Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 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.

	Three Months Ended              January 31,				Six Months Ended              January 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Net Sales:
Recreation vehicles:
Towables	$	444,206	$	364,802	$	943,310	$	787,251
Motorized		56,788		72,309		119,344		156,423
Total recreation vehicles		500,994		437,111		1,062,654		943,674
Buses		95,976		89,116		207,316		189,237
Total	$	596,970	$	526,227	$	1,269,970	$	1,132,911

	Three Months Ended January 31,				Six Months Ended            January 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes:
Recreation vehicles:
Towables	$	21,169	$	8,808	$	53,760	$	41,908
Motorized		1,755		2,217		3,048		3,221
Total recreation vehicles		22,924		11,025		56,808		45,129
Buses		2,599		3,792		7,865		13,211
Corporate		(4,027)		(7,436)		(8,529)		(17,173)
Total	$	21,496	$	7,381	$	56,144	$	41,167

	January 31, 2012		July 31, 2011
Identifiable Assets:
Recreation vehicles:
Towables	$	693,123	$	696,059
Motorized		80,705		93,586
Total recreation vehicles		773,828		789,645
Buses		130,620		126,224
Corporate		238,183		282,201
Total	$	1,142,631	$	1,198,070