LEASES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

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,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Fixed	$	9,906	$	9,686	$	19,653	$	19,177
Variable (a), (b)	1,684		1,919		3,536		3,813
Short-term (b)	1,486		985		2,835		2,055
Total	$	13,076	$	12,590	$	26,024	$	25,045

(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,
	2022		2021
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	22,510	$	21,223
Financing cash flows from finance leases	1,401		1,865
Total	$	23,911	$	23,088

Average lease terms and discount rates at March 31, 2022 were as follows:

Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
Operating leases	7.6
Finance Leases	7.8
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating Leases	4.36	%
Finance Leases	5.49	%

Supplemental Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Information

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

	March 31, 2022		September 30, 2021
Operating Leases:
Right of use assets:
Operating right-of-use assets	$	149,587	$	144,598
Lease Liabilities:
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	$	32,210	$	29,881
Long-term operating lease liabilities	122,488		119,315
Total operating lease liabilities	$	154,698	$	149,196
Finance Leases:
Property, plant and equipment, net(1)	$	15,113	$	16,466
Lease Liabilities:
Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt	$	2,329	$	2,347
Long-term debt, net	13,019		14,120
Total financing lease liabilities	$	15,348	$	16,467

(1) Finance lease assets are recorded net of accumulated depreciation of $4,488 and $6,136 as of March 31, 2022 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 March 31, 2022 are as follows (in thousands):

	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
2022(a)	$	20,230	$	1,541
2023	34,959		2,893
2024	26,530		2,322
2025	23,775		2,128
2026	15,566		2,106
2027	11,677		2,074
Thereafter	54,552		5,703
Total lease payments	$	187,289	$	18,767
Less: Imputed Interest	(32,591)		(3,419)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	154,698	$	15,348

(a) Excluding the six months ended March 31, 2022.

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, 2022 are as follows (in thousands):

	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
2022(a)	$	20,230	$	1,541
2023	34,959		2,893
2024	26,530		2,322
2025	23,775		2,128
2026	15,566		2,106
2027	11,677		2,074
Thereafter	54,552		5,703
Total lease payments	$	187,289	$	18,767
Less: Imputed Interest	(32,591)		(3,419)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	154,698	$	15,348

(a) Excluding the six months ended March 31, 2022.