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Loan Transactions And Related Notes Receivable (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 15, 2009 First Credit Agreement [Member]	Jan. 30, 2009 Second Credit Agreement [Member]	Dec. 22, 2009 Third Credit Agreement [Member]	Jul. 31, 2011 FreedomRoads [Member]	Jul. 31, 2010 FreedomRoads [Member]	Jul. 31, 2009 FreedomRoads [Member]
Loan amount	$ 10,000	$ 10,000	$ 10,000
Note receivable maturity	January 15, 2014	June 30, 2012	December 22, 2014
Note receivable interest rate	12.00%	12.00%	12.00%
Notes receivable semi-annual installment, first payment		1,000	500
Notes receivable semi-annual installment, second payment		1,000	1,000
Notes receivable semi-annual installment, third payment		1,000	1,100
Notes receivable semi-annual installment, fourth payment		1,000	7,400
Notes receivable semi-annual installment, fifth payment		$ 6,000
FreedomRoads sales as percentage of recreation vehicle net sales				14.00%	18.00%	15.00%
FreedomRoads sales as percentage of Consolidated net sales				12.00%	15.00%	11.00%

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