Retirement Benefits (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Schedule of Amount of Expense Associated with Defined Contribution Plans

The amount of expense associated with defined contribution plans was as follows:

	Three-Months Ended December 31,
	2021		2020
Company costs	$	10,951	$	8,036

Schedule of Estimated Remaining Cash Contributions

Woodward estimates its remaining cash contributions in fiscal year 2022 will be as follows:

Retirement pension benefits:
United States	$	—
United Kingdom		943
Japan		—
Germany		832
Other postretirement benefits		2,328

Defined Benefit Pension Plan [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Costs

The components of the net periodic retirement pension costs recognized are as follows:

	Three-Months Ended December 31,
	United States						Other Countries						Total
	2021			2020			2021			2020			2021			2020
Service cost	$	389		$	432		$	621		$	729		$	1,010		$	1,161
Interest cost		1,320			1,239			426			333			1,746			1,572
Expected return on plan assets		(2,713	)		(3,536	)		(645	)		(602	)		(3,358	)		(4,138	)
Amortization of:
Net actuarial loss		65			135			146			228			211			363
Prior service cost		245			242			6			6			251			248
Net periodic retirement pension (benefit) cost	$	(694	)	$	(1,488	)	$	554		$	694		$	(140	)	$	(794	)
Contributions paid	$	—		$	—		$	688		$	543		$	688		$	543

Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Costs

The components of the net periodic other postretirement benefit costs recognized are as follows:

	Three-Months Ended December 31,
	2021			2020
Service cost	$	—		$	—
Interest cost		144			150
Amortization of:
Net actuarial (gain) loss		(24	)		7
Prior service cost		—			—
Net periodic other postretirement cost	$	120		$	157
Contributions paid	$	471		$	38