Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Revenue	$ 35,186	$ 33,150	$ 67,827	$ 65,189
Cost of products sold	33,325	31,548	64,294	61,997
Gross margin	1,861	1,602	3,533	3,192
Operating expenses:
Distribution, selling, general and administrative expenses	1,131	910	2,193	1,831
Restructuring and employee severance	21	7	153	16
Amortization and other acquisition-related costs	184	115	368	237
Impairments and loss on disposal of assets, net	68	9	68	12
Litigation (recoveries)/charges, net	58	19	90	20
Operating earnings	399	542	661	1,076
Other (income)/expense, net	(5)	7	(4)	3
Interest expense, net	87	44	168	88
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt	0	0	2	0
Earnings before income taxes	317	491	495	985
Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes	(736)	167	(675)	351
Net earnings	1,053	324	1,170	634
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	(2)	(1)
Net earnings attributable to Cardinal Health, Inc.	$ 1,053	$ 324	$ 1,168	$ 633
Earnings per common share attributable to Cardinal Health, Inc.:
Basic (in shares)	$ 3.35	$ 1.02	$ 3.70	$ 1.99
Diluted (in shares)	$ 3.33	$ 1.02	$ 3.68	$ 1.97
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	315	318	315	319
Diluted (in shares)	316	319	317	321
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.4624	$ 0.4489	$ 0.9248	$ 0.8978

The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of acquired intangible assets and changes in the fair value of contingent consideration obligations. This also represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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