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Earnings Per Share - Linde plc Shareholders (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2024
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Schedule of Earnings Per Share | Basic and diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing Net income – Linde plc for the period by the weighted average number of either basic or diluted shares outstanding, as follows:
| Quarter Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Numerator (Millions of dollars) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Income – Linde plc | $ | 1,550 |  |  | $ | 1,565 |  |  | $ | 4,840 |  |  | $ | 4,656 |
Denominator (Thousands of shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average shares outstanding | 476,813 |  |  | 486,578 |  |  | 479,077 |  |  | 488,986 |
Shares earned and issuable under compensation plans | 849 |  |  | 544 |  |  | 748 |  |  | 532 |
Weighted average shares used in basic earnings per share | 477,662 |  |  | 487,122 |  |  | 479,825 |  |  | 489,518 |
Effect of dilutive securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options and awards | 3,236 |  |  | 3,954 |  |  | 3,361 |  |  | 4,049 |
Weighted average shares used in diluted earnings per share | 480,898 |  |  | 491,076 |  |  | 483,186 |  |  | 493,567 |
Basic Earnings Per Share | $ | 3.24 |  |  | $ | 3.21 |  |  | $ | 10.09 |  |  | $ | 9.51 |
Diluted Earnings Per Share | $ | 3.22 |  |  | $ | 3.19 |  |  | $ | 10.02 |  |  | $ | 9.43 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482662/260-10-50-1 + Details
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