Business Segments (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Feb. 24, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 25, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 24, 2018 USD ($) segment	Feb. 25, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 26, 2017 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| segment			2
Revenues	$ 468,359	$ 370,510	$ 918,380	$ 615,818
Adjusted EBITDA	39,382	29,071	74,793	43,750
Capital expenditures	6,318	3,376	11,675	6,938
Assets	965,326	894,721	965,326	894,721	$ 902,512
Operating Segments [Member] \| Motorized [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	202,001	198,936	392,357	394,061
Adjusted EBITDA	4,044	10,838	7,199	21,954
Capital expenditures	1,633	1,730	4,740	4,531
Assets	304,623	283,035	304,623	283,035
Operating Segments [Member] \| Towable [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	266,358	171,574	526,023	221,757
Adjusted EBITDA	35,338	18,233	67,594	21,796
Capital expenditures	4,685	1,646	6,935	2,407
Assets	618,636	581,863	618,636	581,863
Operating Segments [Member] \| Unallocated Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	$ 42,067	$ 29,823	$ 42,067	$ 29,823

Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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