Other (Income) Expense, Net (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Other (Income) Expense, Net
Net (gain) loss on sales of assets	$ (658)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1	$ 165us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1	$ (718)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1	$ 136us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1
Rent income	(135)us-gaap_RentalIncomeNonoperating	(145)us-gaap_RentalIncomeNonoperating	(260)us-gaap_RentalIncomeNonoperating	(294)us-gaap_RentalIncomeNonoperating
Net gain on investments in deferred compensation program	(256)	(145)	(490)	(573)
Other	(35)wwd_OtherOtherNonOperatingIncomeExpense	(65)wwd_OtherOtherNonOperatingIncomeExpense	(71)wwd_OtherOtherNonOperatingIncomeExpense	(66)wwd_OtherOtherNonOperatingIncomeExpense
Other (income) expense, net	$ (1,084)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	$ (190)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	$ (1,539)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	$ (797)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense

Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of assets, including but not limited to property plant and equipment, intangible assets and equity in securities of subsidiaries or equity method investee.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 360

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 5

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The sum of the realized and unrealized net gain (loss) on trading securities during the period.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Trading Securities

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The net amount of other income and expense amounts, the components of which are not separately disclosed on the income statement, resulting from ancillary business-related activities (that is, excluding major activities considered part of the normal operations of the business) also known as other nonoperating income (expense) recognized for the period. Such amounts may include: (a) dividends, (b) interest on securities, (c) net gains or losses on securities, (d) unusual costs, (e) gains or losses on foreign exchange transactions, and (f) miscellaneous other income and expense items.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 9

-Article 5

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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Income earned by providing the use of assets to an outside party in exchange for a payment or series of payments that is nonoperating in nature.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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