Retirement Benefits (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

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,
	2024		2023
Company costs	$	12,343	$	11,175

Schedule of Estimated Remaining Cash Contributions

Woodward estimates its remaining cash contributions in fiscal year 2025 will be as follows:

Retirement pension benefits:
United States	$	—
United Kingdom		211
Japan		—
Germany		1,007
Other postretirement benefits		2,133

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
	2024			2023			2024			2023			2024			2023
Service cost	$	229		$	194		$	348		$	309		$	577		$	503
Interest cost		1,719			1,899			728			793			2,447			2,692
Expected return on plan assets		(2,748	)		(2,271	)		(614	)		(592	)		(3,362	)		(2,863	)
Amortization of:
Net actuarial loss (gain)		43			57			(100	)		(168	)		(57	)		(111	)
Prior service cost		191			174			6			6			197			180
Net periodic retirement pension (benefit) cost	$	(566	)	$	53		$	368		$	348		$	(198	)	$	401
Contributions paid	$	—		$	—		$	384		$	593		$	384		$	593

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,
	2024			2023
Interest cost	$	179		$	226
Amortization of:
Net actuarial gain		(110	)		(139	)
Net periodic other postretirement cost	$	69		$	87
Contributions paid	$	386		$	412