PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

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



	At June 30, 2016			At September 30, 2015
Land, building and building improvements	$	136,986		$	131,546
Machinery and equipment	789,379			747,194
Leasehold improvements	47,997			47,465
	974,362			926,205
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(586,213		)	(546,233		)
Total	$	388,149		$	379,972

Depreciation and amortization expense for property, plant and equipment was $15,780 and $15,541 for the quarters ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $46,236 and $46,099 for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Depreciation included in SG&A expenses was $3,327 and $3,257 for the quarters ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $9,735 and $9,688 for the nine months ended June 30, 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 nine months ended June 30, 2016, which would require additional impairment testing of property, plant and equipment.