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Property, Equipment and Technology, Net
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
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,
2015
 
September 30,
2014
 
(in millions)
Land
$
71

 
$
71

Buildings and building improvements
803

 
787

Furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements
1,267

 
1,197

Construction-in-progress
120

 
76

Technology
2,022

 
1,784

Total property, equipment and technology
4,283

 
3,915

Accumulated depreciation and amortization
(2,395
)
 
(2,023
)
Property, equipment and technology, net
$
1,888

 
$
1,892


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, 2015 and 2014, accumulated amortization for technology was $1.4 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively.
At September 30, 2015, estimated future amortization expense on technology was as follows:
Fiscal:
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
 
2019
 
2020 and
thereafter
 
Total
 
 
 (in millions)
Estimated future amortization expense
 
$
216

 
$
169

 
$
110

 
$
76

 
$
76

 
$
647

Depreciation and amortization expense related to property, equipment and technology was $431 million, $369 million and $328 million for fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Included in those amounts was amortization expense on technology of $251 million, $198 million and $173 million for fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.