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Segments (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information
The table below presents sales and operating profit information about reportable segments and Other for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.
  
Quarter Ended March 31,
(Millions of dollars)20242023
SALES(a)
Americas$3,560 $3,551 
EMEA2,091 2,177 
APAC1,591 1,598 
Engineering539 540 
Other319 327 
Total sales$8,100 $8,193 
  
Quarter Ended March 31,
(Millions of dollars)20242023
SEGMENT OPERATING PROFIT
Americas$1,088 $1,025 
EMEA687 607 
APAC447 423 
Engineering100 149 
Other19 2 
Segment operating profit2,341 2,206 
Other charges— (18)
Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG (b)(246)(255)
Total operating profit$2,095 $1,933 

(a)Sales reflect external sales only. Intersegment sales, primarily from Engineering to the industrial gases segments, were $391 million and $294 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.
(b)Represents purchase accounting impacts related to the 2018 merger.