Global Cost Reduction Plan (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Global Cost Reduction Plan [Abstract]

Global Cost Reduction Plan As It Relates To Businesses At Segment Level

	Severance and Other Benefits		Asset Impairments/ Other Costs		Total
Merchant Gases		$127.5		$7.2	$134.7
Tonnage Gases		14.2		—	14.2
Electronics and Performance Materials		30.6		58.9	89.5
Equipment and Energy		37.7		22.1	59.8
2009 Charge		$210.0		$88.2	$298.2

Table Of Changes For The Global Cost Reduction Plan

	Severance and Other Benefits			Asset Impairments/ Other Costs			Total
First quarter 2009 charge		$120.0			$54.2			$174.2
Third quarter 2009 charge		90.0			34.0			124.0
Environmental charge (A)		—			(16.0	)		(16.0	)
Noncash items		(33.8	)  (B)		(66.1	)		(99.9	)
Cash expenditures		(75.3	)		(.9	)		(76.2	)
Currency translation adjustment		4.3			—			4.3
30 September 2009		$105.2			$5.2			$110.4
Adjustment to charge		7.6			(6.6	)		1.0
Environmental charge (A)		—			1.5			1.5
Noncash items		(2.8	)  (B)		.1			(2.7	)
Cash expenditures		(102.8	)		(.2	)		(103.0	)
Currency translation adjustment		(5.3	)		—			(5.3	)
30 September 2010		$1.9			$—			$1.9
Cash expenditures		(1.9	)		$—			(1.9	)
30 September 2011		$—			$—			$—

^(A)  Reflected in accrual for environmental obligations. See Note 16, Commitments and Contingencies.

^(B)  Primarily pension-related costs, which are reflected in the accrual for pension benefits.