GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The following table provides changes in the carrying value of goodwill by segment during the six months ended March 31, 2022:


	At September 30, 2021		Hunter Acquisition		Foreign currency translations adjustments		At March 31, 2022
Consumer and Professional Products	$	234,895	$	279,658	$	1,717	$	516,270
Home and Building Products	191,253		—		—		191,253


Total	$	426,148	$	279,658	$	1,717	$	707,523

The following table provides the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization for each major class of intangible assets:


	At March 31, 2022					At September 30, 2021
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Average Life (Years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Customer relationships & other	$	438,693	$	82,866	23	$	187,732	$	75,794
Technology and patents	13,613		2,702		13	13,429		2,439
Total amortizable intangible assets	452,306		85,568			201,161		78,233
Trademarks	582,992		—			227,097		—
Total intangible assets	$	1,035,298	$	85,568		$	428,258	$	78,233

The gross carrying amount of intangible assets was impacted by $563 related to foreign currency translation.

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $4,470 and $2,407 for the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $6,857 and $4,759 for the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase in intangible assets and amortization is related to the Hunter acquisition.

Amortization expense for the remainder of 2022 and the next five fiscal years and thereafter, based on current intangible balances and classifications, is estimated as follows: 2022 - $13,600; 2023 - $22,100; 2024 - $22,100; 2025 - $22,100; 2026 - $22,100; 2027 - $22,100; thereafter $242,638.

During the six months ended March 31, 2022, the Company determined that there were no triggering events and, as a result, there was no impairment to either its goodwill or indefinite-lived intangible assets at March 31, 2022.