Other Liabilities

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Other Liabilities Noncurrent [Abstract]

Other Liabilities

Note 17. Other liabilities

	December 31,		September 30,
	2022		2022
Net accrued retirement benefits, less amounts recognized within accrued liabilities	$	74,846	$	70,168
Total unrecognized tax benefits		7,360		9,757
Noncurrent income taxes payable		14,329		14,329
Deferred economic incentives (1)		6,741		7,029
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities		21,183		21,443
Net noncurrent contract liabilities		401,610		396,345
Other		10,225		10,185
	$	536,294	$	529,256

Woodward receives certain economic incentives from various state and local authorities related to capital expansion projects. Such amounts are initially recorded as deferred credits and are being recognized as a reduction to pre-tax expense over the economic lives of the related capital expansion projects.