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Reporting Entity [Axis]

0000002969 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	Period [Axis]
	2015-10-01 - 2016-09-30
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]	Industrial Industrial Industrial Industrial Gases– Gases– Gases– Gases– Materials Americas EMEA Asia Global Technologies Total Goodwill, net 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 (31.8) (50.0) (6.9) (1.5) (21.2) (111.4) Goodwill, net at 30 September 2015 $ 297.6 $ 386.5 $ 133.1 $ 19.9 $ 294.2 $ 1,131.3 Currency translation and other 11.5 (5.9) 2.1 .3 10.9 18.9 Goodwill, net at 30 September 2016 $ 309.1 $ 380.6 $ 135.2 $ 20.2 $ 305.1 $ 1,150.2 30 September 2016 2015 2014 Goodwill, gross $ 1,408.8 $ 1,375.0 $ 1,522.1 Accumulated impairment losses (A) (258.6) (243.7) (284.8) Goodwill, net $ 1,150.2 $ 1,131.3 $ 1,237.3 (A) Amount is attributable to the Industrial Gases – Americas segment and includes currency translation of $46.6, $61.5, and $20.4 as of 30 September 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively.