Property and Equipment
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property and Equipment

6. Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

    September 30,  
    2019     2018  
Buildings and land   $ 159,969     $ 149,683  
Equipment     37,031       34,572  
Leasehold improvements     32,868       30,414  
Furniture     9,393       8,739  
Total property and equipment     239,261       223,408  
Less accumulated depreciation     (55,305 )     (51,005 )
                 
Property and equipment, net   $ 183,956     $ 172,403  

 

Included in buildings and leasehold improvements above are construction-in-progress amounting to $8.9 million and $6.4 million as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, which are mostly related to Bombshells projects.

 

Depreciation expense was approximately $8.4 million, $7.5 million, and $6.7 million for fiscal years 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively. Impairment loss for property and equipment was $4.2 million, $1.6 million, and $385,000 for fiscal 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively.