Segment Information
 9 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2012
Segment Information [Abstract]  
Segment Information
6. Segment Information

The Company has three reportable segments: (1) towable recreation vehicles, (2) motorized recreation vehicles and (3) buses. The towable recreation vehicle reportable segment consists of product lines from the following operating segments that have been aggregated: Airstream, CrossRoads, Dutchmen, Keystone and Heartland. The motorized recreation vehicle reportable segment consists of product lines from the following operating segments that have been aggregated: Airstream and Thor Motor Coach. The bus reportable segment consists of the following operating segments that have been aggregated: Champion Bus, ElDorado California, ElDorado Kansas and Goshen Coach. Intersegment sales are not material. The Company allocates self-insurance costs from Corporate to the segments when related claims (such as workers' compensation and products liability) are known.

 

             Three Months Ended         
April 30,		              Nine Months Ended         
April 30,		  
     2012      2011      2012      2011  

Net Sales:

            

Recreation vehicles:

            

Towables

     $ 680,472        $ 624,631        $ 1,623,782        $ 1,411,882   

Motorized

      126,724         118,166         246,068         274,589   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total recreation vehicles

      807,196         742,797         1,869,850         1,686,471   

Buses

      119,262         109,262         326,578         298,499   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total

     $   926,458        $   852,059        $   2,196,428        $   1,984,970   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

 

 

             Three Months Ended         
April 30,		                Nine Months Ended           
April 30,		  
     2012      2011      2012      2011  

Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes:

            

Recreation vehicles:

            

Towables

        $ 51,050           $ 54,131           $ 104,810           $ 96,039   

Motorized

      8,112         5,904         11,160         9,125   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total recreation vehicles

      59,162         60,035         115,970         105,164   

Buses

      2,828         4,472         10,693         17,683   

Corporate

      (771)         (7,189)         (9,300)         (24,362)   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total

        $ 61,219           $ 57,318           $ 117,363           $ 98,485   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

 

        April 30, 2012              July 31, 2011      

Identifiable Assets:

     

Recreation vehicles:

     

Towables

     $ 780,638         $ 696,059   

Motorized

     108,277         93,586   
 

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total recreation vehicles

     888,915         789,645   

Buses

     139,400         126,224   

Corporate

     214,639         282,201   
 

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total

     $ 1,242,954         $ 1,198,070