Business Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

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				Energy-
	Gases–		Gases–		Gases–		Gases–		Materials		from-		Corporate
	Americas		EMEA		Asia		Global		Technologies		Waste		and other		Total
Three Months Ended 31 December 2014
Sales	$	1,003.0	$	500.8	$	398.7	$	59.0	$	524.0	$	-	$	75.3	$	2,560.8
Operating income		211.2		81.3		90.5		(17.9)		104.6		(2.5)		(22.7)		444.5
Depreciation and amortization		103.6		51.1		49.6		4.3		24.0		-		2.9		235.5
Equity affiliates' income		17.2		10.3		14.6		.4		.6		-		-		43.1
Three Months Ended 31 December 2013
Sales	$	943.9	$	549.9	$	395.3	$	67.2	$	479.5	$	-	$	109.7	$	2,545.5
Operating income		184.5		85.2		82.7		(10.3)		64.3		(2.9)		(17.9)		385.6
Depreciation and amortization		104.0		54.9		46.4		1.7		24.5		-		2.7		234.2
Equity affiliates' income		17.6		9.7		9.6		.7		.6		-		-		38.2
Total Assets
31 December 2014	$	6,225.4	$	3,414.7	$	4,106.1	$	345.2	$	1,790.3	$	689.4	$	1,064.3	$	17,635.4
30 September 2014		6,240.7		3,521.0		4,045.6		389.4		1,835.7		591.9		1,154.8		17,779.1

Reconciliation of Segment to Consolidated Operating Income [Table Text Block]

Below is a reconciliation of segment total operating income to consolidated operating income:
	Three Months Ended
	31 December
Operating Income		2014		2013
Segment total	$	444.5	$	385.6
Business restructuring and cost reduction actions		(32.4)		-
Gain on previously held equity interest		17.9		-
Consolidated Total	$	430.0	$	385.6