PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

The following table details the components of property, plant and equipment, net:



	At June 30, 2015			At September 30, 2014
Land, building and building improvements	$	123,874		$	127,714
Machinery and equipment	736,021			720,417
Leasehold improvements	46,487			42,852
	906,382			890,983
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(540,018		)	(520,418		)
Total	$	366,364		$	370,565

Depreciation and amortization expense for property, plant and equipment was $15,541 and $14,766 for the quarters ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $46,100 and $44,163 for the nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Depreciation included in SG&A expenses was $3,257 and $2,507 for the quarters ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $9,688 and $7,743 for the nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014. Remaining components of depreciation, attributable to manufacturing operations, are included in Cost of goods and services.

No event or indicator of impairment occurred during the nine months ended June 30, 2015, which would require additional impairment testing of property, plant and equipment.