Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Income Taxes

Tax Expense and Effective Tax Rate

	Three-Months Ending						Nine-Months Ending
	June 30,						June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Earnings before income taxes	$	50,855		$	38,052		$	128,817		$	105,360
Income tax expense		14,799			6,187			38,272			26,873
Effective tax rate		29.1	%		16.3	%		29.7	%		25.5	%

Unrecognized Tax Benefits

	June 30,		September 30,
	2011		2010
Gross liability	$	16,269	$	10,586
Amount that would impact Woodward's effective tax rate, if recognized, net of expected offsetting adjustments		14,441		8,720

Accrued Interest and Penalties

	June 30,		September 30,
	2011		2010
Accured interest and penalties	$	2,072	$	1,431