Goodwill (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Goodwill Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

	Industrial		Industrial		Industrial		Industrial
	Gases–		Gases–		Gases–		Gases–		Materials
	Americas		EMEA		Asia		Global		Technologies			Total
Balance at 30 September 2014	$	327.2	$	433.3	$	140.0	$	21.4	$	315.4	$	1,237.3
Acquisitions and adjustments		2.2		3.2		-		-		-		5.4
Currency translation and other		(14.5)		(47.3)		(3.7)		(1.1)		(12.3)		(78.9)
Balance at 30 June 2015	$	314.9	$	389.2	$	136.3	$	20.3	$	303.1	$	1,163.8

		30 June		30 September
		2015		2014
Goodwill, gross	$	1,430.0	$	1,522.1
Accumulated impairment losses(A)		(266.2)		(284.8)
Goodwill, net	$	1,163.8	$	1,237.3
(A)Amount is attributable to the Industrial Gases – Americas segment and includes currency translation of $39.0 and $20.4 as of 30 June 2015
and 30 September 2014, respectively.