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Woodward, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 9/30/16 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On:  Wednesday, 11/16/16, at 12:43pm ET   ·   For:  9/30/16   ·   Accession #:  108312-16-38   ·   File #:  0-08408

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11/16/16  Woodward, Inc.                    10-K        9/30/16  150:30M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 3: EX-10.20    Material Contract                                   HTML    577K 
 4: EX-10.21    Material Contract                                   HTML    632K 
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 6: EX-23.1     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     42K 
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16: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     69K 
17: R2          Consolidated Statements of Earnings                 HTML     96K 
18: R3          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings   HTML    104K 
19: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    133K 
20: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     64K 
21: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    136K 
22: R7          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML    143K 
23: R8          Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity      HTML     46K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
24: R9          Operations and summary of significant accounting    HTML    125K 
                policies                                                         
25: R10         New Accounting Standards                            HTML    261K 
26: R11         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML    124K 
27: R12         Joint Venture                                       HTML     57K 
28: R13         Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements   HTML    192K 
29: R14         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     89K 
30: R15         Supplemental Statements of Cash Flows Information   HTML     84K 
31: R16         Inventories                                         HTML     66K 
32: R17         Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net                 HTML    116K 
33: R18         Goodwill                                            HTML     83K 
34: R19         Intangible Assets, Net                              HTML    236K 
35: R20         Credit Facilities, Short-term Borrowings and        HTML    168K 
                Long-term Debt                                                   
36: R21         Accrued Liabilities                                 HTML    118K 
37: R22         Other Liabilities                                   HTML     75K 
38: R23         Other (Income) Expense, Net                         HTML     74K 
39: R24         Income Taxes                                        HTML    263K 
40: R25         Retirement Benefits                                 HTML   1.35M 
41: R26         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML    252K 
42: R27         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     97K 
43: R28         Segment Information                                 HTML    288K 
44: R29         Supplemental Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)   HTML    250K 
45: R30         Schedule II                                         HTML    117K 
46: R31         Operations and summary of significant accounting    HTML    193K 
                policies (Policy)                                                
47: R32         Operatons and summary of significant accounting     HTML     83K 
                policies (Table)                                                 
48: R33         New accounting standards (Tables)                   HTML    245K 
49: R34         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML    121K 
50: R35         Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements   HTML    181K 
                (Tables)                                                         
51: R36         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     68K 
                (Tables)                                                         
52: R37         Supplemental Statements of Cash Flows Information   HTML     82K 
                (Tables)                                                         
53: R38         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     65K 
54: R39         Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net (Tables)        HTML    110K 
55: R40         Goodwill (Tables)                                   HTML     79K 
56: R41         Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)                     HTML    238K 
57: R42         Credit Facilities, Short-term Borrowings and        HTML    145K 
                Long-term Debt (Tables)                                          
58: R43         Accrued Liabilities (Tables)                        HTML    116K 
59: R44         Other Liabilities (Tables)                          HTML     69K 
60: R45         Other (Income) Expense, Net (Tables)                HTML     74K 
61: R46         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    259K 
62: R47         Retirement Benefits (Tables)                        HTML   1.34M 
63: R48         Stockholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML    250K 
64: R49         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     94K 
65: R50         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    278K 
66: R51         Supplemental Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)   HTML    244K 
                (Tables)                                                         
67: R52         Schedule II (Tables)                                HTML    111K 
68: R53         Operations and summary of significant accounting    HTML     54K 
                policies (Narrative) (Details)                                   
69: R54         Operations and summary of significant accounting    HTML     65K 
                policies (Schedule of property, plant, and                       
                equipment useful lives) (Details)                                
70: R55         Operations and summary of significant accounting    HTML     53K 
                policies (Schedule of finite-lived intangible                    
                assets useful lives) (Details)                                   
71: R56         Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Narrative)        HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
72: R57         Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Schedule of New   HTML    185K 
                Accounting Pronouncements) (Details)                             
73: R58         Earnings Per Share (Narrative) (Details)            HTML     55K 
74: R59         Earnings Per Share (Reconciliation of Net Earnings  HTML     66K 
                to Net Earnings Per Share Basic and Diluted)                     
                (Details)                                                        
75: R60         Earnings Per Share (Anti-dilutive Stock Options     HTML     47K 
                Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share)                 
                (Details)                                                        
76: R61         Earnings Per Share (Schedule of Treasury Stock      HTML     44K 
                Shares Held for Deferred Compensation Included in                
                Basic and Diluted Shares Outstanding) (Details)                  
77: R62         Joint Ventures (Narrative) (Details)                HTML     95K 
78: R63         Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements   HTML     49K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
79: R64         Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements   HTML     74K 
                (Financial Assets that are Measured at Fair Value                
                on a Recurring Basis) (Details)                                  
80: R65         Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements   HTML     59K 
                (Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments)                 
                (Details)                                                        
81: R66         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML    100K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
82: R67         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     51K 
                (Impact of Derivative Instruments on Earnings)                   
                (Details)                                                        
83: R68         Supplemental Statements of Cash Flows Information   HTML     61K 
                (Schedule of Cash Flow Supplemental Disclosures)                 
                (Details)                                                        
84: R69         Inventories (Schedule of Inventories) (Details)     HTML     54K 
85: R70         Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net (Narrative)     HTML     72K 
                (Details)                                                        
86: R71         Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net (Property,      HTML     74K 
                Plant, and Equipment - Net) (Details)                            
87: R72         Goodwill (Narrative) (Details)                      HTML     49K 
88: R73         Goodwill (Goodwill) (Details)                       HTML     50K 
89: R74         Intangible Assets, Net (Schedule of Finite-Lived    HTML     78K 
                Intangible Assets by Major Class) (Details)                      
90: R75         Intangible Assets, Net (Schedule of Finite-Lived    HTML     58K 
                Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense)                  
                (Details)                                                        
91: R76         Credit Facilities, Short-term Borrowings            HTML    121K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
92: R77         Long-term Debt (Narrative) (Details)                HTML    181K 
93: R78         Credit Facilities and Short-term Borrowings         HTML     60K 
                (Short-term Borrowings and Availability Under                    
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94: R79         Long-term Debt (Schedule of Long-term Debt)         HTML    109K 
                (Details)                                                        
95: R80         Long-term Debt (Schedule of Future Principal        HTML     61K 
                Payments of Long-term Debt) (Details)                            
96: R81         Accrued Liabilities (Narrative) (Details)           HTML     47K 
97: R82         Accrued Liabilities (Accrued Liabilities)           HTML     78K 
                (Details)                                                        
98: R83         Accrued Liabilities (Warranties) (Details)          HTML     52K 
99: R84         Accrued Liabilities (Loss Reserve Activity)         HTML     50K 
                (Details)                                                        
100: R85         Other Liabilities (Details)                         HTML     61K  
101: R86         Other (Income) Expense, Net (Details)               HTML     57K  
102: R87         Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML     62K  
103: R88         Income Taxes (Components of Income Tax Expense      HTML     65K  
                (Benefit)) (Details)                                             
104: R89         Income Taxes (Earings Before Income Taxes by        HTML     53K  
                Geographical Area) (Details)                                     
105: R90         Income Taxes (Composition of Deferred Income        HTML     92K  
                Taxes) (Details)                                                 
106: R91         Income Taxes (Reconciliation of U.S Statutory Rate  HTML     72K  
                to Effective Tax Rate) (Details)                                 
107: R92         Income Taxes (Reconciliation of the Beginning and   HTML     54K  
                Ending Amounts of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits)               
                (Details)                                                        
108: R93         Retirement Benefits (Narrative) (Details)           HTML    178K  
109: R94         Retirement Benefits (Schedule of Costs of           HTML     48K  
                Retirement Plans) (Details)                                      
110: R95         Retirement Benefits (Schedule of Assumptions Used)  HTML     79K  
                (Details)                                                        
111: R96         Retirement Benefits (Schedule of Net Perioodic      HTML     78K  
                Benefit Costs) (Details)                                         
112: R97         Retirement Benefits (Schedule of Changes in         HTML    124K  
                Projected Benefit Obligations, Fair Value of Plan                
                Assets, and Funded Status of Plan) (Details)                     
113: R98         Retirement Benefits (Schedule of Accumulated        HTML     61K  
                Benefit Obligations In Excess of and Less Than                   
                Fair Value of Plan Assets) (Details)                             
114: R99         Retirement Benefits (Schedule of Amounts            HTML     91K  
                Recognized in Balance Sheet and Other                            
                Comprehensive Income (Loss)) (Details)                           
115: R100        Retirement Benefits (Schedule of Changes in         HTML     84K  
                accumulated other comprehensive losses for the                   
                defined benefit plans) (Details)                                 
116: R101        Retirement Benefits (Schedule of Amounts Expected   HTML     50K  
                to be Amortized from Accumulated Other                           
                Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Reported as a                    
                Component of Net Periodic Benefit Cost During the                
                Next Fiscal Year) (Details)                                      
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                Payments) (Details)                                              
118: R103        Retirement Benefits (Schedule of Allocation of      HTML     70K  
                Plan Assets, Actual and Target Allocations)                      
                (Details)                                                        
119: R104        Retirement Benefits (Schedule of Allocation of      HTML     99K  
                Plan Assets, Fair Value Hierarchy) (Details)                     
120: R105        Retirement Benefits (Schedule of Health Care Cost   HTML     48K  
                Trend Rates) (Details)                                           
121: R106        Retirement Benefits (Schedule of Health Care Costs  HTML     51K  
                Sensitivity) (Details)                                           
122: R107        Retirement Benefits (Schedule of Future             HTML     59K  
                Postretirement Company Contributions) (Details)                  
123: R108        Stockholders' Equity (Equity Narrative) (Details)   HTML     68K  
124: R109        Stockholders' Equity (Stock-Based Compensation      HTML     78K  
                Narrative) (Details)                                             
125: R110        Stockholders' Equity (Dividends Declared and Paid)  HTML     49K  
                (Details)                                                        
126: R111        Stockholders' Equity (Stock-based Compensation      HTML     45K  
                Expense Recognized) (Details)                                    
127: R112        Stockholders' Equity (Schedule of Assumptions Used  HTML     55K  
                in Estimate of Fair Value of Stock Option Awards)                
                (Details)                                                        
128: R113        Stockholders' Equity (Weighted Average Grant Date   HTML     44K  
                Fair Value of Options Granted) (Details)                         
129: R114        Stockholders' Equity (Activity for Stock Option     HTML     61K  
                Awards) (Details)                                                
130: R115        Stockholders' Equity (Changes in Nonvested Stock    HTML     59K  
                Options) (Details)                                               
131: R116        Stockholders' Equity (Stock Options Vested, Or      HTML     73K  
                Expected to Vest and Are Exercisable) (Details)                  
132: R117        Stockholders' Equity (Other Stock Option            HTML     51K  
                Information) (Details)                                           
133: R118        Stockholders' Equity (Changes in Restricted Stock   HTML     54K  
                Awards) (Details)                                                
134: R119        Commitments and Contingencies (Future Minimum       HTML     76K  
                Lease Payments) (Details)                                        
135: R120        Commitments and Contingencies (Rent Expense for     HTML     44K  
                All Operating Leases) (Details)                                  
136: R121        Commitments and Contingencies (Future Minimum       HTML     58K  
                Unconditional Purchase Obligations) (Details)                    
137: R122        Segment Information (Narrative) (Details)           HTML     52K  
138: R123        Segment Information (Consolidated Net Sales and     HTML     64K  
                Earnings by Segment) (Details)                                   
139: R124        Segment Information (Consolidated Total Assets,     HTML     64K  
                Depreciation and Amortization, and Capital                       
                Expenditures by Segment) (Details)                               
140: R125        Segment Information (U.S. Government Related Sales  HTML     77K  
                by Segment) (Details)                                            
141: R126        Segment Information (External Net Sales by          HTML     60K  
                Geographical Area) (Details)                                     
142: R127        Segment Information (Property, Plant, and           HTML     48K  
                Equipment - Net by Geographical Area) (Details)                  
143: R128        Supplemental Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)   HTML     43K  
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
144: R129        Supplemental Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)   HTML     71K  
                (Quarterly Financial Information) (Details)                      
145: R130        Supplemental Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)   HTML     64K  
                (Quarterly Financial Information - Segment                       
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146: R131        Schedule II (Details)                               HTML     58K  
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