Employee Severance, Litigation, and Other

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Employee Severance, Litigation, and Other

The following illustrates the charges incurred by the Company relating to Employee Severance, Litigation, and Other for the periods indicated:



	Three months ended March 31,				Six months ended March 31,
(in thousands)	2020		2019		2020		2019
Employee severance	$	25,006	$	14,021	$	25,845	$	18,806
Litigation and opioid-related costs	30,815		13,822		55,481		28,361
Acquisition-related deal and integration costs	348		11,456		803		22,045
Business transformation efforts	9,034		9,873		17,494		16,852
Other restructuring initiatives	2,529		6,217		7,418		9,997
Total employee severance, litigation, and other	$	67,732	$	55,389	$	107,041	$	96,061

Employee severance in the three and six months ended March 31, 2020 included costs primarily related to position eliminations resulting from the Company's decision to permanently exit the PharMEDium compounding business. Employee severance in the three and six months ended March 31, 2019 included costs primarily related to PharMEDium restructuring activities, position eliminations resulting from the Company's business transformation efforts and the integration of H.D. Smith, and restructuring activities related to its consulting business.

Litigation and opioid-related costs in the three and six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 related to legal fees in connection with opioid lawsuits and investigations.

Acquisition-related deal and integration costs in the three and six months ended March 31, 2019 primarily related to the integration of H.D. Smith. Integration costs primarily included costs to transition servicing legacy H.D. Smith customers to existing Company distribution facilities and operating systems.

Business transformation efforts in the three and six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 primarily related to costs associated with reorganizing the Company to further align the organization to its customers' needs. The majority of these costs related to services provided by third-party consultants, including certain technology initiatives.