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Segments of Business (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of segment information | Financial information relating to our reportable operating segments and reconciliations to the consolidated totals is as follows:
| Years Ended March 31,
(In millions) | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Revenues |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Solutions (1) |  |  |  |  |
North America pharmaceutical distribution and services | $ | 158,469 |  |  | $ | 143,711 |  |  | $ | 123,929 |
International pharmaceutical distribution and services | 23,497 |  |  | 26,358 |  |  | 4,485 |
Medical-Surgical distribution and services | 6,033 |  |  | 5,907 |  |  | 5,648 |
Total Distribution Solutions | 187,999 |  |  | 175,976 |  |  | 134,062 |
Technology Solutions - products and services | 2,885 |  |  | 3,069 |  |  | 3,330 |
Total Revenues | $ | 190,884 |  |  | $ | 179,045 |  |  | $ | 137,392 |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Solutions (2) (4) | $ | 3,553 |  |  | $ | 3,047 |  |  | $ | 2,472 |
Technology Solutions (3) (4) | 519 |  |  | 438 |  |  | 448 |
Total | 4,072 |  |  | 3,485 |  |  | 2,920 |
Corporate Expenses, Net (4) | (469 | ) |  | (454 | ) |  | (449 | )
Interest Expense | (353 | ) |  | (374 | ) |  | (300 | )
Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes | $ | 3,250 |  |  | $ | 2,657 |  |  | $ | 2,171 |
Depreciation and amortization (5) |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Solutions | $ | 669 |  |  | $ | 750 |  |  | $ | 446 |
Technology Solutions | 107 |  |  | 156 |  |  | 169 |
Corporate | 109 |  |  | 111 |  |  | 120 |
Total | $ | 885 |  |  | $ | 1,017 |  |  | $ | 735 |
Expenditures for long-lived assets (6) |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Solutions | $ | 306 |  |  | $ | 301 |  |  | $ | 179 |
Technology Solutions | 15 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 47 |
Corporate | 167 |  |  | 48 |  |  | 52 |
Total | $ | 488 |  |  | $ | 376 |  |  | $ | 278 |
Revenues, net by geographic area (7) |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 158,255 |  |  | $ | 142,810 |  |  | $ | 122,426 |
Foreign | 32,629 |  |  | 36,235 |  |  | 14,966 |
Total | $ | 190,884 |  |  | $ | 179,045 |  |  | $ | 137,392 |
(1) | Revenues derived from services represent less than 2% of this segment’s total revenues.
(2) | Distribution Solutions operating profit for the year ended March 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014 include $244 million, $337 million, and $311 million in pre-tax charges related to our last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) method of accounting for inventories. LIFO expense was less in 2016 primarily due to lower net price increases. For the year ended March 31, 2016 includes $76 million of net cash proceeds representing our share of net settlements of antitrust class action lawsuits as well as a pre-tax gain of $52 million recognized from the sale of our ZEE Medical business.
(3) | Technology Solutions operating profit for the year ended March 31, 2016 includes a pre-tax gain of $51 million recognized from the sale of our nurse triage business, and for year ended March 31, 2015 includes a non-cash pre-tax charge of $34 million related to the retained workforce business within our International Technology business.
(4) | During the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company approved the Cost Alignment Plan to reduce its operating expenses and recorded pre-tax restructuring charges of $229 million. Pre-tax charges were recorded as follows: $161 million, $51 million and $17 million within our Distribution Solutions segment, Technology Solutions segment and Corporate.
(5) | Amounts primarily include amortization of acquired intangible assets purchased in connection with business acquisitions, capitalized software held for sale and capitalized software for internal use.
(6) | Long-lived assets consist of property, plant and equipment.
(7) | Net revenues were attributed to geographic areas based on the customers’ shipment locations.
Schedule of segment assets and property, plant and equipment, net by geographic areas | Segment assets and property, plant and equipment, net by geographic areas were as follows:
| March 31,
(In millions) | 2016 |  | 2015
Segment assets |  |  |
Distribution Solutions | $ | 47,088 |  |  | $ | 43,982 |
Technology Solutions | 3,072 |  |  | 3,281 |
Total | 50,160 |  |  | 47,263 |
Corporate |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 4,048 |  |  | 5,341 |
Other | 2,355 |  |  | 1,266 |
Total | $ | 56,563 |  |  | $ | 53,870 |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 1,500 |  |  | $ | 1,273 |
Foreign | 778 |  |  | 772 |
Total | $ | 2,278 |  |  | $ | 2,045 |

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