CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands |
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Sep. 30, 2024 |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
Sep. 30, 2022 |
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| Income Statement [Abstract] | ||||||
| Revenue | $ 293,958,599,000 | $ 262,173,411,000 | $ 238,587,006,000 | |||
| Cost of goods sold | 284,048,570,000 | 253,213,918,000 | 230,290,639,000 | |||
| Gross profit | 9,910,029,000 | 8,959,493,000 | 8,296,367,000 | | ||
| Operating expenses: | | |||||
| Distribution, selling, and administrative | 5,661,106,000 | 5,309,984,000 | 4,848,962,000 | | ||
| Depreciation | 428,500,000 | 410,341,000 | 386,595,000 | | ||
| Amortization | 663,474,000 | 553,563,000 | 307,300,000 | | ||
| Litigation and opioid-related expenses (credit), net | 227,070,000 | (24,693,000) | 123,191,000 | | ||
| Acquisition-related deal and integration expenses | 103,001,000 | 139,683,000 | 119,561,000 | | ||
| Restructuring and other expenses | 233,629,000 | 229,884,000 | 63,498,000 | | ||
| Goodwill impairment | 418,000,000 | 0 | 75,936,000 | | ||
| Asset impairment | 0 | 0 | 4,946,000 | | | |
| Total Operating Expenses | 7734780000.0 | 6618762000.0 | 5929989000.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Operating income | 2,175,249,000 | 2,340,731,000 | 2,366,378,000 | | ||
| Other loss (income), net | 14,283,000 | (49,036,000) | (27,352,000) | | ||
| Total Other Income Expenses | 171274000.0 | 179895000.0 | 183321000.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Interest expense, net | 156,991,000 | 228,931,000 | 210,673,000 | | | |
| Income before income taxes | 2,003,975,000 | 2,160,836,000 | 2,183,057,000 | | ||
| Income tax expense | 484,702,000 | 428,260,000 | 516,517,000 | | ||
| Net income | 1,519,273,000 | 1,732,576,000 | 1,666,540,000 | | ||
| Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (10,153,000) | 12,717,000 | 32,280,000 | |||
| Net income attributable to Cencora, Inc. | $ 1,509,120,000 | $ 1,745,293,000 | $ 1,698,820,000 | |||
| Earnings per share: | ||||||
| Basic (in usd per share) | $ 7.60 | $ 8.62 | $ 8.15 | |||
| Diluted (in usd per share) | $ 7.53 | $ 8.53 | $ 8.04 | |||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding: | ||||||
| Basic (in shares) | 198,503 | 202,511 | 208,472 | |||
| Diluted (in shares) | 200,284 | 204,591 | 211,210 | |||
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- Definition Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition The aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, Internet, and postal charges. General and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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