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Segments
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segments Segments
For a description of Linde plc's operating segments, refer to Note 20 to the consolidated financial statements on Linde plc's 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The table below presents sales and operating profit information about reportable segments and Other for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.
  
Quarter Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of dollars)2020201920202019
SALES(a)
Americas$2,641 $2,771 $7,735 $8,252 
EMEA1,622 1,634 4,703 4,989 
APAC1,484 1,461 4,115 4,376 
Engineering678 641 2,096 2,029 
Other430 486 1,322 1,440 
Total segment sales$6,855 $6,993 $19,971 $21,086 
Merger-related divestitures— 7 — 62 
Total sales$6,855 $7,000 $19,971 $21,148 
  
Quarter Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of dollars)2020201920202019
SEGMENT OPERATING PROFIT
Americas$742 $671 $2,025 $1,901 
EMEA370 335 1,028 1,014 
APAC337 308 912 885 
Engineering106 120 335 297 
Other(40)(50)(116)(172)
Segment operating profit1,515 1,384 4,184 3,925 
Cost reduction programs and other charges (Note 2)(48)(125)(428)(355)
Net gain on sale of businesses — 164 — 164
Merger-related divestitures— 2 — 15 
Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG(498)(425)(1,463)(1,471)
Total operating profit$969 $1,000 $2,293 $2,278 
 
(a)Sales reflect external sales only. Intersegment sales, primarily from Engineering to the industrial gases segments, were not material.