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Restructuring, Impairment, and Related Charges (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Summary of details for charges recorded
Restructuring, impairment, and related charges, net for the year ended March 31, 2022 consisted of the following:
Year Ended March 31, 2022
(In millions)U.S. PharmaceuticalPrescription Technology SolutionsMedical-Surgical SolutionsInternationalCorporateTotal
Severance and employee-related costs, net$$$(1)$$(7)$
Exit and other-related costs (1)
33 46 97 
Asset impairments and accelerated depreciation (2)
18 20 35 61 139 
Total$35 $25 $$76 $100 $245 
(1)Exit and other-related costs consist of accruals for costs to be incurred without future economic benefits, project consulting fees, and other exit costs expensed as incurred. For the Company’s International segment, costs primarily relate to optimization programs in Canada, exit-related actions for the Company’s European Divestiture Activities, and programs for operating model and cost optimization efforts in the U.K. as described above. For Corporate, primarily represents costs related to the transition to the partial remote work model described above and various other initiatives.
(2)Costs primarily relate to the transition to the partial remote work model described above.
Fiscal 2021
Restructuring, impairment, and related charges, net for the year ended March 31, 2021 consisted of the following:
Year Ended March 31, 2021
(In millions)U.S. PharmaceuticalPrescription Technology SolutionsMedical-Surgical Solutions
International (1)
Corporate (2)
Total
Severance and employee-related costs, net$10 $$(1)$22 $69 $104 
Exit and other-related costs (3)
11 — 17 27 59 
Asset impairments and accelerated depreciation— — 46 56 
Total$21 $$$85 $105 $219 
(1)Primarily represents costs associated with the operating model and cost optimization efforts described above.
(2)Represents costs associated with the operating model cost optimization efforts and the relocation of the Company’s headquarters described above in addition to various other initiatives.
(3)Exit and other-related costs primarily include project consulting fees.
Fiscal 2020
Restructuring, impairment, and related charges, net for the year ended March 31, 2020 consisted of the following:
Year Ended March 31, 2020
(In millions)
U.S. Pharmaceutical (1)
Prescription Technology Solutions
Medical-Surgical Solutions (2)
International (3)
Corporate (4)
Total
Severance and employee-related costs, net$12 $(1)$$$30 $47 
Exit and other-related costs (5)
— 19 13 46 79 
Asset impairments and accelerated depreciation10 — 13 30 
Total$23 $(1)$24 $21 $89 $156 
(1)Represents costs associated with dispositions and costs related to the relocation of the Company’s corporate headquarters described above.
(2)Primarily represents costs associated with the growth initiative described above.
(3)Primarily represents costs associated with the operating model and cost optimization efforts described above.
(4)Represents costs associated with the growth initiative, operating model cost optimization efforts, and with the relocation of the Company’s corporate headquarters described above.
(5)Exit and other-related costs primarily include project consulting fees.
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost
The following table summarizes the activity related to the restructuring liabilities associated with the Company’s restructuring initiatives for the years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:
(In millions)U.S. PharmaceuticalPrescription Technology SolutionsMedical-Surgical SolutionsInternationalCorporateTotal
Balance, March 31, 2020
$29 $$22 $66 $39 $157 
Restructuring, impairment, and related charges, net2185 105 219
Non-cash charges— — (1)(46)(9)(56)
Cash payments(31)(1)(21)(31)(75)(159)
Other— — (1)(8)(1)(10)
Balance, March 31, 2021 (1)
19 66 59 151 
Restructuring, impairment, and related charges, net35 25 76 100 245 
Non-cash charges(18)(20)(5)(35)(61)(139)
Cash payments(18)(6)(6)(28)(29)(87)
Other(7)— — (23)(10)(40)
Balance, March 31, 2022 (2)
$11 $$$56 $59 $130 
(1)    As of March 31, 2021, the total reserve balance was $151 million, of which $99 million was recorded in “Other accrued liabilities” and $52 million was recorded in “Other non-current liabilities” in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(2)    As of March 31, 2022, the total reserve balance was $130 million, of which $58 million was recorded in “Other accrued liabilities,” $36 million was recorded in “Liabilities held for sale,” and $36 million was recorded in “Other non-current liabilities” in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.