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Basis of Presentation Accounting Policiies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 08, 2016	May 27, 2017	May 27, 2017	May 28, 2016
Intangible Assets, Debt Issuance Costs and New Accounting Pronouncements [Line Items]
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs			$ 11,020	$ 0
ABL \| JPMorgan Chase [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Intangible Assets, Debt Issuance Costs and New Accounting Pronouncements [Line Items]
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs		$ 0	800
Debt instrument, term	5 years
Term Loan \| JPMorgan Chase [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Intangible Assets, Debt Issuance Costs and New Accounting Pronouncements [Line Items]
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs		$ 0	$ 10,200
Debt instrument, term	7 years
Trade name [Member] \| Grand Design [Member]
Intangible Assets, Debt Issuance Costs and New Accounting Pronouncements [Line Items]
Fair value of indefinite-lived intangible assets acquired	$ 148,000
Dealer network [Member] \| Grand Design [Member]
Intangible Assets, Debt Issuance Costs and New Accounting Pronouncements [Line Items]
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average life	12 years