PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

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

	At December 31, 2015			At September 30, 2015
Land, building and building improvements	$	128,830		$	131,546
Machinery and equipment	755,939			747,194
Leasehold improvements	46,201			47,465
	930,970			926,205
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(554,860		)	(546,233		)
Total	$	376,110		$	379,972

Depreciation and amortization expense for property, plant and equipment was $15,209 and $15,279 for the quarters ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Depreciation included in SG&A expenses was $3,157 and $3,170 for the quarters ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. 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 three months ended December 31, 2015, which would require additional impairment testing of property, plant and equipment.