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Goodwill | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017
Goodwill Disclosure |
Goodwill | Note 1 1. Goodwill ﻿
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﻿ |  | September 30, 2016 |  | Effects of Foreign Currency Translation |  | June 30, 2017
﻿Aerospace |  | $ | 455,423 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 455,423
﻿Industrial |  |  | 100,261 |  |  | 432 |  |  | 100,693
﻿Consolidated |  | $ | 555,684 |  | $ | 432 |  | $ | 556,116
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﻿ ﻿ Woodward tests goodwill for impairment during the fourth quarter of each fiscal year, or at any time there is an indication goodwill is more-likely-than-not impaired, commonly referred to as triggering events. There have been no such triggering events during any of the periods presented and Woodward’s fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016 impairment test resulted in no impairment.

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