LEASES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 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 December 31,
	2021		2020
Fixed	$	9,747	$	9,491
Variable (a), (b)	1,852		1,894
Short-term (b)	1,349		1,070
Total	$	12,948	$	12,455

(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 Three Months Ended December 31,
	2021		2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	10,844	$	10,609
Financing cash flows from finance leases	753		803
Total	$	11,597	$	11,412

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

Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
Operating leases	8.0
Finance Leases	7.9
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating Leases	4.45	%
Finance Leases	5.49	%

Supplemental Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Information

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

	December 31, 2021		September 30, 2021
Operating Leases:
Right of use assets:
Operating right-of-use assets	$	141,406	$	144,598
Lease Liabilities:
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	$	28,932	$	29,881
Long-term operating lease liabilities	117,189		119,315
Total operating lease liabilities	$	146,121	$	149,196
Finance Leases:
Property, plant and equipment, net(1)	$	15,719	$	16,466
Lease Liabilities:
Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt	$	2,359	$	2,347
Long-term debt, net	13,569		14,120
Total financing lease liabilities	$	15,928	$	16,467

(1) Finance lease assets are recorded net of accumulated depreciation of $3,961 and $6,136 as of December 31, 2021 and September 30, 2021, 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 December 31, 2021 are as follows (in thousands):

	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
2022(a)	$	26,927	$	2,362
2023	29,265		2,876
2024	22,123		2,312
2025	19,790		2,124
2026	13,554		2,106
2027	10,766		2,074
Thereafter	54,382		5,703
Total lease payments	176,807		19,557
Less: Imputed Interest	(30,686)		(3,629)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	146,121	$	15,928

(a) Excluding the three months ended December 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 December 31, 2021 are as follows (in thousands):

	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
2022(a)	$	26,927	$	2,362
2023	29,265		2,876
2024	22,123		2,312
2025	19,790		2,124
2026	13,554		2,106
2027	10,766		2,074
Thereafter	54,382		5,703
Total lease payments	176,807		19,557
Less: Imputed Interest	(30,686)		(3,629)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	146,121	$	15,928

(a) Excluding the three months ended December 31, 2021.