Rendering

Component: (Network and Table)
Network
2413402 - Disclosure - Goodwill (Details)
(http://www.praxair.com/role/GoodwillDetails)
TableSchedule Of Goodwill [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000884905 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Goodwill [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2013-01-01 - 2013-12-31
2012-01-01 - 2012-12-31
Segments [Axis]Segments [Axis]
North America [Member]South America [Member]Europe [Member]Asia [Member]Surface Technologies Segment [Member]Segments [Domain]North America [Member]South America [Member]Europe [Member]Asia [Member]Surface Technologies Segment [Member]Segments [Domain]
Goodwill, Beginning Balance
1,499,000,000  
195,000,000  
645,000,000  
25,000,000  
143,000,000  
2,507,000,000  
1,375,000,000  
215,000,000  
618,000,000  
24,000,000  
140,000,000  
2,372,000,000  
Goodwill, Acquired During Period
625,000,000  
 
94,000,000  
 
 
719,000,000  
121,000,000  
 
1,000,000  
 
 
122,000,000  
Purchase adjustments & other
3,000,000  
 
 
 
 
3,000,000  
(9,000,000) 
 
 
 
 
(9,000,000) 
Foreign currency translation
(10,000,000) 
(29,000,000) 
4,000,000  
(1,000,000) 
1,000,000  
(35,000,000) 
12,000,000  
(20,000,000) 
26,000,000  
1,000,000  
3,000,000  
22,000,000  
Goodwill, Ending Balance
2,117,000,000  
 
166,000,000  
 
743,000,000  
 
24,000,000  
 
144,000,000  
 
3,194,000,000  
 
1,499,000,000  
 
195,000,000  
 
645,000,000  
 
25,000,000  
 
143,000,000  
 
2,507,000,000