Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Consolidated Statements of Earnings
Net sales	$ 494,810	$ 524,284	$ 1,475,678	$ 1,435,793
Costs and expenses:
Cost of goods sold	351,421	372,571	1,050,783	1,028,065
Selling, general and administrative expenses	39,305	40,468	117,598	113,079
Research and development costs	33,555	34,990	97,912	100,219
Amortization of intangible assets	7,224	8,357	22,026	25,498
Interest expense	6,077	5,972	17,355	18,219
Interest income	(219)	(73)	(567)	(189)
Other (income) expense, net (Note 16)	(112)	(469)	(1,651)	(1,266)
Total costs and expenses	437,251	461,816	1,303,456	1,283,625
Earnings before income taxes	57,559	62,468	172,222	152,168
Income tax expense	13,806	16,467	40,830	37,986
Net earnings	$ 43,753	$ 46,001	$ 131,392	$ 114,182
Earnings per share (Note 3):
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.68	$ 0.70	$ 2.02	$ 1.71
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.66	$ 0.69	$ 1.98	$ 1.68
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding (Note 3):
Basic	64,781	65,845	65,088	66,736
Diluted	66,227	67,147	66,504	68,030
Cash dividends per share paid to Woodward common stockholders	$ 0.10	$ 0.08	$ 0.28	$ 0.24