The following table summarizes our property and equipment balances and their estimated useful lives (dollars in thousands):

 

 

Life

 

September 30,

 

 

(in years)

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Land

 

N/A

 

$

4,256

 

 

$

5,672

 

Buildings and building improvements

 

5 40

 

 

32,188

 

 

 

45,564

 

Leasehold improvements

 

1 – 26

 

 

358,051

 

 

 

317,976

 

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

 

1 – 10

 

 

827,385

 

 

 

782,478

 

Total property and equipment, gross

 

 

 

 

1,221,880

 

 

 

1,151,690

 

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

 

(937,596

)

 

 

(881,818

)

Total property and equipment, net

 

 

 

$

284,284

 

 

$

269,872

 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Nov 13, 2025Showing above
2018Nov 14, 2018
2017Nov 15, 2017
2016Nov 15, 2016
2015Nov 12, 2015

About PP&E Disclosures

The PP&E disclosure details a company's physical asset base — land, buildings, machinery, and equipment — along with the depreciation methods and useful life assumptions that determine how these costs flow through the income statement. Capitalization policy thresholds reveal management's judgment on the boundary between expense and asset, directly affecting both reported earnings and asset values.

Key signals: changes in estimated useful lives or depreciation methods can materially shift reported earnings without any operational change. Compare capital expenditures against depreciation expense — when capex consistently trails depreciation, the asset base may be aging and underinvested. Watch for large asset impairments or write-downs that signal overvalued carrying amounts. Asset retirement obligations reveal future environmental or decommissioning costs that are often underappreciated. Compare PP&E intensity (PP&E-to-revenue) against industry peers to assess capital efficiency and competitive positioning.