Lease Commitments

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Lease Commitments

14) Lease Commitments

The Partnership has entered into certain operating leases for office space, trucks and other equipment. The future minimum rental commitments at September 30, 2016 under operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable term of one year or more are as follows (in thousands):

2017	$	17,671
2018		15,224
2019		14,766
2020		12,807
2021		10,068
Thereafter		46,912
Total future minimum lease payments	$	117,448

Rent expense for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2016, 2015, and 2014, was $19.7 million, $18.4 million, and $15.9 million, respectively.