CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,068,858	$ 2,592,051
Accounts receivable, less allowances for returns and credit losses: $1,330,778 as of March 31, 2024 and $1,433,396 as of September 30, 2023	22,642,880	20,911,081
Inventories	17,630,985	17,454,768
Right to recover assets	1,194,915	1,314,857
Income tax receivable	111,375	77,120
Prepaid expenses and other	512,039	448,949
Total current assets	44,161,052	42,798,826
Property and equipment, net	2,089,497	2,135,171
Goodwill	9,619,024	9,574,117
Other intangible assets	4,175,587	4,431,783
Deferred income taxes	256,890	200,667
Other assets	3,565,996	3,418,182
TOTAL ASSETS	63,868,046	62,558,746
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	46,320,774	45,836,037
Accrued expenses and other	2,371,885	2,353,817
Short-term debt	1,069,152	641,344
Total current liabilities	49,761,811	48,831,198
Long-term debt	4,180,306	4,146,113
Accrued income taxes	315,559	310,676
Deferred income taxes	1,701,735	1,657,944
Accrued litigation liability	4,719,545	5,061,795
Other liabilities	1,962,068	1,884,733
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)
Stockholders’ equity:
Total Liabilities	62641024.0	61892459.0	0	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value - authorized, issued, and outstanding: 600,000,000 shares, 295,905,875 shares, and 199,388,633 shares as of March 31, 2024, respectively, and 600,000,000 shares, 294,822,962 shares, and 200,814,804 shares as of September 30, 2023, respectively	2,959	2,948
Additional paid-in capital	5,953,642	5,844,578
Retained earnings	5,133,770	4,324,187
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,260,288)	(1,402,607)
Treasury stock, at cost: 96,517,242 shares as of March 31, 2024 and 94,008,158 shares as of September 30, 2023	(8,746,941)	(8,247,103)
Total Cencora, Inc. stockholders' equity	1,083,142	522,003
Noncontrolling interest	143,880	144,284
Total stockholders' equity	1,227,022	666,287
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$ 63,868,046	$ 62,558,746

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147481990/310-10-45-2

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 9
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147481990/310-10-45-9