Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Feb. 28, 2017
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jan. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	THO
Entity Registrant Name	THOR INDUSTRIES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000730263
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		52,586,041