Property And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property And Equipment

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

	September 30,
	2017			2016
	(in thousands)
Computer hardware and software	$	286,380		$	267,928
Furniture and fixtures	21,145			20,742
Leasehold improvements	47,658			43,769
Gross property and equipment	355,183			332,439
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(291,583		)	(265,326		)
Net property and equipment	$	63,600		$	67,113

Depreciation expense was $28.0 million, $28.8 million and $28.9 million in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.