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Property, Equipment and Technology, Net

12 Months Ended

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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The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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