Property And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property And Equipment

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

	September 30,
	2016			2015
	(in thousands)
Computer hardware and software	$	267,928		$	246,756
Furniture and fixtures	20,742			18,370
Leasehold improvements	43,769			38,005
Gross property and equipment	332,439			303,131
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(265,326		)	(237,969		)
Net property and equipment	$	67,113		$	65,162

Depreciation expense was $28.8 million, $28.9 million and $27.1 million in 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.