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Accrued Liabilities | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Accrued Liabilities |
Accrued Liabilities | Note 13. Accrued liabilities
| At September 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014
Salaries and other member benefits | $ | 90,472 |  | $ | 95,031
Warranties |  | 13,741 |  |  | 16,916
Interest payable |  | 12,526 |  |  | 12,487
Current portion of acquired performance obligations and unfavorable contracts (1) |  | 6,651 |  |  | 16,432
Accrued retirement benefits |  | 2,481 |  |  | 2,286
Deferred revenues |  | 10,004 |  |  | 6,108
Taxes, other than income |  | 8,723 |  |  | 8,557
Other |  | 11,338 |  |  | 14,914
| $ | 155,936 |  | $ | 172,731
| (1) |  | For more information about acquired performance obligations and unfavorable contracts, see Note 4, Joint ventures and business acquisitions, under the section Business acquisition.
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:
| At September 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Warranties, beginning of period | $ | 16,916 |  | $ | 15,224 |  | $ | 15,742
Expense |  | 10,117 |  |  | 10,700 |  |  | 12,037
Increases due to acquisition of Duarte Business |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 157
Reductions for settling warranties |  | (12,416) |  |  | (8,448) |  |  | (13,051)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes |  | (876) |  |  | (560) |  |  | 339
Warranties, end of period | $ | 13,741 |  | $ | 16,916 |  | $ | 15,224

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