Summarized Financial Information of Equity Affiliates (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block]

Abdullah Hashim Industrial Gases & Equipment Co., Ltd. (25%);	INOX Air Products Limited (50%);
Air Products South Africa (Proprietary) Limited (50%);	Kulim Industrial Gases Sdn. Bhd. (50%);
Bangkok Cogeneration Company Limited (49%);	Sapio Produzione Idrogeno Ossigeno S.r.l. (49%);
Bangkok Industrial Gases Co., Ltd. (49%);	SembCorp Air Products (HyCo) Pte. Ltd. (40%);
Chengdu Air & Gas Products Ltd. (50%);	Tecnologia en Nitrogeno S. de R.L. de C.V. (50%);
Daido Air Products Electronics, Inc. (20%);	Tyczka Industrie-Gases GmbH (50%);
Helap S.A. (50%);	WuXi Hi-Tech Gas Co., Ltd. (50%);
High-Tech Gases (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (50%);	and principally, other industrial gas producers.
INFRA Group (40%);

Table Of Summarized Financial Information Of Equity Affiliates [Table Text Block]

30 September				2014		2013
Current assets			$	1,440.0	$	1,307.9
Noncurrent assets				2,464.6		2,396.1
Current liabilities				745.2		795.2
Noncurrent liabilities				743.0		648.6
Year Ended 30 September		2014		2013		2012
Net sales	$	2,808.7	$	2,845.9	$	2,675.3
Sales less cost of sales		984.7		1,003.3		937.0
Operating income		542.9		547.3		529.7
Net income		359.5		360.5		347.6