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Earnings Per Share – Linde plc Shareholders (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Sep. 30, 2019
Sep. 30, 2020
Sep. 30, 2019
Numerator        
Income from continuing operations $ 699 $ 728 $ 1,728 $ 1,676
Income from discontinued operations 1 7 3 98
Net Income – Linde plc $ 700 $ 735 $ 1,731 $ 1,774
Denominator        
Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares) 525,339,000 539,504,000 527,177,000 542,360,000
Shares earned and issuable under compensation plans (in shares) 355,000 249,000 324,000 229,000
Weighted average shares used in basic earnings per share (in shares) 525,694,000 539,753,000 527,501,000 542,589,000
Stock options and awards (in shares) 4,721,000 3,863,000 4,223,000 3,918,000
Weighted average shares used in diluted earnings per share (in shares) 530,415,000 543,616,000 531,724,000 546,507,000
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations (in dollars per share) $ 1.33 $ 1.35 $ 3.28 $ 3.09
Basic earnings per share from discontinued operations (in dollars per share) 0 0.01 0.01 0.18
Basic Earnings Per Share (in dollars per share) 1.33 1.36 3.29 3.27
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations (in dollars per share) 1.32 1.34 3.25 3.07
Diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations (in dollars per share) 0 0.01 0.01 0.18
Diluted Earnings Per Share (in dollars per share) $ 1.32 $ 1.35 $ 3.26 $ 3.25
Antidilutive shares excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) 0 0 0 0