Sales revenue net percentage.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment assets, including oil and gas property and timber property.

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Sum of operating profit and nonoperating income or expense before Income or Loss from equity method investments, income taxes, extraordinary items, and noncontrolling interest.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense.

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Amount before accretion (amortization) of purchase discount (premium) of interest income on nonoperating securities.

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The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues.

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Aggregate revenue during the period from the sale of goods in the normal course of business, after deducting returns, allowances and discounts.

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Industry Segment Information - Percentage Allocation of Manufactured Housing and Recreational Vehicle Net Sales (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014	Nov. 30, 2013	Aug. 31, 2013	May 31, 2013	Feb. 28, 2013	Nov. 30, 2012	Aug. 31, 2012	May 31, 2014	May 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales in percentage									100.00%	100.00%
Net sales
Net sales	$ 57,701,000	$ 38,772,000	$ 46,263,000	$ 48,994,000	$ 48,832,000	$ 36,986,000	$ 41,836,000	$ 49,920,000	$ 191,730,000	$ 177,574,000
Operating Loss
Gain on sale of idle property, plant and equipment									706,000	1,641,000
Total operating loss									(11,893,000)	(10,577,000)
Interest expense									(71,000)
Interest income									100,000	64,000
Loss before income taxes									(11,864,000)	(10,513,000)
Housing [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales in percentage									76.00%	63.00%
Net sales
Net sales									145,864,000	111,104,000
Operating Loss
Total operating loss									(6,128,000)	(6,867,000)
Housing [Member] \| Modular Housing [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales in percentage									13.00%	14.00%
Net sales
Net sales									25,034,000	23,724,000
Housing [Member] \| Domestic [Member] \| Manufactured Housing [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales in percentage									63.00%	49.00%
Net sales
Net sales									120,830,000	87,380,000
Housing [Member] \| Domestic [Member] \| Modular Housing [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales in percentage									10.00%	11.00%
Net sales
Net sales									19,884,000	18,562,000
Housing [Member] \| Canadian [Member] \| Modular Housing [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales in percentage									3.00%	3.00%
Net sales
Net sales									5,150,000	5,162,000
Recreational Vehicles [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales in percentage									24.00%	37.00%
Net sales
Net sales									45,866,000	66,470,000
Operating Loss
Total operating loss									(4,951,000)	(3,444,000)
Recreational Vehicles [Member] \| Domestic [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales in percentage									20.00%	30.00%
Net sales
Net sales									38,082,000	53,267,000
Recreational Vehicles [Member] \| Canadian [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales in percentage									4.00%	7.00%
Net sales
Net sales									7,784,000	13,203,000
General Corporate Expense [Member]
Operating Loss
Total operating loss									$ (1,520,000)	$ (1,907,000)