Property And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following:



	September 30,
	2013			2012
	(in thousands)
Computer hardware and software	$	217,724		$	224,558
Furniture and fixtures	19,211			20,878
Leasehold improvements	35,289			46,393
Gross property and equipment	272,224			291,829
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(207,572		)	(228,363		)
Net property and equipment	$	64,652		$	63,466

Depreciation expense was $31.5 million, $30.4 million and $28.7 million in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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