Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Leases [Abstract]

Schedule of future minimum payments and sublease revenue

Future minimum rentals due under non-cancelable leases and annual future minimum rentals expected under subleases are as follows:

Fiscal Year Ended September 30,	Operating Lease Payments		Sublease Revenue
	(in thousands)
2018	$	53,829	$	3,042
2019	46,665		3,211
2020	40,081		3,295
2021	32,154		3,385
2022	21,622		2,908
Thereafter	60,757		2,604
	$	255,108	$	18,445

Schedule of rent expense

For financial reporting purposes, the aggregate rentals over the lease term, including lease renewal options that are reasonably assured, are expensed on a straight-line basis.

The following table presents the amount of net rent recognized as expense:

	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			2015
	(in thousands)
Gross rent expense from continuing operations	$	56,794		$	56,707		$	58,890
Sublease rent revenue from continuing operations	(56		)	(156		)	(479		)
Net rent expense from continuing operations	$	56,738		$	56,551		$	58,411