Other Liabilities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Other Liabilities Noncurrent [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Liabilities

	June 30,		September 30,
	2021		2020
Net accrued retirement benefits, less amounts recognized within accrued liabilities	$	118,335	$	114,013
Total unrecognized tax benefits		14,508		10,230
Noncurrent income taxes payable		16,388		18,322
Deferred economic incentives (1)		8,417		9,105
Cross-currency swap derivative liability		63,075		51,387
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities		16,342		14,569
Net noncurrent contract liabilities		381,989		366,642
Other		22,623		33,637
	$	641,677	$	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.