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Accounts Receivable | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Accounts Receivable Disclosure |
Accounts Receivable | Note 8. Accounts receivable Almost all Woodward’s sales are made on credit and result in accounts receivable, which are recorded at the amount invoiced. In the normal course of business, not all accounts receivable are collected and, therefore, an allowance for losses of accounts receivable is provided equal to the amount that Woodward believes ultimately will not be collected. In establishing the amount of the allowance, customer-specific information is considered related to delinquent accounts, past loss experience, bankruptcy filings, deterioration in the customer’s operating results or financial position, and current economic conditions. Accounts receivable losses are deducted from the allowance, and the related accounts receivable balances are written off when the receivables are deemed uncollectible. Recoveries of accounts receivable previously written off are recognized when received. Consistent with business practice common in China, Woodward’s Chinese subsidiary accepts from Chinese customers, in settlement of certain customer accounts receivable, bank drafts issued by creditworthy Chinese banks. Bank drafts are financial instruments issued by Chinese financial institutions as part of financing arrangements between the financial institution and a customer of the financial institution. Bank drafts represent a commitment by the issuing financial institution to pay a certain amount of money at a specified future maturity date to the legal owner of the bank draft as of the maturity date. The maturity date of bank drafts varies, but it is Woodward’s policy to only accept bank drafts with maturity dates no more than 180 days from the date of Woodward’s receipt of such draft. The issuing financial institution is the obligor, not Woodward’s customers. Upon Woodward’s acceptance of a bank draft from a customer, such customer has no further obligation to pay Woodward for the related accounts receivable balance. Woodward only accepts bank drafts issued by creditworthy banks as to which the credit risk associated with the bank draft is assessed to be minimal. The composition of Woodward’s accounts receivable at March 31, 2014 and September 30, 2013 follows:
|  | March 31, |  | September 30,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013
Accounts receivable from: |  |  |  |  |  |
Customers |  | $ | 271,440 |  | $ | 308,111
Other (Chinese financial institutions) |  |  | 49,052 |  |  | 72,954
|  | $ | 320,492 |  | $ | 381,065

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