Label	Element	Value
Amended Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Covenant, Leverage Ratio Next Two Succeeding Fiscal Quarters Following Material Acquisition, Maximum	wwd_DebtCovenantRatioOfConsolidatedNetDebtToDebtCovenantEbitdaNextTwoSucceedingFiscalQuartersFollowingMaterialAcquisitionMaximum	3.75 to 1.0
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms, Cross Default Provision	wwd_LineOfCreditFacilityCovenantTermsCrossDefaultProvision	$ 60,000
Deferred Finance Costs, Gross	us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsGross	2,359
Line of Credit Facility, Option To Increase Maximum Borrowing Capacity	wwd_LineOfCreditFacilityOptionToIncreaseMaximumBorrowingCapacity	1,200,000
Brazil Credit Facility Brl Denominated Loan [Member]
Outstanding borrowings	us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityFairValueOfAmountOutstanding	$ 2,430
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity	$ 52,000
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis	us-gaap_DebtInstrumentDescriptionOfVariableRateBasis	interest at the lender's cost of borrowing rate at the date of borrowing, plus 1.75%
Brazil Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityExpirationDate1	Jan. 01, 2016
Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
Deferred Finance Costs, Gross	us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsGross	$ 2,014