PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

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



	At June 30, 2017			At September 30, 2016
Land, building and building improvements	$	144,353		$	138,204
Machinery and equipment	832,833			804,280
Leasehold improvements	63,289			51,015
	1,040,475			993,499
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(630,003		)	(588,095		)
Total	$	410,472		$	405,404

Depreciation and amortization expense for property, plant and equipment was $17,288 and $15,780 for the quarters ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $50,738 and $46,236 for the nine months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Depreciation included in SG&A expenses was $3,770 and $3,327 for the quarters ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $10,976 and $9,735 for the nine months ended June 30, 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 nine months ended June 30, 2017 which would require additional impairment testing of property, plant and equipment.