SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Schedule of restatement of financials from adoption of accounting principle change

	As Reported		Adjustments			After Voluntary Change in Accounting Principle
	Year Ended September 30, 2015
	(in thousands)
Operating revenues	$	3,165,441	$	(3,739	)	$	3,161,702
Operating costs, excluding depreciation		1,704,163		(687	)		1,703,476
Net income		422,225		(1,798	)		420,427
Diluted earnings per common share		3.87		(0.02	)		3.85

	Year Ended September 30, 2014
	(in thousands)
Operating revenues	$	3,719,707	$	(3,739	)	$	3,715,968
Operating costs, excluding depreciation		2,009,912		(3,197	)		2,006,715
Net income		708,719		(2,156	)		706,563
Diluted earnings per common share		6.46		(0.02	)		6.44

	September 30, 2015
	(in thousands)
Total assets	$	7,152,012	$	(4,770	)	$	7,147,242
Total liabilities		2,254,560		(3,164	)		2,251,396
Total shareholders' equity		4,897,452		(1,606	)		4,895,846

Schedule of the location of restricted cash and cash equivalents in the balance sheet

	September 30,
	2016		2015
	(in thousands)
Prepaid expenses and other	$	27,631	$	29,998
Other assets	$	2,000	$	2,000

Schedule of rent revenues

	Years Ended September 30,
	2016		2015		2014
	(in thousands)
Minimum rents	$	9,196	$	9,608	$	9,400
Overage and percentage rents	$	1,211	$	1,030	$	1,090

Schedule of future minimum rental income to be received on noncancelable operating leases

        At September 30, 2016, minimum future rental income to be received on noncancelable operating leases was as follows:

Fiscal Year	Amount
	(in thousands)
2016	$	7,763
2017		6,076
2018		4,594
2019		4,007
2020		2,379
Thereafter		4,642
Total	$	29,461

Schedule of cost and accumulated depreciation for real estate properties

	September 30,
	2016			2015
	(in thousands)
Real estate properties	$	62,929		$	65,466
Accumulated depreciation		(40,777	)		(43,326	)
	$	22,152		$	22,140