Income Taxes (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Income Taxes

Tax Expense and Effective Tax Rate

	Three-Months Ended				Six-Months Ended
	March 31,				March 31,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Earnings before income taxes	$	50,336	$	54,038	$	88,873	$	94,214
Income tax expense		7,890		15,287		19,059		27,046
Effective tax rate		15.7%		28.3%		21.4%		28.7%

Unrecognized Tax Benefits

	March 31,		September 30,
	2013		2012
Gross liability	$	20,301	$	18,069
Amount that would impact Woodward's effective tax rate, if recognized, net of expected offsetting adjustments		17,374		15,061

Accrued Interest and Penalties

	March 31,		September 30,
	2013		2012
Accrued interest and penalties	$	2,012	$	1,701