Property, Plant, and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Property Plant And Equipment Net [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Note 12.  Property, plant, and equipment

	December 31,			September 30,
	2020			2020
Land and land improvements	$	83,606		$	83,095
Buildings and building improvements		553,274			551,540
Leasehold improvements		19,577			18,610
Machinery and production equipment		786,343			776,884
Computer equipment and software		124,290			123,903
Office furniture and equipment		41,825			41,177
Other		19,849			19,814
Construction in progress		36,034			36,367
		1,664,798			1,651,390
Less accumulated depreciation		(678,768	)		(653,975	)
Property, plant, and equipment, net	$	986,030		$	997,415

During the three-months ended December 31, 2019, the Company closed on the sale of one of two parcels of real property at Woodward’s former Duarte operations and recorded a pre-tax gain on sale of assets of $13,522.

During the three-months ended December 31, 2019, Woodward determined that the approved plan to divest of the disposal group represented a triggering event requiring the long-lived assets attributable to the disposal group be assessed for impairment.  Given the facts and circumstances at that time, Woodward determined that the remaining value of the plant, property and equipment of the disposal group was not recoverable and a $13,421 non-cash impairment charge was recorded during fiscal year 2020.  

For the three-months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, Woodward had depreciation expense as follows:

	Three-Months Ended
	December 31,
	2020		2019
Depreciation expense	$	22,608	$	22,546