Retirement Benefits (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 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 December 31,
	2023		2022
Company costs	$	11,175	$	10,102

Schedule of Estimated Remaining Cash Contributions

Woodward estimates its remaining cash contributions in fiscal year 2024 will be as follows:

Retirement pension benefits:
United States	$	—
United Kingdom		861
Japan		—
Germany		932
Other postretirement benefits		2,264

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
	2023			2022			2023			2022			2023			2022
Service cost	$	194		$	223		$	309		$	320		$	503		$	543
Interest cost		1,899			1,824			793			750			2,692			2,574
Expected return on plan assets		(2,271	)		(2,074	)		(592	)		(551	)		(2,863	)		(2,625	)
Amortization of:
Net actuarial loss (gain)		57			73			(168	)		(148	)		(111	)		(75	)
Prior service cost		174			174			6			5			180			179
Net periodic retirement pension cost	$	53		$	220		$	348		$	376		$	401		$	596
Contributions paid	$	—		$	—		$	593		$	562		$	593		$	562

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,
	2023			2022
Interest cost	$	226		$	226
Amortization of:
Net actuarial gain		(139	)		(124	)
Net periodic other postretirement cost	$	87		$	102
Contributions paid	$	412		$	441