Other Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Other Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Liabilities

	September 30, 2024		September 30, 2023
Net accrued retirement benefits, less amounts recognized within accrued liabilities	$	83,094	$	72,570
Total unrecognized tax benefits		10,104		8,020
Noncurrent income taxes payable		5,894		10,714
Deferred economic incentives (1)		7,062		5,797
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities		22,670		20,685
Cross-currency swap derivative liability		10,562		—
Net noncurrent contract liabilities		424,609		414,657
Other		13,385		11,047
	$	577,380	$	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.