Credit Facilities, Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Short-term Borrowings and Availability Under Various Short-term Credit Facilities

As of September 30, 2021, Woodward’s short-term borrowings and availability under its various short-term credit facilities follows:

	Total availability		Outstanding letters of credit and guarantees			Outstanding borrowings		Remaining availability
Revolving credit facility	$	1,000,000	$	(10,961	)	$	—	$	989,039
Foreign lines of credit and overdraft facilities		7,413		—			—		7,413
Foreign performance guarantee facilities		494		(217	)		—		277
	$	1,007,907	$	(11,178	)	$	—	$	996,729

Schedule of Long-term Debt

	September 30, 2021			September 30, 2020
Series G notes – 3.42%, due November 15, 2020; unsecured	$	—		$	50,000
Series H notes – 4.03%, due November 15, 2023; unsecured		25,000			25,000
Series I notes – 4.18%, due November 15, 2025; unsecured		25,000			25,000
Series J notes – Floating rate (LIBOR plus 1.25%), due November 15, 2020; unsecured		—			50,000
Series K notes – 4.03%, due November 15, 2023; unsecured		50,000			50,000
Series L notes – 4.18%, due November 15, 2025; unsecured		50,000			50,000
Series M notes – 1.12% due September 23, 2026; unsecured		46,376			46,962
Series N notes – 1.31% due September 23, 2028; unsecured		89,273			90,401
Series O notes – 1.57% due September 23, 2031; unsecured		49,854			50,484
Series P notes – 4.27% due May 30, 2025; unsecured		85,000			85,000
Series Q notes – 4.35% due May 30, 2027; unsecured		85,000			85,000
Series R notes – 4.41% due May 30, 2029; unsecured		75,000			75,000
Series S notes – 4.46% due May 30, 2030; unsecured		75,000			75,000
Series T notes – 4.61% due May 30, 2033; unsecured		80,000			80,000
Finance leases (Note 5)		1,203			2,807
Unamortized debt issuance costs		(1,856	)		(2,171	)
Total long-term debt		734,850			838,483
Less: Current portion of long-term debt		728			101,634
Long-term debt, less current portion	$	734,122		$	736,849

Schedule of Future Principal Payments of Long-term Debt

Required future principal payments of the Notes as of September 30, 2021 are as follows:

Year Ending September 30:
2022	$	—
2023		—
2024		75,000
2025		85,000
2026		121,376
Thereafter		454,127
	$	735,503