operations		19.4		893.6		591.4
Consolidated Total	$	18,055.3	$	17,334.5	$	17,668.3

Segments, Geographical Areas [Abstract]

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

Sales to External Customers		2016		2015		2014
United States	$	3,792.3	$	4,280.1	$	4,507.6
Canada		225.7		247.1		311.4
Europe		2,505.9		2,315.4		2,628.0
Asia, excluding China		1,382.7		1,395.2		1,389.4
China		1,176.2		1,129.1		981.0
Latin America		441.6		528.0		621.6
Total	$	9,524.4	$	9,894.9	$	10,439.0

Long-Lived Assets (A)		2016		2015		2014
United States	$	3,780.2	$	3,788.5	$	3,754.2
Canada		639.0		577.4		518.0
Europe		1,306.1		1,395.0		1,656.7
Asia, excluding China		1,056.5		914.2		989.9
China		1,721.9		1,732.7		1,582.7
Latin America		349.0		337.3		440.1
Total	$	8,852.7	$	8,745.1	$	8,941.6
(A) Long-lived assets include plant and equipment, net.