PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following:



	March 31, 2018		June 30, 2017
Land	$	29,628	$	28,092
Buildings and improvements	81,306		83,648
Machinery and equipment	321,962		300,750
Computer hardware and software	53,168		50,773
Furniture and fixtures	18,266		15,613
Leasehold improvements	30,579		29,296
Construction in progress	27,586		11,134
	562,495		519,306
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization	248,258		227,440
	$	314,237	$	291,866

Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was $8,212 and $8,376, respectively. Such expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was $24,580 and $25,172, respectively.

In the second quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company determined that it was more likely than not that certain fixed assets at one of its manufacturing facilities in the United States would be sold or otherwise disposed of before the end of their estimated useful lives due to the Company’s decision to utilize third-party manufacturers. As such, the Company recorded a $3,676 non-cash impairment charge related to the closure of the facility in the nine months ended March 31, 2018 and included $4,064 as assets held for sale within “Prepaid expenses and other current assets” in its March 31, 2018 Consolidated Balance Sheet, respectively.

In the third quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company made the decision to consolidate its manufacturing of certain soup products in the United Kingdom. As such, the Company recorded a $2,557 non-cash impairment charge primarily related to the planned closure of a facility for the three months ended March 31, 2018. In connection with this planned closure, the Company expects to incur additional charges of up to approximately $6,300 over the next twelve months, consisting primarily of costs associated with the early termination of an existing operating lease and employee severance costs.

Additionally, in the third quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company discontinued certain slow moving SKUs in the United States as part of a product rationalization initiative. As a result, expected future cash flows are not expected to support the carrying value of certain machinery and equipment used to manufacture these products. As such, the Company recorded a $2,057 non-cash impairment charge to write down the value of these assets to fair value and included $686 as assets held for sale within “Prepaid expenses and other current assets” in its March 31, 2018 Consolidated Balance Sheet.