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Property, Plant and Equipment
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]  
Property, Plant and Equipment

10. Property, Plant and Equipment

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

 

 

 

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Land and land improvements

 

$

8,552

 

 

$

8,572

 

Building and building improvements

 

 

31,070

 

 

 

31,034

 

Machinery and equipment

 

 

52,523

 

 

 

53,185

 

Furniture and fixtures

 

 

1,362

 

 

 

1,352

 

Transportation equipment

 

 

31

 

 

 

31

 

Tools and molds

 

 

2,256

 

 

 

2,181

 

Construction in progress

 

 

503

 

 

 

1,135

 

 

 

 

96,297

 

 

 

97,490

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(62,673

)

 

 

(60,091

)

 

 

$

33,624

 

 

$

37,399

 

 

Property, plant and equipment depreciation expense was $4.0 million, $5.2 million and $5.4 million in fiscal years 2018 and 2017, respectively.  Impairment expense of $5.3 million was recorded on certain equipment in fiscal year 2017.  The impairment expense is included as a component of cost of revenue in the consolidated statement of operations.