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	Nov. 30, 2014 Property	Nov. 30, 2014 Facility Land Vehicle Property	May 31, 2014 Property
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Employee Severance [Member]
Nature Of Operations And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
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Home Sales [Member]
Nature Of Operations And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Product warranty		15 months
Modular Housing [Member]
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Park Models [Member]
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Mansfield, Texas [Member]
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Building and Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Nature Of Operations And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment		10 years
Building and Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Nature Of Operations And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment		30 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Nature Of Operations And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment		5 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Nature Of Operations And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment		8 years

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