<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000908834-17-000022.txt : 20170301
<SEC-HEADER>0000908834-17-000022.hdr.sgml : 20170301
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20170301170207
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000908834-17-000022
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170227
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170301
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170301

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SKYLINE CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000090896
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MOBILE HOMES [2451]
		IRS NUMBER:				351038277
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			IN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0531

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2520 BY-PASS RD
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 743
		CITY:			ELKHART
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			46515
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5742946521

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 743
		CITY:			ELKHART
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			46515

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Newport Jeffrey A.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001665806

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-04714
		FILM NUMBER:		17655187

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2520 BYPASS ROAD
		CITY:			ELKHART
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			46514
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    <periodOfReport>2017-02-27</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerName>SKYLINE CORP</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerName>Newport Jeffrey A.</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>2520 BYPASS ROAD</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>ELKHART</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>IN</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>46514</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chief Operating Officer</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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                <value>No securities beneficially owned</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>0</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value></value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Option (right to buy)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>12.39</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2017-02-27</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>6000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>12.39</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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            <exerciseDate>
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            <expirationDate>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Restricted Stock</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The options for common stock were granted pursuant to the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (&quot;2015 SIP&quot;) and will vest in five equal installments of 1,200 shares annually on February 27, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Restricted Stock was granted pursuant to the 2015 SIP and vests on February 27, 2022.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Jon S. Pilarski as attorney-in-fact for Jeffrey A. Newport</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-03-01</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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