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Accrued Liabilities | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Accrued Liabilities |
Accrued Liabilities | Note 13. Accrued liabilities
|  | March 31, |  |  | September 30, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Salaries and other member benefits |  | $ | 30,710 |  |  | $ | 70,965 |
Current portion of restructuring and other charges |  |  | 2,429 |  |  |  | 2,489 |
Warranties |  |  | 13,783 |  |  |  | 14,083 |
Interest payable |  |  | 11,357 |  |  |  | 11,611 |
Accrued retirement benefits |  |  | 2,423 |  |  |  | 2,560 |
Deferred revenues |  |  | 5,870 |  |  |  | 8,160 |
Taxes, other than income |  |  | 7,377 |  |  |  | 5,097 |
Other |  |  | 18,952 |  |  |  | 18,551 |
|  | $ | 92,901 |  |  | $ | 133,516 |
Warranties Provisions of Woodward's sales agreements include product warranties customary to these types of agreements. Accruals are established for specifically identified warranty issues that are probable to result in future costs. Warranty costs are accrued on a non-specific basis whenever past experience indicates a normal and predictable pattern exists. Changes in accrued product warranties were as follows:
Warranties, September 30, 2011 |  | $ | 14,083 |
Increases to accruals related to warranties during the period |  |  | 952 |
Settlements of amounts accrued |  |  | (1,194 | )
Foreign currency exchange rate changes |  |  | (58 | )
Warranties, March 31, 2012 |  | $ | 13,783 |
Restructuring and other charges The main components of accrued non-acquisition related restructuring charges, which were recognized in fiscal year 2009, include workforce management costs associated with the early retirement and the involuntary separation of employees in connection with a strategic realignment of global workforce capacity. Restructuring charges related to fiscal year 2009 business acquisitions include a number of items such as those associated with integrating similar operations, workforce management, vacating certain facilities, and the cancellation of some contracts. The summary of the activity in accrued restructuring charges during the three and six-months ending March 31, 2012 is as follows:
|  | Three-Months Ending |
|  | March 31, 2012 |
|  | Restructuring Charges |  |  | Business Acquisitions |  |  | Total |
Accrued restructuring charges, December 31, 2011 |  | $ | 261 |  |  | $ | 2,499 |  |  | $ | 2,760 |
Payments |  |  | (21 | ) |  |  | (45 | ) |  |  | (66 | )
Non-cash adjustments |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6 |
Foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |
Accrued restructuring charges, March 31, 2012 |  | $ | 247 |  |  | $ | 2,454 |  |  | $ | 2,701 |
|  | Six-Months Ending |
|  | March 31, 2012 |
|  | Restructuring Charges |  |  | Business Acquisitions |  |  | Total |
Accrued restructuring charges, September 30, 2011 |  | $ | 365 |  |  | $ | 2,544 |  |  | $ | 2,909 |
Payments |  |  | (130 | ) |  |  | (90 | ) |  |  | (220 | )
Non-cash adjustments |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 12 |
Foreign currency exchange rates |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Accrued restructuring charges, March 31, 2012 |  | $ | 247 |  |  | $ | 2,454 |  |  | $ | 2,701 |
Other liabilities included the following amounts of accrued restructuring charges not expected to be settled within twelve months:
|  | March 31, |  |  | September 30, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Non-current accrued restructuring charges |  | $ | 272 |  |  | $ | 420 |

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