Property and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

	June 30, 2019			September 30, 2018
	(in thousands)
Equipment, furniture and fixtures	$	131,773		$	131,521
Leasehold improvements	33,274			31,430
Land and buildings	381			413
Total property and equipment	165,428			163,364
Accumulated depreciation	(125,356		)	(120,086		)
Property and equipment, net	$	40,072		$	43,278

The depreciation expense related to property and equipment was $4.2 million and $12.7 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, compared to $4.9 million and $15.1 million for the prior-year periods.