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Property, Equipment and Technology, Net | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] |
Property, Equipment and Technology, Net | Note 6—Property, Equipment and Technology, Net Property, equipment and technology, net, consisted of the following:
| September 30, 2016 |  | September 30, 2015
| (in millions)
Land | $ | 74 |  |  | $ | 71 |
Buildings and building improvements | 839 |  |  | 803 |
Furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements | 1,382 |  |  | 1,267 |
Construction-in-progress | 125 |  |  | 120 |
Technology | 2,378 |  |  | 2,022 |
Total property, equipment and technology | 4,798 |  |  | 4,283 |
Accumulated depreciation and amortization | (2,648 | ) |  | (2,395 | )
Property, equipment and technology, net | $ | 2,150 |  |  | $ | 1,888 |
Technology consists of both purchased and internally developed software. Internally developed software primarily represents software utilized by the VisaNet electronic payments network. At September 30, 2016 and 2015, accumulated amortization for technology was $1.5 billion and $1.4 billion, respectively. At September 30, 2016, estimated future amortization expense on technology was as follows:
Fiscal: |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 and thereafter |  | Total
|  | (in millions)
Estimated future amortization expense |  | $ | 274 |  |  | $ | 209 |  |  | $ | 161 |  |  | $ | 108 |  |  | $ | 84 |  |  | $ | 836 |
Depreciation and amortization expense related to property, equipment and technology was $452 million, $431 million and $369 million for fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Included in those amounts was amortization expense on technology of $259 million, $251 million and $198 million for fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

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