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Accrued Liabilities | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Accrued Liabilities |
Accrued Liabilities | Note 1 3. Accrued liabilities
| At September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013
Salaries and other member benefits | $ | 95,031 |  | $ | 66,212
Warranties |  | 16,916 |  |  | 15,224
Interest payable |  | 12,487 |  |  | 11,437
Current portion of acquired performance obligations and unfavorable contracts (1) |  | 16,432 |  |  | 23,977
Accrued retirement benefits |  | 2,286 |  |  | 2,276
Deferred revenues |  | 6,108 |  |  | 6,304
Taxes, other than income |  | 8,557 |  |  | 6,504
Other |  | 14,914 |  |  | 29,807
| $ | 172,731 |  | $ | 161,741
| (1) |  | For more information about acquired performance obligations and unfavorable contracts, see Note 4, Business acquisitions.
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 for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2014, September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012 were as follows:
| At September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Warranties, beginning of period | $ | 15,224 |  | $ | 15,742 |  | $ | 14,083
Expense |  | 10,700 |  |  | 12,037 |  |  | 14,543
Increases due to acquisition of Duarte Business |  | - |  |  | 157 |  |  | -
Reductions for settling warranties |  | (8,448) |  |  | (13,051) |  |  | (12,587)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes |  | (560) |  |  | 339 |  |  | (297)
Warranties, end of period | $ | 16,916 |  | $ | 15,224 |  | $ | 15,742

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