LEASES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

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,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Fixed	$	11,373	$	9,906	$	22,667	$	19,653
Variable (a), (b)	3,246		1,684		6,018		3,536
Short-term (b)	1,844		1,486		4,048		2,835
Total	$	16,463	$	13,076	$	32,733	$	26,024

(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,
	2023		2022
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	19,701	$	22,510
Financing cash flows from finance leases	1,309		1,401
Total	$	21,010	$	23,911

Average lease terms and discount rates at March 31, 2023 were as follows:

Weighted-average remaining lease term (years):
Operating leases	8.2
Finance Leases	7.0
Weighted-average discount rate:
Operating Leases	5.76	%
Finance Leases	5.55	%

Supplemental Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Information

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

	March 31, 2023		September 30, 2022
Operating Leases:
Right of use assets:
Operating right-of-use assets	$	175,095	$	183,398
Lease Liabilities:
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	$	29,889	$	31,680
Long-term operating lease liabilities	155,018		159,414
Total operating lease liabilities	$	184,907	$	191,094
Finance Leases:
Property, plant and equipment, net(1)	$	12,797	$	13,696
Lease Liabilities:
Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt	$	1,899	$	2,065
Long-term debt, net	11,185		11,995
Total financing lease liabilities	$	13,084	$	14,060

(1) Finance lease assets are recorded net of accumulated depreciation of $6,042 and $4,972 as of March 31, 2023 and September 30, 2022, 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, 2023 are as follows (in thousands):

	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
2023(a)	$	21,221	$	1,336
2024	37,229		2,348
2025	34,382		2,170
2026	25,263		2,112
2027	20,889		2,074
2028	17,148		2,074
Thereafter	82,885		3,629
Total lease payments	$	239,017	$	15,743
Less: Imputed Interest	(54,110)		(2,659)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	184,907	$	13,084

(a) Excluding the six months ended March 31, 2023.

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, 2023 are as follows (in thousands):

	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
2023(a)	$	21,221	$	1,336
2024	37,229		2,348
2025	34,382		2,170
2026	25,263		2,112
2027	20,889		2,074
2028	17,148		2,074
Thereafter	82,885		3,629
Total lease payments	$	239,017	$	15,743
Less: Imputed Interest	(54,110)		(2,659)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	184,907	$	13,084

(a) Excluding the six months ended March 31, 2023.