Nature of Operations Equity Sponsor and Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Nature of Operations, Equity Sponsor and Related Party Transactions	Note 1. Nature of Operations, Equity Sponsor and Related Party Transactions Nature of Operations: REV Group, Inc. (“REV” or “the Company”) is a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of specialty vehicles and related aftermarket parts and services, serving a diversified customer base, primarily in the United States, through three segments: Fire & Emergency, Commercial and Recreation. The Company’s Fire & Emergency business is conducted primarily under the following brands: E-One, Ferrara, KME, Spartan Emergency Response, Smeal, Ladder Tower, AEV, Frontline, Horton, Leader, Marque, McCoy Miller, Road Rescue and Wheeled Coach. The Company’s Commercial business is conducted primarily under the following brands: Capacity, Collins Bus, ENC and Lay-Mor. The Company’s Recreation vehicle business is conducted primarily under the following brands: American Coach, Fleetwood RV, Holiday Rambler, Renegade, Midwest and Lance. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2020, the Company acquired Spartan Emergency Response (“Spartan ER”), a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of custom emergency response vehicles, cabs and chassis for the emergency response market. Refer to Note 3, Acquisitions, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further details. In the third quarter of fiscal year 2020, and in connection with a strategic review of the product portfolio, the Company sold its shuttle bus businesses which included Goshen Coach, ElDorado National (Kansas), Federal Coach, Champion and World Trans. Refer to Note 6, Divestitures, Restructuring and Impairments, for further details. In the second quarter of fiscal year 2018, the Company made its initial investment of $0.9 million in its China joint venture, Anhui Chery REV Specialty Vehicle Technology Co., Ltd (“China JV”). REV has 10% equity interest in the China JV. During the third quarter of fiscal year 2018, the Company extended a loan to China JV in the amount of $6.7 million at the rate of 5% per annum. No further investments were made during fiscal years 2020 and 2019. The principal and interest of the loan may be converted at the Company’s sole option into an equity interest in the China JV. The Company recorded its investment in the China JV under the equity method of accounting. Equity Sponsor: The Company’s primary equity holders are funds and an investment vehicle associated with AIP CF IV, LLC, which the Company collectively refers to as “American Industrial Partners,” “AIP” or “Sponsor” and which indirectly own approximately 53.3% of REV Group’s voting equity as of October 31, 2020. AIP is an operations and engineering-focused private equity firm headquartered in New York, New York. Related Party Transactions: During fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company reimbursed its primary equity holder for expenses in the amount of $0.5 million, $1.4 million and $0.9 million, respectively. These expenses are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income. Certain production facilities and offices for two of the Company’s subsidiaries are or were leased from certain members of management. Rent expense under these arrangements during fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018 totaled $0.7 million, $1.9 million and $1.5 million, respectively.

Nature of Operations Equity Sponsor and Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2020

Nature of Operations, Equity Sponsor and Related Party Transactions

Note 1. Nature of Operations, Equity Sponsor and Related Party Transactions

Nature of Operations: REV Group, Inc. (“REV” or “the Company”) is a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of specialty vehicles and related aftermarket parts and services, serving a diversified customer base, primarily in the United States, through three segments: Fire & Emergency, Commercial and Recreation. The Company’s Fire & Emergency business is conducted primarily under the following brands: E-One, Ferrara, KME, Spartan Emergency Response, Smeal, Ladder Tower, AEV, Frontline, Horton, Leader, Marque, McCoy Miller, Road Rescue and Wheeled Coach. The Company’s Commercial business is conducted primarily under the following brands: Capacity, Collins Bus, ENC and Lay-Mor. The Company’s Recreation vehicle business is conducted primarily under the following brands: American Coach, Fleetwood RV, Holiday Rambler, Renegade, Midwest and Lance. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2020, the Company acquired Spartan Emergency Response (“Spartan ER”), a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of custom emergency response vehicles, cabs and chassis for the emergency response market. Refer to Note 3, Acquisitions, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further details. In the third quarter of fiscal year 2020, and in connection with a strategic review of the product portfolio, the Company sold its shuttle bus businesses which included Goshen Coach, ElDorado National (Kansas), Federal Coach, Champion and World Trans. Refer to Note 6, Divestitures, Restructuring and Impairments, for further details.

In the second quarter of fiscal year 2018, the Company made its initial investment of $0.9 million in its China joint venture, Anhui Chery REV Specialty Vehicle Technology Co., Ltd (“China JV”). REV has 10% equity interest in the China JV. During the third quarter of fiscal year 2018, the Company extended a loan to China JV in the amount of $6.7 million at the rate of 5% per annum. No further investments were made during fiscal years 2020 and 2019. The principal and interest of the loan may be converted at the Company’s sole option into an equity interest in the China JV. The Company recorded its investment in the China JV under the equity method of accounting.

Equity Sponsor: The Company’s primary equity holders are funds and an investment vehicle associated with AIP CF IV, LLC, which the Company collectively refers to as “American Industrial Partners,” “AIP” or “Sponsor” and which indirectly own approximately 53.3% of REV Group’s voting equity as of October 31, 2020. AIP is an operations and engineering-focused private equity firm headquartered in New York, New York.

Related Party Transactions: During fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company reimbursed its primary equity holder for expenses in the amount of $0.5 million, $1.4 million and $0.9 million, respectively. These expenses are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income.

Certain production facilities and offices for two of the Company’s subsidiaries are or were leased from certain members of management. Rent expense under these arrangements during fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018 totaled $0.7 million, $1.9 million and $1.5 million, respectively.