Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Income Taxes

Tax Expense and Effective Tax Rate

	Three-Months Ending						Nine-Months Ending
	June 30,						June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Earnings before income taxes	$	37,708		$	50,855		$	131,922		$	128,817
Income tax expense		9,406			14,799			36,452			38,272
Effective tax rate		24.9	%		29.1	%		27.6	%		29.7	%

Unrecognized Tax Benefits

	June 30,		September 30,
	2012		2011
Gross liability	$	17,837	$	16,931
Amount that would impact Woodward's effective tax rate, if recognized, net of expected offsetting adjustments		14,798		14,078

Accrued Interest and Penalties

	June 30,		September 30,
	2012		2011
Accrued interest and penalties	$	1,521	$	1,989