Property and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2016

5.Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

	March 27, 2016			September 27, 2015
	(in thousands)

Land and buildings	$	3,661		$	3,661
Equipment, furniture and fixtures	182,856			176,883
Leasehold improvements	30,194			21,582

Total property and equipment	216,711			202,126
Accumulated depreciation	(142,397		)	(137,220		)

Property and equipment, net	$	74,314		$	64,906

The depreciation expense related to property and equipment, including assets under capital leases, was $6.0 million and $11.3 million for the three and six months ended March 27, 2016, respectively, compared to $5.9 million and $12.8 million for the prior-year periods. In the first six months of fiscal 2015, we sold assets comprised primarily of equipment of a total book value of $3.6 million for net proceeds of $9.8 million, and recognized a corresponding gain of $6.2 million. This equipment was primarily related to our RCM segment.