PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of property and equipment, net

Property and equipment, net, consisted of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2016			September 30, 2015
Land	$	44,848		$	45,534
Land improvements	100,466			97,838
Buildings and improvements	1,737,053			1,733,924
Furniture and equipment	560,947			555,884
Construction in process	34,770			11,386
Subtotal	2,478,084			2,444,566
Less: accumulated depreciation	(1,151,540		)	(1,092,511		)
Total property and equipment, net	$	1,326,544		$	1,352,055