Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Entity Wide Revenue Major Customer [Line Items]

Summary of Consolidated Net Sales and Earnings by Segment

A summary of consolidated net sales and earnings by segment follows:

	Year Ended September 30,
	2020			2019			2018
Segment external net sales:
Aerospace	$	1,590,963		$	1,880,520		$	1,557,988
Industrial		904,702			1,019,677			767,885
Total consolidated net sales	$	2,495,665		$	2,900,197		$	2,325,873
Segment earnings:
Aerospace	$	310,137		$	389,126		$	308,553
Industrial		100,321			93,521			49,894
Nonsegment expenses (1)		(94,530	)		(119,447	)		(100,078	)
Interest Expense, net		(34,047	)		(42,588	)		(38,791	)
Consolidated earnings before income taxes	$	281,881		$	320,612		$	219,578

(1) Nonsegment expenses for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2018 includes restructuring charges of $22,216 and $17,013, respectively.  See Note 17, Accrued liabilities for further details.  

Summary of Consolidated Total Assets, Depreciation and Amortization, and Capital Expenditures by Segment

Segment assets consist of accounts receivable, inventories, property, plant, and equipment, net, goodwill, and other intangibles, net.  A summary of consolidated total assets, consolidated depreciation and amortization, and consolidated capital expenditures follows:

	Year Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2018
Segment assets:
Aerospace	$	1,752,516	$	1,900,657	$	1,805,892
Industrial		1,529,411		1,561,441		1,642,462
Unallocated corporate property, plant and equipment, net		106,380		114,887		102,083
Other unallocated assets		515,029		379,541		240,212
Consolidated total assets	$	3,903,336	$	3,956,526	$	3,790,649
Segment depreciation and amortization:
Aerospace	$	63,530	$	60,710	$	54,828
Industrial		57,444		71,173		51,695
Unallocated corporate amounts		10,184		10,121		9,608
Consolidated depreciation and amortization	$	131,158	$	142,004	$	116,131
Segment capital expenditures:
Aerospace	$	26,148	$	56,525	$	98,358
Industrial		10,631		30,195		17,109
Unallocated corporate amounts		10,308		12,346		11,673
Consolidated capital expenditures	$	47,087	$	99,066	$	127,140

External Net Sales by Geographical Area

For net sales by geographical area for the year ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, refer to Note 3, Revenue.  Net sales by geographical area for the year ended September 30, 2018, as determined by the location of the customer invoiced, were as follows:

	Year Ended September 30,
	2018
United States	$	1,350,708
Germany		230,834
Europe, excluding Germany		323,109
Asia		283,031
Other countries		138,191
Consolidated net sales	$	2,325,873

Property, Plant, and Equipment - Net by Geographical Area

Property, plant, and equipment, net by geographical area, as determined by the physical location of the assets, were as follows:

	At September 30,
	2020		2019
United States	$	885,501	$	926,370
Germany		89,826		107,975
Other countries		22,088		24,430
Consolidated property, plant and equipment, net	$	997,415	$	1,058,775

U.S. Government Related [Member]

Entity Wide Revenue Major Customer [Line Items]

U.S. Government Related Sales by Segment

U.S. Government related sales from Woodward’s reportable segments were as follows:

	Direct U.S. Government Sales			Indirect U.S. Government Sales			Total U.S. Government Related Sales
Fiscal year ended September 30, 2020
Aerospace	$	149,416		$	536,424		$	685,840
Industrial		5,867			17,473			23,340
Total net external sales	$	155,283		$	553,897		$	709,180
Percentage of total net sales		6	%		22	%		28	%
Fiscal year ended September 30, 2019
Aerospace	$	118,334		$	545,306		$	663,640
Industrial		4,491			13,810			18,301
Total net external sales	$	122,825		$	559,116		$	681,941
Percentage of total net sales		4	%		19	%		23	%
Fiscal year ended September 30, 2018
Aerospace	$	84,252		$	429,386		$	513,638
Industrial		2,547			8,658			11,205
Total net external sales	$	86,799		$	438,044		$	524,843
Percentage of total net sales		4	%		19	%		23	%