Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Feb. 05, 2016
Document and Entity Information
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Registrant Name	WOODWARD, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000108312
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		61,915,755