Business Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Reconciliation from Segment Totals to Consolidated [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated Text Block

The following tables illustrate reportable segment information for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):

	Revenue
	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Pharmaceutical Distribution	$	32,758,828		$	29,812,837		$	97,504,075		$	86,367,923
Other	1,532,907			620,275			3,214,977			1,796,910
Intersegment eliminations	(58,179		)	(84,958		)	(227,627		)	(184,414		)
Revenue	$	34,233,556		$	30,348,154		$	100,491,425		$	87,980,419

Reconciliation of Operating Profit Loss from Segments to Consolidated Text Block

	Segment Operating Income
	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Pharmaceutical Distribution	$	377,771	$	359,795	$	1,256,747	$	1,019,506
Other	77,372		33,678		186,688		113,261
Total segment operating income	$	455,143	$	393,473	$	1,443,435	$	1,132,767

Reconciliation of Other Significant Reconciling Items from Segments to Consolidated Text Block

The following table reconciles total segment operating income to income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes (in thousands):

	Income (Loss) From Continuing
	Operations Before Income Taxes
	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Total segment operating income	$	455,143		$	393,473		$	1,443,435		$	1,132,767
Gains on antitrust litigation settlements	43,567			2,524			65,050			24,396
LIFO expense	(158,710		)	(133,237		)	(453,878		)	(293,647		)
Acquisition related intangibles amortization	(19,710		)	(5,701		)	(34,478		)	(17,484		)
Warrant expense	14,900			(145,040		)	(1,109,211		)	(267,000		)
Employee severance, litigation and other	(2,625		)	(1,142		)	(30,999		)	(7,411		)
Operating income (loss)	332,565			110,877			(120,081		)	571,621
Other (income) loss	(1,534		)	(1,312		)	11,185			(5,692		)
Interest expense, net	29,793			20,903			70,081			59,209
Loss on early retirement of debt	—			32,954			—			32,954
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	304,306		$	58,332		$	(201,347	)	$	485,150