Dividends	9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Dividends [Abstract]
Dividends	Dividends On May 29, 2015, the Company paid its 129th consecutive quarterly cash dividend on common stock. Dividends per share were $.13 and $.10 for the quarters ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company also announced the authorization of an additional 5 million shares that may be repurchased under Washington Federal's share repurchase program in May 2015. On July 27, 2015, the Company announced its 130th consecutive quarterly cash dividend on common stock of $0.13 per share. The current dividend will be paid on August 21, 2015, to common shareholders of record on August 7, 2015. For the nine months ended June 30, 2015, the Company has repurchased 4.8 million shares or 4.9 percent of the shares that were outstanding at the beginning of the year at an average price of $21.52.

Dividends

On May 29, 2015, the Company paid its 129th consecutive quarterly cash dividend on common stock. Dividends per share were $.13 and $.10 for the quarters ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company also announced the authorization of an additional 5 million shares that may be repurchased under Washington Federal's share repurchase program in May 2015.

On July 27, 2015, the Company announced its 130th consecutive quarterly cash dividend on common stock of $0.13 per share. The current dividend will be paid on August 21, 2015, to common shareholders of record on August 7, 2015. For the nine months ended June 30, 2015, the Company has repurchased 4.8 million shares or 4.9 percent of the shares that were outstanding at the beginning of the year at an average price of $21.52.