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Schedule II - Valuations and Qualifying Accounts
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]  
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Text Block]
Cardinal Health, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
(in millions)Balance at
Beginning of Period
Charged to Costs
and Expenses (1)
Charged to
Other Accounts (2)
Deductions (3)
Balance at
End of Period
Fiscal 2026
Accounts receivable$213 $101 $1 $(114)$201 
Finance notes receivable2 13  (8)7 
Sales returns and allowances447 1,797  (1,914)330 
$662 $1,911 $1 $(2,036)$538 
Fiscal 2025
Accounts receivable$233 $88 $$(109)$213 
Finance notes receivable— (4)
Sales returns and allowances441 2,155 — (2,149)447 
$677 $2,246 $$(2,262)$662 
Fiscal 2024
Accounts receivable$240 $108 $— $(115)$233 
Finance notes receivable— (5)
Sales returns and allowances474 2,207 — (2,240)441 
$720 $2,317 $— $(2,360)$677 

(1)Fiscal 2026, 2025, and 2024 accounts receivable operating earnings impacts include $40 million, $38 million, and $74 million, respectively, for reserves related to service charges and customer disputes, excluded from provision for bad debts on the consolidated statements of cash flows and classified as a reduction in revenue in the consolidated statements of earnings.
(2)Recoveries of amounts provided for or written off were immaterial for fiscal 2026, 2025, and 2024.
(3)Write-off of uncollectible accounts or actual sales returns.
The sum of the components may not equal the total due to rounding.