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

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

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

As of September 30, 2022, 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	$	(9,694	)	$	(66,800	)	$	923,506
Foreign lines of credit and overdraft facilities		27,266		—			—			27,266
Foreign performance guarantee facilities		418		(196	)		—			222
	$	1,027,684	$	(9,890	)	$	(66,800	)	$	950,994

Schedule of Long-term Debt

	September 30, 2022			September 30, 2021
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 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		39,198			46,376
Series N notes – 1.31% due September 23, 2028; unsecured		75,457			89,273
Series O notes – 1.57% due September 23, 2031; unsecured		42,138			49,854
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)		5,261			1,203
Unamortized debt issuance costs		(1,438	)		(1,856	)
Total long-term debt		710,616			734,850
Less: Current portion of long-term debt		856			728
Long-term debt, less current portion	$	709,760		$	734,122

Schedule of Future Principal Payments of Long-term Debt

Required future principal payments of the Notes as of September 30, 2022 are as follows:

Year Ending September 30:
2023	$	—
2024		75,000
2025		85,000
2026		114,198
2027		85,000
Thereafter		347,595
	$	706,793