Other Liabilities

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Other Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]

Other Liabilities

Note 16. Other liabilities

	December 31, 2023		September 30, 2023
Net accrued retirement benefits, less amounts recognized within accrued liabilities	$	78,117	$	72,570
Total unrecognized tax benefits		8,618		8,020
Noncurrent income taxes payable		10,714		10,714
Deferred economic incentives (1)		5,479		5,797
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities		20,250		20,685
Net noncurrent contract liabilities		419,939		414,657
Cross-currency swap derivative liability		12,362		—
Other		10,403		11,047
	$	565,882	$	543,490

(1)Woodward receives certain economic incentives from various state and local authorities related to capital expansion projects. Such amounts are initially recorded as deferred credits and are being recognized as a reduction to pre-tax expense over the economic lives of the related capital expansion projects.