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Credit Facilities, Short-term Borrowings (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2012
Sep. 30, 2011
Sep. 30, 2010
Sep. 30, 2013
Foreign Performance Guarantee Facilities [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Foreign Lines of Credit And Overdraft Facilities [Member]
Sep. 30, 2012
Foreign Lines of Credit And Overdraft Facilities [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Domestic Line Of Credit [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
Maximum [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Chinese Credit Facility [Member]
Sep. 30, 2012
Chinese Credit Facility [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Chinese Credit Facility, RMB Denominated Loan [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
The Notes [Member]
Mar. 31, 2013
2008 Term Loan [Member]
Mar. 31, 2013
2008 Term Loan [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Mar. 31, 2013
2008 Term Loan [Member]
Maximum [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity $ 638,618,000       $ 10,391,000 $ 28,227,000   $ 200,000,000 $ 600,000,000 $ 600,000,000   $ 600,000,000       $ 22,700,000                  
Option to increase maximum borrowings to this amount                   800,000,000   800,000,000                          
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date               Dec. 20, 2013     Jul. 02, 2018                            
Line of Credit Facility, Initiation Date               Dec. 21, 2012                               Jul. 10, 2013  
Variable Rate Basis               prime rate or an adjusted LIBOR   LIBOR               prevailing interest rate offered by the People's Bank of China on the date of borrowing lender's cost of borrowing rate at the date of borrowing   LIBOR        
Basis Spread On Variable Rate                         0.85% 1.65%       25.00% 3.00%     1.00% 2.25%    
Credit facility effective interest rate on outstanding borrowing               1.06%                                  
Cross default provisions related to the Company’s other outstanding debt arrangements in excess of this amount, the occurrence of which would permit the lenders to accelerate the amounts due thereunder                   60,000,000   60,000,000                          
Debt Covenant, Minimum Consolidated Net Worth Calculation, Base Value                                       800,000,000       800,000,000  
Debt Covenant, Minimum Consolidated Net Worth Calculation, Percentage of Net Income                   50.00%   50.00%               50.00%          
Debt Covenant, Minimum Consolidated Net Worth Calculation, Percentage of Net Proceeds of Issuance of Capital Stock                                               50.00%  
Debt Covenant, Ratio Of Consolidated Net Debt to Debt Covenant EBITDA                       3.50:1               3.5 to 1.0          
Debt Covenant, Ratio Of Consolidated Net Debt to Debt Covenant EBITDA During Material Acquisition Period, Maximum                       4.00:1               4.0 to 1.0          
Debt Covenant, Ratio Of Consolidated Net Debt to Debt Covenant EBITDA Next Two Succeeding Fiscal Quarters Following Material Acquisition, Maximum                       3.75:1                          
Deferred financing costs                   1,651,000   1,651,000     1,529,000                    
Repayment of long-term debt 41,875,000 33,365,000 18,430,000                                            
Accelerated amortization of debt financing costs recognized as interest expense 1,045,000 1,074,000 764,000                                   128,000       100,000
Outstanding borrowings 0       0 0 329,000 200,000,000 0             0 0             0  
Short-term borrowings 0 329,000                                              
Line of Credit Facility, Rationale for Classification as Long-term Debt               Woodward classified the $200,000 outstanding on the Line of Credit as long-term as of September 30, 2013 based on its intention to refinance the $200,000 using new long-term debt facilities and/or its existing revolving credit facility. Woodward currently has the ability to utilize its $600,000 revolving credit facility, which matures in July 2018, to refinance the entire $200,000 outstanding balance, if necessary.                                  
Additional borrowing availability 633,557,000       9,844,000 28,227,000     595,486,000                                
Cash and cash equivalents $ 48,556,000 $ 61,829,000 $ 74,539,000 $ 105,579,000