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Accrued Liabilities
 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Accrued Liabilities  
Accrued Liabilities
Note 13. Accrued liabilities
                 
    December 31,     September 30,  
    2011     2011  
 
Salaries and other member benefits
   $ 29,633     $ 70,965  
Current portion of restructuring and other charges
     2,414       2,489  
Warranties
     13,502       14,083  
Interest payable
     5,545       11,611  
Accrued retirement benefits
     2,551       2,560  
Deferred revenues
     5,151       8,160  
Taxes, other than income
     11,009       5,097  
Other
     16,948       18,551  
 
            
 
 
   $ 86,753     $ 133,516  
 
            
Warranties
Provisions of Woodward's sales agreements include product warranties customary to these types of agreements. Accruals are established for specifically identified warranty issues that are probable to result in future costs. Warranty costs are accrued on a non-specific basis whenever past experience indicates a normal and predictable pattern exists. Changes in accrued product warranties were as follows:
         
Warranties, September 30, 2011
   $ 14,083  
Increases to accruals related to warranties during the period
     473  
Settlements of amounts accrued
     (805 )
Foreign currency exchange rate changes
     (249 )
 
      
Warranties, December 31, 2011
   $ 13,502  
 
      
Restructuring and other charges
The main components of accrued non-acquisition related restructuring charges include workforce management costs associated with the early retirement and the involuntary seperation of employees in connection with a strategic realignment of global workforce capacity. Restructuring charges related to business acquisitions include a number of items such as those associated with integrating similar operations, workforce management, vacating certain facilities, and the cancellation of some contracts.
The summary of the activity in accrued restructuring charges during the three-months ending December 31, 2011 is as follows:
                         
    Three-Months Ending  
    December 31, 2011  
    Restructuring     Business        
    Charges     Acquisitions     Total  
Accrued restructuring charges, September 30, 2011
   $ 365     $ 2,544     $ 2,909  
Payments
     (109 )     (45 )     (154 )
Non-cash adjustments
     6       —       6  
Foreign currency exchange rates
     (1 )     —       (1 )
 
                  
 
Accrued restructuring charges, December 31, 2011
   $ 261     $ 2,499     $ 2,760  
 
                  
Other liabilities included the following amounts of accrued restructuring charges not expected to be settled within twelve months:
                 
    December 31,     September 30,  
    2011     2011  
 
Non-current accrued restructuring charges
   $ 346     $ 420