CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,232,604	$ 3,374,194
Accounts receivable, less allowances for returns and doubtful accounts: $1,365,577 as of December 31, 2019 and $1,222,906 as of September 30, 2019	12,568,816	12,386,879
Inventories	11,686,466	11,060,254
Right to recover asset	1,277,714	1,147,483
Prepaid expenses and other	189,216	163,244
Total current assets	28,954,816	28,132,054
Property and equipment, net	1,442,383	1,770,516
Goodwill	6,707,764	6,705,507
Other intangible assets	2,138,398	2,294,836
Other assets	773,377	269,067
TOTAL ASSETS	40,016,738	39,171,980
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	29,181,860	28,385,074
Accrued expenses and other	916,107	1,057,208
Short-term debt	532,489	139,012
Total current liabilities	30,630,456	29,581,294
Long-term debt	3,636,114	4,033,880
Long-term financing obligation (Note 1)	0	320,518
Accrued income taxes	289,047	284,075
Deferred income taxes	1,895,453	1,860,195
Other liabilities	496,587	98,812
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value - authorized, issued, and outstanding: 600,000,000 shares, 285,992,180 shares, and 205,778,204 shares as of December 31, 2019, respectively, and 600,000,000 shares, 285,295,170 shares, and 206,760,654 shares as of September 30, 2019, respectively	2,860	2,853
Additional paid-in capital	4,901,291	4,850,142
Retained earnings	4,375,181	4,235,491
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(87,731)	(111,965)
Treasury stock, at cost: 80,213,976 shares as of December 31, 2019 and 78,534,516 shares as of September 30, 2019	(6,236,975)	(6,097,604)
Total AmerisourceBergen Corporation stockholders' equity	2,954,626	2,878,917
Noncontrolling interest	114,455	114,289
Total equity	3,069,081	2,993,206
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$ 40,016,738	$ 39,171,980