Property, Plant, and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Property Plant And Equipment Net [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Note 12.  Property, plant, and equipment

	March 31,			September 30,
	2021			2020
Land and land improvements	$	86,131		$	83,095
Buildings and building improvements		551,726			551,540
Leasehold improvements		19,164			18,610
Machinery and production equipment		788,147			776,884
Computer equipment and software		123,001			123,903
Office furniture and equipment		41,249			41,177
Other		19,838			19,814
Construction in progress		27,772			36,367
		1,657,028			1,651,390
Less accumulated depreciation		(691,823	)		(653,975	)
Property, plant, and equipment, net	$	965,205		$	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 and six-months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, Woodward had depreciation expense as follows:

	Three-Months Ended				Six-Months Ended
	March 31,				March 31,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Depreciation expense	$	21,919	$	23,177	$	44,527	$	45,723