Segments Of Business (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012


		Years Ended March 31,
(In millions)		2012			2011			2010
Revenues
Distribution Solutions ⁽¹⁾
Direct distribution & services	$	85,523		$	77,554		$	72,210
Sales to customers' warehouses		20,453			18,631			21,435
Total U.S. pharmaceutical distribution & services		105,976			96,185			93,645
Canada pharmaceutical distribution & services		10,303			9,784			9,072
Medical-Surgical distribution & services		3,145			2,920			2,861
Total Distribution Solutions		119,424			108,889			105,578
Technology Solutions
Services		2,594			2,483			2,439
Software & software systems		596			590			571
Hardware		120			122			114
Total Technology Solutions		3,310			3,195			3,124
Total	$	122,734		$	112,084		$	108,702
Operating profit
Distribution Solutions ⁽²⁾	$	2,219		$	1,897		$	1,988
Technology Solutions ⁽³⁾		364			301			385
Total		2,583			2,198			2,373
Corporate		(413	)		(341	)		(342	)
Litigation credit, net		0			0			20
Interest expense		(251	)		(222	)		(187	)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	1,919		$	1,635		$	1,864
Depreciation and amortization⁽⁴⁾(5)
Distribution Solutions	$	225		$	167		$	154
Technology Solutions		209			209			212
Corporate		117			120			111
Total	$	551		$	496		$	477
Expenditures for long-lived assets ⁽⁵⁾(6)
Distribution Solutions	$	175		$	158		$	90
Technology Solutions		22			26			31
Corporate		28			49			78
Total	$	225		$	233		$	199
Segment assets, at year end ⁽⁵⁾
Distribution Solutions	$	25,374		$	22,732		$	19,599
Technology Solutions		3,575			3,504			3,635
Total		28,949			26,236			23,234
Corporate
Cash and cash equivalents		3,149			3,612			3,731
Other		995			1,038			1,224
Total	$	33,093		$	30,886		$	28,189

(1) Revenues derived from services represent less than 2% of this segment's total revenues for 2012, 2011 and 2010.

(2) Operating profit for 2012 and 2011 includes AWP litigation charges of $149 million and $213 million, which were recorded in operating expenses. Operating profit for 2011 includes the receipt of $51 million representing our share of a settlement of an antitrust class action lawsuit brought against a drug manufacturer, which was recorded as a reduction to cost of sales.

(3) Operating profit for 2012 includes product alignment charges of $51 million. Operating profit for 2011 includes a $72 million asset impairment charge for capitalized software held for sale, which was recorded in cost of sales.

(4) Amounts primarily include amortization of acquired intangible assets purchased in connection with acquisitions, capitalized software held for sale and capitalized software for internal use.

(5) Amounts have been recast for 2011 and 2010 to reflect the transfer of assets from our Distribution Solutions segment to Corporate effective April 1, 2011.

(6) Long-lived assets consist of property, plant and equipment.

Geographic Segments Assets


		Years Ended March 31,
(In millions)		2012		2011		2010
Revenues
United States	$	112,230	$	102,089	$	99,387
International		10,504		9,995		9,315
Total	$	122,734	$	112,084	$	108,702
Property, plant and equipment, net, at year end
United States	$	952	$	901	$	764
International		91		90		87
Total	$	1,043	$	991	$	851

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