LEASES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Leases [Abstract]

Components of Operating Lease Cost, Cash Flow Information, and Average Lease Terms and Discount Rates

Components of operating lease costs are as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,				For the Six Months Ended March 31,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Fixed	$	9,970	$	9,187	$	20,010	$	18,739
Variable (a), (b)	2,087		1,823		4,134		3,576
Short-term (b)	1,053		1,393		2,167		2,823
Total	$	13,110	$	12,403	$	26,311	$	25,138

(a) Primarily relates to common-area maintenance and property taxes.

(b) Not recorded on the balance sheet.

Supplemental cash flow information were as follows:

	For the Six Months Ended March 31,
	2021		2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	22,099	$	21,582
Financing cash flows from finance leases	1,865		1,940
Total	$	23,964	$	23,522

Average lease terms and discount rates at March 31, 2021 were as follows:

Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
Operating leases	8.1
Finance Leases	8.2
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating Leases	4.45	%
Finance Leases	5.50	%

Supplemental Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Information

Supplemental Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet information related to leases were as follows:

	March 31, 2021		September 30, 2020
Operating Leases:
Right of use assets:
Operating right-of-use assets	$	154,929	$	161,627
Lease Liabilities:
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	$	30,685	$	31,848
Long-term operating lease liabilities	128,714		136,054
Total operating lease liabilities	$	159,399	$	167,902
Finance Leases:
Property, plant and equipment, net(1)	$	18,068	$	18,774
Lease Liabilities:
Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt	$	3,110	$	3,352
Long-term debt, net	14,950		15,339
Total financing lease liabilities	$	18,060	$	18,691

(1) Finance lease assets are recorded net of accumulated depreciation of $4,296 and $2,383 as of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively.

Aggregate Future Maturities of Lease Payments for Operating Leases

The aggregate future maturities of lease payments for operating leases and finance leases as of March 31, 2021 are as follows (in thousands):

	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
2020(a)	$	19,128	$	2,381
2021	34,484		3,087
2022	26,884		2,749
2023	20,180		2,195
2024	18,214		2,077
2025	12,376		2,075
Thereafter	63,859		7,777
Total lease payments	195,125		22,341
Less: Imputed Interest	(35,726)		(4,281)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	159,399	$	18,060

(a) Excluding the six months ended March 31, 2021.

Aggregate Future Maturities of Lease Payments for Finance Leases

The aggregate future maturities of lease payments for operating leases and finance leases as of March 31, 2021 are as follows (in thousands):

	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
2020(a)	$	19,128	$	2,381
2021	34,484		3,087
2022	26,884		2,749
2023	20,180		2,195
2024	18,214		2,077
2025	12,376		2,075
Thereafter	63,859		7,777
Total lease payments	195,125		22,341
Less: Imputed Interest	(35,726)		(4,281)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	159,399	$	18,060

(a) Excluding the six months ended March 31, 2021.