Other Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Other Liabilities Noncurrent [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Liabilities

	September 30, 2022		September 30, 2021
Net accrued retirement benefits, less amounts recognized within accrued liabilities	$	70,168	$	107,074
Total unrecognized tax benefits		9,757		13,412
Noncurrent income taxes payable		14,329		16,257
Deferred economic incentives (1)		7,029		8,173
Cross-currency swap derivative liability		—		50,185
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities		21,443		14,770
Net noncurrent contract liabilities		396,345		386,324
Other		10,185		21,713
	$	529,256	$	617,908

(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.