Retirement Benefits (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Schedule of Amount of Expense Associated with Defined Contribution Plans

The amount of expense associated with defined contribution plans was as follows:

	Three-Months Ended December 31,
	2022		2021
Company costs	$	10,102	$	10,951

Schedule of Estimated Remaining Cash Contributions

Woodward estimates its remaining cash contributions in fiscal year 2023 will be as follows:

Retirement pension benefits:
United States	$	—
United Kingdom		768
Japan		—
Germany		838
Other postretirement benefits		2,375

Defined Benefit Pension Plan [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Costs

The components of the net periodic retirement pension costs recognized are as follows:

	Three-Months Ended December 31,
	United States						Other Countries						Total
	2022			2021			2022			2021			2022			2021
Service cost	$	223		$	389		$	320		$	621		$	543		$	1,010
Interest cost		1,824			1,320			750			426			2,574			1,746
Expected return on plan assets		(2,074	)		(2,713	)		(551	)		(645	)		(2,625	)		(3,358	)
Amortization of:
Net actuarial loss (gain)		73			65			(148	)		146			(75	)		211
Prior service cost		174			245			5			6			179			251
Net periodic retirement pension (benefit) cost	$	220		$	(694	)	$	376		$	554		$	596		$	(140	)
Contributions paid	$	—		$	—		$	562		$	688		$	562		$	688

Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Costs

The components of the net periodic other postretirement benefit costs recognized are as follows:

	Three-Months Ended December 31,
	2022			2021
Service cost	$	—		$	—
Interest cost		226			144
Amortization of:
Net actuarial gain		(124	)		(24	)
Prior service cost		—			—
Net periodic other postretirement cost	$	102		$	120
Contributions paid	$	441		$	471