Property And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property And Equipment

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

	September 30,
	2018			2017
	(in thousands)
Computer hardware and software	$	324,765		$	286,380
Furniture and fixtures	20,737			21,145
Leasehold improvements	47,272			47,658
Gross property and equipment	392,774			355,183
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(312,161		)	(291,583		)
Net property and equipment	$	80,613		$	63,600

Depreciation expense was $29.4 million, $28.0 million and $28.8 million in 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.