Retirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

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 June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Company costs	$	11,602	$	10,132	$	33,542	$	30,582

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		186
Japan		—
Germany		226
Other postretirement benefits		1,516

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 June 30,
	United States						Other Countries						Total
	2023			2022			2023			2022			2023			2022
Service cost	$	223		$	389		$	344		$	573		$	567		$	962
Interest cost		1,824			1,320			805			395			2,629			1,715
Expected return on plan assets		(2,074	)		(2,713	)		(586	)		(596	)		(2,660	)		(3,309	)
Amortization of:
Net actuarial loss (gain)		73			65			(161	)		136			(88	)		201
Prior service cost		174			246			5			6			179			252
Net periodic retirement pension cost (benefit)	$	220		$	(693	)	$	407		$	514		$	627		$	(179	)
Contributions paid	$	—		$	—		$	470		$	434		$	470		$	434
	Nine Months Ended June 30,
	United States						Other Countries						Total
	2023			2022			2023			2022			2023			2022
Service cost	$	670		$	1,166		$	996		$	1,803		$	1,666		$	2,969
Interest cost		5,473			3,961			2,333			1,243			7,806			5,204
Expected return on plan assets		(6,223	)		(8,140	)		(1,710	)		(1,881	)		(7,933	)		(10,021	)
Amortization of:
Net actuarial loss (gain)		219			194			(462	)		428			(243	)		622
Prior service cost		523			736			16			18			539			754
Net periodic retirement pension cost (benefit)	$	662		$	(2,083	)	$	1,173		$	1,611		$	1,835		$	(472	)
Contributions paid	$	—		$	—		$	1,763		$	1,933		$	1,763		$	1,933

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 June 30,						Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
Service cost	$	1		$	1		$	1		$	1
Interest cost		226			144			678			433
Amortization of:
Net actuarial gain		(124	)		(24	)		(372	)		(71	)
Prior service cost		—			—			—			—
Net periodic other postretirement cost	$	103		$	121		$	307		$	363
Contributions paid	$	415		$	451		$	1,300		$	1,379