10-K/APeriod: FY2010

CARDINAL HEALTH INC Annual Report (Amendment), Year Ended Jun 30, 2010

Filed September 2, 2010For Securities:CAH

Summary

This filing is an amendment (10-K/A) to Cardinal Health, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010. The primary purpose of this amendment is to provide XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) formatted financial data, which was omitted from the original filing. It does not introduce new financial information or materially alter the original report's content regarding the company's performance or financial position for the fiscal year 2010. Investors should refer to the original 10-K filing for comprehensive financial details and management's discussion and analysis.

Financial Statements
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Key Highlights

  • 1This filing is an amendment (10-K/A) to the original Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.
  • 2The amendment's sole purpose is to include XBRL formatted financial data (Exhibit 101) that was not present in the initial filing.
  • 3No other changes or new information are introduced in this amendment.
  • 4The XBRL data includes Consolidated Statements of Earnings, Balance Sheets, Shareholders' Equity, Cash Flows, Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, and Schedule II.
  • 5Cardinal Health, Inc. is a large accelerated filer.
  • 6The market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates as of December 31, 2009, was approximately $11.65 billion.
  • 7The number of common shares outstanding as of August 18, 2010, was approximately 351.16 million.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main reason for this Amendment No. 1 is to provide XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) formatted financial information as required by the SEC. This XBRL data was not included in the original Form 10-K filing.

No, this amendment does not change the previously reported financial results or introduce new financial information. It solely adds XBRL tagging to the financial statements that were already filed.

You should refer to the original Form 10-K filing for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, which was filed on August 26, 2010. That document contains the comprehensive financial statements, management's discussion and analysis, and other important disclosures.

The XBRL exhibits include the Consolidated Statements of Earnings, Consolidated Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity, Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, and Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts, all for the relevant fiscal periods.