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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities | 12 Months Ended
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Derivative Instruments And Hedges [Abstract] |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities | Note 9. Derivative instruments and hedging activities Derivative instruments not designated or qualifying as hedging instruments In May 2018, Woodward entered into cross currency interest rate swap agreements that synthetically convert $167,420 of floating-rate debt under Woodward’s then existing revolving credit agreement to Euro denominated floating-rate debt in conjunction with the L’Orange acquisition (the “Floating-Rate Cross Currency Swap”). Also in May 2018, Woodward entered into cross currency interest rate swap agreements that synthetically convert an aggregate principal amount of $400,000 of fixed-rate debt associated with the 2018 Note Purchase Agreement (as defined in Note 16, Credit facilities short-term borrowings and long-term debt) to Euro denominated fixed-rate debt (the “Fixed-Rate Cross Currency Swaps”). The cross currency interest rate swaps, which effectively reduce the interest rate on the underlying fixed and floating-rate debt under the 2018 Notes (as defined in Note 16, Credit facilities short-term borrowings and long-term debt) and Woodward’s then existing revolving credit agreement, respectively, is recorded as a reduction to “Interest expense” in Woodward’s Consolidated Statements of Earnings. In May 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and uncertainties in future cash flows, Woodward terminated the Floating-Rate Cross-Currency Swap and Fixed-Rate Cross-Currency Swaps. At the date of settlement, the total notional value of the Floating-Rate Cross-Currency Swap and Fixed-Rate Cross-Currency Swaps was $108,823 and $400,000, respectively. Woodward received net cash proceeds of $59,571, which includes $58,191 related to the fair value of the derivative assets and $4,380 of net accrued interest, less payment of $3,000 for fees to terminate the swap agreements. The proceeds received for the fair value of the instruments is recorded in “Other”, while net accrued interest is recorded in “Other” and “Accrued liabilities”, respectively, in cash flows provided by operating activities of Woodward’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The fees to terminate the swap agreements were expensed as incurred and presented in the line item “Selling, general and administrative” expenses in Woodward’s Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Upon termination and settlement of the instruments, Woodward entered into a new floating-rate cross-currency interest rate swap (the “2020 Floating-Rate Cross-Currency Swap”), with a notional value of $45,000, and five fixed-rate cross-currency interest rate swap agreements (the “2020 Fixed-Rate Cross-Currency Swaps”), with an aggregate notional value of $400,000, which effectively reduce the interest rates on the underlying fixed and floating-rate debt under the 2018 Notes and Woodward’s existing revolving credit agreement, respectively. The net interest income of the cross-currency interest rate swaps is recorded as a reduction to “Interest expense” in Woodward’s Consolidated Statements of Earnings. As of September 30, 2020, the total notional value of the 2020 Floating-Rate Cross-Currency Swap and 2020 Fixed-Rate Cross-Currency Swaps was $41,250 and $400,000, respectively. See Note 8, Financial Instruments and fair value measurements, for the related fair value of the derivative instruments as of September 30, 2020. Derivatives instruments in fair value hedging relationships Concurrent with the entry into the Floating-Rate Cross Currency Swap, a corresponding Euro denominated intercompany loan receivable with identical terms and notional amount as the underlying Euro denominated floating-rate debt, with a reciprocal cross currency interest rate swap, was entered into by Woodward Barbados Financing SRL (“Barbados”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Woodward, and is designated as a fair value hedge under the criteria prescribed in ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The objective of the derivative instrument is to hedge against the foreign currency exchange risk attributable to the spot remeasurement of the Euro denominated intercompany loan. In May 2020, Woodward settled the Euro denominated intercompany loan receivable with identical terms and notional value to the Floating-Rate Cross-Currency Swap and reciprocal intercompany cross-currency interest rate swap. The fair value hedge designated on these instruments was discontinued at the date of settlement and resulted in a reclassification of $1,719 of previously unrecognized losses from accumulated OCI into earnings. The loss on discontinuation of the fair value hedging relationship is recognized in “Gain on cross-currency interest rate swaps, net” in Woodward’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Concurrent with settlement of the Floating-Rate Cross-Currency Swap and discontinuation of the previous fair value hedging relationship, a US dollar denominated intercompany loan payable with identical terms and notional value as the 2020 Floating-Rate Cross-Currency Swap, together with a reciprocal intercompany floating-rate cross-currency interest rate swap, was entered into by Woodward Barbados Euro Financing SRL (“Euro Barbados”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Woodward. The US dollar denominated intercompany loan and reciprocal intercompany floating-rate cross-currency interest rate swap is designated as a fair value hedge under the criteria prescribed in ASC 815. The objective of the derivative instrument is to hedge against the foreign currency exchange risk attributable to the spot remeasurement of the US dollar denominated intercompany loan, as Euro Barbados maintains a Euro functional currency. For each floating-rate intercompany cross-currency interest rate swap, only the change in the fair value related to the cross-currency basis spread, or excluded component, of the derivative instrument is recognized in accumulated OCI. The remaining change in the fair value of the derivative instrument is recognized in foreign currency transaction gain or loss included in “Selling, general and administrative costs” in Woodward’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The change in the fair value of the derivative instrument in foreign currency transaction gain or loss offsets the change in the spot remeasurement of the intercompany Euro and US dollar denominated loans. Hedge effectiveness is assessed based on the fair value changes of the derivative instrument, after excluding any fair value changes related to the cross-currency basis spread. The initial cost of the cross-currency basis spread is recorded in earnings each period through the swap accrual process. There are no credit-risk-related contingent features associated with the intercompany floating-rate cross-currency interest rate swap. Derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships In conjunction with the entry into the Fixed-Rate Cross Currency Swaps, five corresponding intercompany loans receivable, with identical terms and amounts of each tranche of the underlying aggregate principal amount of $400,000 of fixed-rate debt, and reciprocal cross currency interest rate swaps were entered into by Barbados, which are designated as cash flow hedges under the criteria prescribed in ASC 815. The objective of these derivative instruments is to hedge the risk of variability in cash flows attributable to the foreign currency exchange risk of cash flows for future principal and interest payments associated with the Euro denominated intercompany loans over a fifteen year period. In May 2020, Woodward settled the Euro denominated intercompany loans receivable with identical terms and notional value to the Fixed-Rate Cross-Currency Swaps and reciprocal cross-currency interest rate swaps. The cash flow hedges designated on these instruments were discontinued at the date of settlement and resulted in a reclassification of $32,200 of previously unrecognized gains from accumulated OCI into earnings. The gain on discontinuation of the cash flow hedging relationships is recognized in “Gain on cross-currency interest rate swaps, net” in Woodward’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Concurrent with settlement of the Fixed-Rate Cross-Currency Swaps and the discontinuation of the previous cash flow hedging relationships, five corresponding US dollar intercompany loans payable, with identical terms and notional values of each tranche of the 2020 Fixed-Rate Cross-Currency Swaps, together with reciprocal fixed-rate intercompany cross-currency interest rate swaps were entered into by Euro Barbados, which are designated as cash flow hedges under the criteria prescribed in ASC 815. The objective of these derivative instruments is to hedge the risk of variability in cash flows attributable to the foreign currency exchange risk of cash flows for future principal and interest payments associated with the US dollar denominated intercompany loans over a thirteen-year period, as Euro Barbados maintains a Euro functional currency. For each of the fixed-rate intercompany cross-currency interest rate swaps, changes in the fair values of the derivative instruments are recognized in accumulated OCI and reclassified to foreign currency transaction gain or loss included in “Selling, general and administrative costs” in Woodward’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Reclassifications out of accumulated OCI of the change in fair value occur each reporting period based upon changes in the spot rate remeasurement of the Euro and US dollar denominated intercompany loans, including associated interest. Hedge effectiveness is assessed based on the fair value changes of the derivative instruments and such hedges are deemed to be highly effective in offsetting exposure to variability in foreign exchange rates. There are no credit-risk-related contingent features associated with these fixed-rate cross-currency interest rate swaps. In June 2013, in connection with Woodward’s expected refinancing of current maturities on its then existing long-term debt, Woodward entered into a treasury lock agreement with a notional amount of $25,000 that qualified as a cash flow hedge under ASC 815. The objective of this derivative instrument was to hedge the risk of variability in cash flows attributable to changes in the designated benchmark interest rate over a seven year period related to the future principal and interest payments on a portion of anticipated future debt issuances. The treasury lock agreement was terminated in August 2013 and the resulting gain of $507 was recorded as a reduction to accumulated OCI, net of tax, and is being recognized as a decrease to interest expense over a seven-year period. Derivatives instruments in net investment hedging relationships On September 23, 2016, Woodward and Woodward International Holding B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Woodward organized under the laws of The Netherlands (the “BV Subsidiary”), each entered into a note purchase agreement (the “2016 Note Purchase Agreement”) relating to the sale by Woodward and the BV Subsidiary of an aggregate principal amount of €160,000 of senior unsecured notes in a series of private placement transactions. Woodward issued €40,000 aggregate principal amount of Woodward’s Series M Senior Notes due September 23, 2026 (the “Series M Notes”). Woodward designated the Series M Notes as a hedge of a foreign currency exposure of Woodward’s net investment in its Euro denominated functional currency subsidiaries. Related to the Series M Notes, included in foreign currency translation adjustments within total comprehensive (losses) earnings are net foreign exchange losses of $3,199 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, compared to net foreign exchanges gains of $2,682 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019 and net foreign exchange gains of $838 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018. Impact of derivative instruments designated as qualifying hedging instruments The following table discloses the impact of derivative instruments designated as qualifying hedging instruments on Woodward’s Consolidated Statements of Earnings:
|  |  |  | Year Ended September 30, 2020 |
Derivatives in: |  | Location |  | Amount of (Income) Expense Recognized in Earnings on Derivative |  |  | Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Accumulated OCI on Derivative |  |  | Amount of (Gain) Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Earnings |
Cross currency interest rate swap agreement designated as fair value hedges |  | Selling, general and administrative expenses |  | $ | 4,592 |  |  | $ | 4,832 |  |  | $ | 5,396 |
Cross currency interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges |  | Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  | (3,190 | ) |  |  | 13,430 |  |  |  | (3,190 | )
Treasury lock agreement designated as cash flow hedge |  | Interest expense |  |  | (72 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (72 | )
|  |  |  | $ | 1,330 |  |  | $ | 18,262 |  |  | $ | 2,134 |
|  |  |  | Year Ended September 30, 2019 |
Derivatives in: |  | Location |  | Amount of (Income) Expense Recognized in Earnings on Derivative |  |  | Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Accumulated OCI on Derivative |  |  | Amount of (Gain) Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Earnings |
Cross currency interest rate swap agreement designated as fair value hedges |  | Selling, general and administrative expenses |  | $ | (9,394 | ) |  | $ | (8,317 | ) |  | $ | (8,356 | )
Cross currency interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges |  | Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  | (23,018 | ) |  |  | (39,442 | ) |  |  | (23,018 | )
Treasury lock agreement designated as cash flow hedge |  | Interest expense |  |  | (72 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (72 | )
|  |  |  | $ | (32,484 | ) |  | $ | (47,759 | ) |  | $ | (31,446 | )
|  |  |  | Year Ended September 30, 2018 |
Derivatives in: |  | Location |  | Amount of (Income) Expense Recognized in Earnings on Derivative |  |  | Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Accumulated OCI on Derivative |  |  | Amount of (Gain) Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Earnings |
Cross currency interest rate swap agreement designated as fair value hedges |  | Selling, general and administrative expenses |  | $ | 472 |  |  | $ | 1,034 |  |  | $ | 472 |
Cross currency interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges |  | Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  | 1,067 |  |  |  | 21,966 |  |  |  | 1,067 |
Treasury lock agreement designated as cash flow hedge |  | Interest expense |  |  | (72 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (72 | )
|  |  |  | $ | 1,467 |  |  | $ | 23,000 |  |  | $ | 1,467 |
The remaining unrecognized gains and losses in Woodward’s Consolidated Balance Sheets associated with derivative instruments that were previously entered into by Woodward, which are classified in accumulated OCI were net losses of $21,132 as of September 30, 2020 and net losses of $5,004 as of September 30, 2019.

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