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Restructuring and Other Expenses
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Restructuring and Other Expenses Restructuring and Other Expenses
The following illustrates the expenses incurred by the Company relating to Restructuring and Other Expenses for the periods indicated:
Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
 (in thousands)202420232022
Restructuring and employee severance costs$69,968 $105,220 $35,316 
Business transformation efforts130,069 82,117 27,990 
Other, net 33,592 42,547 192 
Total restructuring and other expenses$233,629 $229,884 $63,498 
Restructuring and employee severance costs in fiscal 2024 primarily included expenses incurred related to facility closures in connection with the Company's office optimization plan and workforce reductions in both of its reportable segments. Restructuring and employee severance costs in fiscal 2023 primarily included expenses incurred in connection with workforce reductions in both of the Company's reportable segments. Restructuring and employee severance costs in fiscal 2022 included costs primarily related to the write down of assets with respect to the Company's office optimization plan and restructuring activities within certain businesses in the U.S. Healthcare Solutions reportable segment.
Business transformation efforts in fiscal 2024 and 2023 included rebranding costs associated with the Company's name change to Cencora and non-recurring expenses related to significant strategic initiatives to improve operational efficiency, including certain technology initiatives. The majority of these costs related to services provided by third-party consultants. Business transformation efforts in fiscal 2022 primarily related to costs associated with reorganizing the Company to further align the organization to its customers' needs, including certain technology initiatives. The majority of these costs related to services provided by third-party consultants.
In March 2024, the Company experienced a cybersecurity event where data from its information systems was exfiltrated. In connection with this event, the Company incurred costs that were recorded in Other, net in the above table. The majority of the costs included in Other, net in fiscal 2024 related to this cybersecurity event.
In fiscal 2023, one of the Company’s foreign business units experienced a cybersecurity event that impacted a standalone legacy information technology platform in one country and the foreign business unit's ability to operate in that country for approximately two weeks. In connection with this event, the Company incurred costs to restore the foreign business unit's operations in that country, which were recorded in Other, net in the above table. The majority of the costs included in Other, net in fiscal 2023 related to this cybersecurity event.