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Note 4	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017
Receivables from Shareholders [Abstract]
Financing Receivables [Text Block]	Receivables from Shareholders This relates to a receivable from the two shareholders and comprises two checks of €25,000 each which are being held on behalf of the Company by Praxair, Inc.’s Irish legal counsel Arthur Cox. Due to the short-term nature of the current receivables, their carrying amount is considered to be the same as their fair value.

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Receivables from Shareholders [Abstract]

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The entire disclosure for financing receivables. Examples of financing receivables include, but are not limited to, loans, trade accounts receivables, notes receivable, credit cards, and receivables relating to a lessor's right(s) to payment(s) from a lease other than an operating lease that is recognized as assets.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2196771

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