Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment as of September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016 consisted of the following (in thousands):



	2017			2016
Land, buildings and improvements	$	262,428		$	247,806
Machinery and equipment	348,593			336,378
Computer hardware and software	117,404			107,239
Construction in progress	12,790			4,298
Total property, plant and equipment, gross	741,215			695,721
Less: accumulated depreciation	(426,550		)	(404,496		)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	314,665		$	291,225

Assets held under capital leases and included in property, plant and equipment as of September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016 consisted of the following (in thousands):



	2017			2016
Buildings and improvements	$	23,717		$	12,801
Machinery and equipment	11,070			6,070
Total property, plant and equipment held under capital leases, gross	34,787			18,871
Less: accumulated amortization	(6,465		)	(8,042		)
Total property, plant and equipment held under capital leases, net	$	28,322		$	10,829

During fiscal 2017, the Company capitalized $15.7 million of certain leased property, plant and equipment related to the relocation of its Neenah Design Center to a new facility located near the Company's Global Headquarters.

Amortization of assets held under capital leases totaled $3.0 million, $1.9 million and $0.5 million for fiscal 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Capital lease additions totaled $20.5 million, $2.9 million, and $1.2 million for fiscal 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

As of September 30, 2017, October 1, 2016 and October 3, 2015, accounts payable included approximately $10.8 million, $3.5 million and $2.7 million, respectively, related to the purchase of property, plant and equipment, which have been treated as non-cash transactions for purposes of the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.