PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

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, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

	2021		2020
Buildings	$	109,912	$	113,231
Machinery, equipment and other	485,691		486,282
	595,603		599,513
Less accumulated depreciation	(400,281)		(391,436)
	195,322		208,077
Land	16,619		16,660
Construction in progress	11,766		12,051
	$	223,707	$	236,788

Depreciation expense, including amortization of assets under finance lease, was $49,279, $47,544 and $45,037 for each of the three years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.