Property And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property And Equipment

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

	September 30,
	2015			2014
	(in thousands)
Computer hardware and software	$	246,756		$	230,591
Furniture and fixtures	18,370			19,025
Leasehold improvements	38,005			36,896
Gross property and equipment	303,131			286,512
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(237,969		)	(218,729		)
Net property and equipment	$	65,162		$	67,783

Depreciation expense was $28.9 million, $27.1 million and $31.5 million in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.