PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

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



	At March 31, 2016			At September 30, 2015
Land, building and building improvements	$	131,200		$	131,546
Machinery and equipment	782,300			747,194
Leasehold improvements	46,610			47,465
	960,110			926,205
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(574,001		)	(546,233		)
Total	$	386,109		$	379,972

Depreciation and amortization expense for property, plant and equipment was $15,248 and $15,279 for the quarters ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $30,457 and $30,558 for the six months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Depreciation included in SG&A expenses was $3,250 and $3,262 for the quarters ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $6,408 and $6,432 for the six months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, 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 six months ended March 31, 2016, which would require additional impairment testing of property, plant and equipment.