Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Consolidated Statements of Earnings
Net sales	$ 507,664	$ 494,810	$ 1,432,156	$ 1,475,678
Costs and expenses:
Cost of goods sold	370,722	351,421	1,050,238	1,050,783
Selling, general and administrative expenses	36,415	39,305	114,020	117,598
Research and development costs	29,928	33,555	93,287	97,912
Amortization of intangible assets	6,887	7,224	20,759	22,026
Interest expense	6,522	6,077	19,664	17,355
Interest income	(610)	(219)	(1,498)	(567)
Other (income) expense, net (Note 16)	(5,608)	(112)	(10,044)	(1,651)
Total costs and expenses	444,256	437,251	1,286,426	1,303,456
Earnings before income taxes	63,408	57,559	145,730	172,222
Income tax expense	12,361	13,806	28,039	40,830
Net earnings	$ 51,047	$ 43,753	$ 117,691	$ 131,392
Earnings per share (Note 3):
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.83	$ 0.68	$ 1.90	$ 2.02
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.81	$ 0.66	$ 1.85	$ 1.98
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding (Note 3):
Basic	61,341	64,781	62,015	65,088
Diluted	63,109	66,227	63,560	66,504
Cash dividends per share paid to Woodward common stockholders	$ 0.11	$ 0.10	$ 0.32	$ 0.28