Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Dec. 01, 2012

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The "Company," "we," "our" and "us" are used interchangeably to refer to Winnebago Industries, Inc. and its subsidiary, Winnebago of Indiana, LLC, as appropriate in the context.

We were incorporated under the laws of the state of Iowa on February 12, 1958 and adopted our present name on February 28, 1961. Our executive offices are located at 605 West Crystal Lake Road in Forest City, Iowa. Our telephone number is (641) 585-3535; our website is www.winnebagoind.com. Our common stock trades on the NYSE under the symbol “WGO”.

In our opinion, the accompanying condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary to present fairly our consolidated financial position as of December 1, 2012 and the consolidated results of operations and comprehensive income and consolidated cash flows for the first three months of Fiscal 2013 and 2012. The consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income for the first three months of Fiscal 2013 is not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The consolidated balance sheet data as of August 25, 2012 was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 25, 2012.

Fiscal Period

We follow a 52-/53-week fiscal year, ending the last Saturday in August. Fiscal 2013 is a 53-week fiscal year and the first quarter ending December 1, 2012 was a 14-week quarter. Fiscal 2012 was a 52-week year and the first quarter ending November 26, 2011 was a 13-week quarter.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income, which revised the manner in which entities present comprehensive income in their financial statements. Specifically, the new guidance requires an entity to present components of net income and other comprehensive income in one continuous statement, referred to as the statement of comprehensive income, or in two separate but consecutive statements. While the new guidance changed the presentation of comprehensive income, there are no changes to the components that are recognized in net income or other comprehensive income. ASU 2011-05 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 (our Fiscal 2013). We adopted this guidance as of December 1, 2012, and have presented total comprehensive income in our Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-08, Testing Goodwill for Impairment, which simplified the manner in which entities test goodwill for impairment. After assessment of certain qualitative factors, if it is determined to be more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, entities must perform a quantitative analysis of the goodwill impairment test. Otherwise, the quantitative test becomes optional. ASU 2011-08 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 (our Fiscal 2013). We do not believe that the adoption of this will have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.