Other Liabilities

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Other Liabilities Noncurrent [Abstract]

Other Liabilities

Note 17.  Other liabilities

	March 31,		September 30,
	2021		2020
Net accrued retirement benefits, less amounts recognized within accrued liabilities	$	116,694	$	114,013
Total unrecognized tax benefits		13,758		10,230
Noncurrent income taxes payable		16,388		18,322
Deferred economic incentives (1)		8,594		9,105
Cross-currency swap derivative liability		71,421		51,387
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities		17,178		14,569
Net noncurrent contract liabilities		376,806		366,642
Other		25,061		33,637
	$	645,900	$	617,905

(1) 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.