PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
 6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
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 March 31, 2015
 
At September 30, 2014
Land, building and building improvements
$
120,192

 
$
127,714

Machinery and equipment
717,505

 
720,417

Leasehold improvements
45,916

 
42,852


883,613

 
890,983

Accumulated depreciation and amortization
(522,413
)
 
(520,418
)
Total
$
361,200

 
$
370,565


Depreciation and amortization expense for property, plant and equipment was $15,279 and $14,491 for the quarters ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $30,558 and $29,396 for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Depreciation included in SG&A expenses was $3,262 and $2,394 for the quarters ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $6,432 and $5,236 for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014. 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 six months ended March 31, 2015, which would require additional impairment testing of property, plant and equipment.