Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Property and Equipment, Net

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Property and Equipment, Net
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property and Equipment, Net
Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment, net consists of the following at September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015:
(in thousands)
September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
Citrus trees
$
253,665

 
$
247,488

Equipment and other facilities
59,355

 
56,200

Buildings and improvements
21,780

 
21,259

Breeding herd
10,921

 
11,924

Total depreciable properties
345,721

 
336,871

Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization
(83,122
)
 
(70,200
)
Net depreciable properties
262,599

 
266,671

Land and land improvements
116,648

 
114,428

Net property and equipment
$
379,247

 
$
381,099



Asset Impairment

The Company recorded an impairment loss of approximately $541,000 during fiscal year 2015 on property classified as assets held for sale as of September 30, 2014. The Company entered into a sales contract on February 17, 2015, which triggered the impairment of the property based on the negotiated sales price. The property was sold on April 3, 2015 and the Company received approximately $1,509,000 in net cash proceeds.

Sugarcane Lease

On May 19, 2014, the Company entered into a triple net agricultural lease (the "Lease") with its sole sugarcane customer, USSC, for 19,181 acres of land planted or plantable to sugar in Hendry County, Florida. As a result of the Lease, the Company is no longer directly engaged in sugarcane farming. The lease was assigned to Global in connection with the Sugarcane land sale (see Note 3. "Acquisitions and Dispositions").

The lease provided for a one-time reimbursement to the Company, at book value, for certain of our costs to develop and plant sugarcane (Property and Equipment), cultivate and care take sugarcane (Inventory) and for the purchase of certain rolling stock (Property and Equipment) used in our sugarcane operation. We had a combined book value of approximately $11,100,000 in planting and caretaking costs and approximately $2,200,000 net book value for the rolling stock. After negotiation with USSC, we agreed to a one time reimbursement of approximately $8,800,000 in plant cane and caretaking costs and a sales price of approximately $2,200,000 for the rolling stock. Therefore, the Company recorded a one-time charge of approximately $2,300,000 in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014 as an operating expense in the Improved Farmland segment. In addition, we also received the annual base rent payment of approximately $3,548,000 for a total payment of approximately $14,600,000 from USSC on July 1, 2014.