Summarized Financial Information of Equity Affiliates (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Schedule of Equity Method Investments

The summarized financial information below is on a combined 100% basis and has been compiled based on financial statements of the companies accounted for by the equity method. The amounts presented include the accounts of the following equity affiliates:

Abdullah Hashim Industrial Gases & Equipment Co., Ltd. (25%);	INOX Air Products Limited (50%);
Air Products South Africa (Proprietary) Limited (50%);	Jazan Gas Projects Company (25%);
Bangkok Cogeneration Company Limited (49%);	Kulim Industrial Gases Sdn. Bhd. (50%);
Bangkok Industrial Gases Co., Ltd. (49%);	Sapio Produzione Idrogeno Ossigeno S.r.l. (49%);
Chengdu Air & Gas Products Ltd. (50%);	Tecnologia en Nitrogeno S. de R.L. de C.V. (50%);
Helios S.p.A. (49%);	Tyczka Industrie-Gases GmbH (50%);
High-Tech Gases (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (50%);	WuXi Hi-Tech Gas Co., Ltd. (50%);
INFRA Group (40%);	and principally, other industrial gas producers.

30 September			2017		2016
Current assets			$	1,333.2	$	1,436.7
Noncurrent assets			4,026.9		3,063.3
Current liabilities			666.8		694.8
Noncurrent liabilities			2,194.3		1,540.4
Year Ended 30 September	2017		2016		2015
Net sales	$	2,343.3	$	2,271.6	$	2,460.5
Sales less cost of sales	878.6		871.5		922.7
Operating income	509.5		482.1		512.4
Net income	343.5		334.1		343.5