PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET:

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

	September 30, 2017			September 30, 2016
Land	$	44,848		$	44,848
Land improvements	100,792			100,466
Buildings and improvements	1,737,972			1,737,053
Furniture and equipment	589,342			560,947
Construction in process	73,760			34,770
Subtotal	2,546,714			2,478,084
Less: accumulated depreciation	(1,192,738		)	(1,151,540		)
Total property and equipment, net	$	1,353,976		$	1,326,544

Depreciation expense totaled $73.9 million, $73.3 million and $77.0 million for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Capitalized interest totaled $189,000 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017. The Company did not recognize any capitalized interest for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.