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Business Combination, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Intangible Assets Acquired (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 08, 2016	May 26, 2018	Aug. 26, 2017
Acquired Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Accumulated amortization		$ (30,581)	$ (24,660)
Grand Design [Member]
Acquired Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets acquired	$ 253,100
Accumulated amortization		(30,581)	(24,660)
Intangible assets, net		222,519	228,440
Grand Design [Member] \| Trade name [Member]
Acquired Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of indefinite-lived intangible assets acquired	$ 148,000
Dealer network [Member] \| Grand Design [Member]
Acquired Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average life	12 years
Fair value of finite-lived intangible assets acquired	$ 80,500
Accumulated amortization		(10,365)	(5,348)
Backlog [Member] \| Grand Design [Member]
Acquired Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average life	6 months
Fair value of finite-lived intangible assets acquired	$ 18,000
Accumulated amortization		(18,000)	(18,000)
Noncompete agreements [Member] \| Grand Design [Member]
Acquired Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average life	4 years
Fair value of finite-lived intangible assets acquired	$ 4,600
Accumulated amortization		(1,836)	(1,116)
Leasehold interest-favorable [Member] \| Grand Design [Member]
Acquired Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average life	8 years 1 month 6 days
Fair value of finite-lived intangible assets acquired	$ 2,000
Accumulated amortization		$ (380)	$ (196)