Income Taxes (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Income Taxes

Tax Expense and Effective Tax Rate

	Three-Months Ended
	December 31,
	2012		2011
Earnings before income taxes	$	38,537	$	40,176
Income tax expense		11,169		11,760
Effective tax rate		29.0%		29.3%

Unrecognized Tax Benefits

	December 31,		September 30,
	2012		2012
Gross liability	$	18,226	$	18,069
Amount that would impact Woodward's effective tax rate, if recognized, net of expected offsetting adjustments		15,407		15,061

Accrued Interest and Penalties

	December 31,		September 30,
	2012		2012
Accrued interest and penalties	$	1,867	$	1,701