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Segments
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segments Segments
For a description of Linde plc's operating segments, refer to Note 18 to the consolidated financial statements on Linde plc's 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The table below presents sales and operating profit information about reportable segments and Other for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
  
Quarter Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
(Millions of dollars)2024202320242023
SALES(a)
Americas$3,655 $3,541 $7,215 $7,092 
EMEA2,091 2,160 4,182 4,337 
APAC1,657 1,683 3,248 3,281 
Engineering544 495 1,083 1,035 
Other320 325 639 652 
Total sales$8,267 $8,204 $16,367 $16,397 
  
Quarter Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
(Millions of dollars)2024202320242023
SEGMENT OPERATING PROFIT
Americas$1,159 $1,070 $2,247 $2,095 
EMEA704 630 1,391 1,237 
APAC474 472 921 895 
Engineering96 107 196 256 
Other(11)7 8 9 
Segment operating profit2,422 2,286 4,763 4,492 
Other charges— (22)— (40)
Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG (b)(238)(253)(484)(508)
Total operating profit$2,184 $2,011 $4,279 $3,944 

(a)Sales reflect external sales only. Intersegment sales, primarily from Engineering to the industrial gases segments, were $485 million and $876 million for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, and $335 million and $629 million for the respective 2023 periods.
(b)Represents purchase accounting impacts related to the 2018 merger.