Property and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2019			September 30, 2018
	(in thousands)
Equipment, furniture and fixtures	$	133,593		$	131,521
Leasehold improvements	31,915			31,430
Land and buildings	411			413
Total property and equipment	165,919			163,364
Accumulated depreciation	(124,259		)	(120,086		)
Property and equipment, net	$	41,660		$	43,278

The depreciation expense related to property and equipment was $4.2 million and $8.5 million for the three and six months ended March 31, 2019, respectively, compared to $5.1 million and $10.3 million for the prior-year periods.