PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

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, 2016			At September 30, 2016
Land, building and building improvements	$	140,441		$	138,204
Machinery and equipment	798,766			804,280
Leasehold improvements	53,389			51,015
	992,596			993,499
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(592,445		)	(588,095		)
Total	$	400,151		$	405,404

Depreciation and amortization expense for property, plant and equipment was $16,533 and $15,209 for the quarters ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Depreciation included in SG&A expenses was $3,513 and $3,157 for the quarters ended December 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 quarter ended December 31, 2016, which would require additional impairment testing of property, plant and equipment.