PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:

Property, plant and equipment and the related accumulated depreciation at September 30, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:

	2023		2022
Buildings	$	144,585	$	137,827
Machinery, equipment and other	493,313		477,004
	637,898		614,831
Less accumulated depreciation	(416,663)		(404,548)
	221,235		210,283
Land	20,943		20,209
Construction in progress	28,148		25,573
	$	270,326	$	256,065

Depreciation expense, including amortization of assets under finance lease, was $54,462, $46,972 and $49,279 for each of the three years ended September 30, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.