Cardinal Health Company Cash Flow Shenanigan?

The following was reported by Cardinal Health Company in 2004:

(all amounts in millions)	Dec 31, 2004	Dec 31, 2003
Earnings from Continuing Operations	$421.6	697.1
Depreciation and Amortization	198.2	143.2
Provision for Bad debts	0.8	(2.7)
Asset Impairments	155.8	4.8
Decrease/(Increase) in trade receivables	622.3	(488.3)
Increase in Inventories	(707.5)	(841.4)
Decrease/(Increase) in Sales Type Leases	(95.3)	22.0
Increase in Accounts Payable	794.1	964.3
Other Accrued Liabilities and operating items, net	129.2	49.4
Net Cash provided by operating activities	$1,519.2	$548.4

What strikes you as unusual? What do you think the company is trying to do? Thoroughly explain both your answers