PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

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



	At March 31, 2017			At September 30, 2016
Land, building and building improvements	$	142,358		$	138,204
Machinery and equipment	811,410			804,280
Leasehold improvements	61,044			51,015
	1,014,812			993,499
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(606,541		)	(588,095		)
Total	$	408,271		$	405,404

Depreciation and amortization expense for property, plant and equipment was $16,917 and $15,248 for the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $33,450 and $30,457 for the six months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Depreciation included in SG&A expenses was $3,693 and $3,250 for the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $7,206 and $6,408 for the six months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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, 2017, which would require additional impairment testing of property, plant and equipment.