Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2014	Apr. 04, 2014
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Feb. 28, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Registrant Name	SKYLINE CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000090896
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--05-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		8,391,244