Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Income Taxes

Tax Expense and Effective Tax Rate

	Three-Months Ended				Nine-Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Earnings before income taxes	$	35,497	$	37,708	$	124,370	$	131,922
Income tax expense		11,834		9,406		30,893		36,452
Effective tax rate		33.3%		24.9%		24.8%		27.6%

Unrecognized Tax Benefits

	June 30,		September 30,
	2013		2012
Gross liability	$	18,924	$	18,069
Amount that would impact Woodward's effective tax rate, if recognized, net of expected offsetting adjustments		16,448		15,061

Accrued Interest and Penalties

	June 30,		September 30,
	2013		2012
Accrued interest and penalties	$	1,948	$	1,701