Credit Facilities, Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Short-term Borrowings and Availability Under Various Short-term Credit Facilities

As of September 30, 2023, Woodward’s short-term borrowings and availability under its various short-term credit facilities follows:

	Total availability		Outstanding letters of credit and guarantees			Outstanding borrowings		Remaining availability
Revolving credit facility	$	1,000,000	$	(8,956	)	$	—	$	991,044
Foreign lines of credit and overdraft facilities		25,754		(611	)		—		25,143
Foreign performance guarantee facilities		112		(78	)		—		34
	$	1,025,866	$	(9,645	)	$	—	$	1,016,221

Schedule of Long-term Debt

	September 30, 2023			September 30, 2022
Series H notes – 4.03%, due November 15, 2023; unsecured	$	25,000		$	25,000
Series I notes – 4.18%, due November 15, 2025; unsecured		25,000			25,000
Series K notes – 4.03%, due November 15, 2023; unsecured		50,000			50,000
Series L notes – 4.18%, due November 15, 2025; unsecured		50,000			50,000
Series M notes – 1.12% due September 23, 2026; unsecured		42,280			39,198
Series N notes – 1.31% due September 23, 2028; unsecured		81,390			75,457
Series O notes – 1.57% due September 23, 2031; unsecured		45,451			42,138
Series P notes – 4.27% due May 30, 2025; unsecured		85,000			85,000
Series Q notes – 4.35% due May 30, 2027; unsecured		85,000			85,000
Series R notes – 4.41% due May 30, 2029; unsecured		75,000			75,000
Series S notes – 4.46% due May 30, 2030; unsecured		75,000			75,000
Series T notes – 4.61% due May 30, 2033; unsecured		80,000			80,000
Finance leases (Note 5)		3,550			5,261
Unamortized debt issuance costs		(1,145	)		(1,438	)
Total long-term debt		721,526			710,616
Less: Current portion of long-term debt		75,817			856
Long-term debt, less current portion	$	645,709		$	709,760

Schedule of Future Principal Payments of Notes and Financing Leases

Required future principal payments of the Notes and financing leases as of September 30, 2023 are as follows:

Year Ending September 30:
2024	$	75,000
2025		85,000
2026		117,280
2027		85,000
2028		81,390
Thereafter		275,451
	$	719,121