PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

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, 2017			At September 30, 2017
Land, building and building improvements	$	89,770		$	71,764
Machinery and equipment	497,743			462,173
Leasehold improvements	48,046			43,040
	635,559			576,977
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(354,834		)	(344,842		)
Total	$	280,725		$	232,135

Depreciation and amortization expense for property, plant and equipment was $10,702 and $10,349 for the quarters ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Depreciation included in SG&A expenses was $3,742 and $3,060 for the quarters ended December 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 three months ended December 31, 2017 which would require additional impairment testing of property, plant and equipment.