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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 08, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 26, 2016 reportable_segments	Aug. 26, 2017 USD ($) reportable_segments	Aug. 27, 2016 USD ($) reportable_segments	Aug. 29, 2015 USD ($)
Intangible Assets, Debt Issuance Costs and New Accounting Pronouncements [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments \| reportable_segments		2	2	1
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs			$ 11,020	$ 0	$ 0
Insurance policy limit			50,000
Self insurance reserve for product liability, per occurance			2,500
Self insurance reserve for product liability, aggregate per policy year			$ 6,000
Repurchase agreement term			18 months
Repurchase commitment, liability threshold			100.00%
Advertising expense			$ 5,700	$ 4,900	$ 5,500
Trade Names [Member] \| Grand Design [Member]
Intangible Assets, Debt Issuance Costs and New Accounting Pronouncements [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	$ 148,000
Distribution Rights [Member] \| Grand Design [Member]
Intangible Assets, Debt Issuance Costs and New Accounting Pronouncements [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	12 years
Line of Credit [Member] \| JPMorgan Chase [Member] \| Term Loan
Intangible Assets, Debt Issuance Costs and New Accounting Pronouncements [Line Items]
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs			10,200
Debt Instrument, Term	7 years
Line of Credit [Member] \| JPMorgan Chase [Member] \| ABL Credit Facility [Member]
Intangible Assets, Debt Issuance Costs and New Accounting Pronouncements [Line Items]
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs			$ 800
Debt Instrument, Term	5 years