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Thor Industries, Inc
(NYSE:THO) 

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Thor Industries, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells recreational vehicles (RVs), and related parts and accessories in the United States, Canada, and Europe. It offers travel trailers under the Airstream Classic, Globetrotter, International, Flying Cloud, Caravel, Bambi, and Basecamp trade names; ...

Founded: 1980
Full Time Employees: 22,250
CEO: Robert W. Martin  
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Recreational Vehicles

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      net sales
    2,781,538,000 2,125,856,000 2,389,123,000 2,523,783,000 2,894,816,000 2,018,107,000 2,142,784,000 2,534,167,000 2,801,113,000 2,207,369,000 2,500,759,000 2,738,066,000 2,928,820,000 2,346,635,000 3,108,084,000 3,821,766,000 4,657,517,000 3,875,018,000 3,958,224,000 3,592,968,000 3,459,264,000 2,727,788,000 2,537,360,000 2,324,280,000 1,681,735,000 2,003,133,000 2,158,785,000 7,859,204,865 2,506,583 1,290,576 1,755,976 1,874,111,000 2,251,570,000 1,971,560,000 2,231,668,000 1,934,672,000 2,015,224,000 1,588,525,000 1,708,531,000 1,292,636,000 1,284,054,000 975,071,000 1,030,351,000 1,058,156,000 1,174,255,000 852,416 921,992 3,522,973,884 1,046,823 635,330 799,963 3,239,128,587 1,049,201 741,600 875,612 888,232,000 926,458,000 596,970,000 673,000,000 2,753,523,030 852,059 526,227 606,684,000 2,274,944,231 680,192 430,025,000 502,552,000 440,924,000 415,472,000 226,683,000 438,817,000 569,843,000 707,931,000 599,170,000 763,736,000 754,900,000 789,643,000 584,049,000 727,716 3,064,015,015 857,615 642,047 761,323 659,890,787 728,692,917 537,041,204 632,726,092 625,141,530 645,690,437 
      yoy
    -3.91% 5.34% 11.50% -0.41% 3.35% -8.57% -14.31% -7.45% -4.36% -5.93% -19.54% -28.36% -37.12% -39.44% -21.48% 6.37% 34.64% 42.06% 56.00% 54.58% 105.70% 36.18% 17.54% -70.43% 66992.73% 155112.32% 122839.32% 319.36% -99.89% -99.93% -99.92% -3.13% 11.73% 24.11% 30.62% 49.67% 56.94% 62.91% 65.82% 22.16% 9.35% 114289.10% 111652.71% -69.96% 112073.21% 34.17% 15.25% 8.76% -0.23% -14.33% -8.64% 264.67% -99.89% -99.88% -99.87% -67.74% 108631.67% 113343.44% 10.93% 21.04% 25.27% -99.88% 20.72% 415.95% -99.84% 89.70% 14.52% -22.62% -41.31% -62.17% -42.54% -24.51% -10.35% 2.59% 104849.73% -75.36% 91974.30% 90866.70% -4.41% 364.32% -99.88% -99.88% -99.88% 5.56% 12.85%     
      qoq
    30.84% -11.02% -5.34% -12.82% 43.44% -5.82% -15.44% -9.53% 26.90% -11.73% -8.67% -6.51% 24.81% -24.50% -18.67% -17.94% 20.19% -2.10% 10.17% 3.87% 26.82% 7.50% 9.17% 38.21% -16.04% -7.21% -72.53% 313442.57% 94.22% -26.50% -99.91% -16.76% 14.20% -11.66% 15.35% -4.00% 26.86% -7.02% 32.17% 0.67% 31.69% -5.37% -2.63% -9.89% 137656.10% -7.55% -99.97% 336439.59% 64.77% -20.58% -99.98% 308623.36% 41.48% -15.30% -99.90% -4.13% 55.19% -11.30% -75.56% 323061.08% 61.92% -99.91% -73.33% 334356.19% -99.84% -14.43% 13.98% 6.13% 83.28% -48.34% -22.99% -19.51% 18.15% -21.55% 1.17% -4.40% 35.20% 80157.82% -99.98% 357171.62% 33.58% -15.67% -99.88% -9.44% 35.69% -15.12% 1.21% -3.18%  
      cost of products sold
    2,426,768,000 1,874,602,000 2,068,149,000 2,152,900,000 2,451,697,000 1,772,910,000 1,861,342,000 2,132,836,000 2,379,261,000 1,936,522,000 2,142,827,000 2,343,761,000 2,496,183,000 2,063,700,000 2,621,608,000 3,153,879,000 3,850,072,000 3,199,744,000 3,302,800,000 2,997,004,000 2,953,984,000 2,312,911,000 2,158,508,000 1,976,923,000 1,476,102,000 1,746,727,000 1,849,974,000 6,886,752,147 2,214,153 1,148,980 1,548,720 1,629,703,000 1,934,825,000 1,701,232,000 1,898,483,000 1,633,384,000 1,721,383,000 1,376,823,000 1,471,779,000 1,069,286,000 1,082,117,000 826,249,000 878,135,000 886,877,000 1,007,654,000 750,416 804,327 3,052,895,474 904,743 565,003 694,780 2,814,897,374 915,402 668,204 775,020 775,284,000 816,988,000 537,590,000 598,022,000 2,420,620,735 743,575 478,584 530,106,000 1,968,070,497 587,693 380,029,000 432,781,000 383,054,000 369,025,000 218,526,000 398,754,000 508,408,000 617,932,000 529,453,000 662,461,000 644,922,000 686,663,000 522,880,000 635,346 2,618,574,631 729,604 552,084 649,681 572,766,348 634,657,775 469,209,204 541,951,673 534,269,558 555,568,944 
      gross profit
    354,770,000 251,254,000 320,974,000 370,883,000 443,119,000 245,197,000 281,442,000 401,331,000 421,852,000 270,847,000 357,932,000 394,305,000 432,637,000 282,935,000 486,476,000 667,887,000 807,445,000 675,274,000 655,424,000 595,964,000 505,280,000 414,877,000 378,852,000 347,357,000 205,633,000 256,406,000 308,811,000 972,452,718 292,430 141,596 207,256 244,408,000 316,745,000 270,328,000 333,185,000 301,288,000 293,841,000 211,702,000 236,752,000 223,350,000 201,937,000 148,822,000 152,216,000 171,279,000 166,601,000 102,000 117,665 470,078,410 142,080 70,327 105,183 424,231,213 133,799 73,396 100,592 112,948,000 109,470,000 59,380,000 74,978,000 332,902,295 108,484 47,643 76,578,000 306,873,734 92,499 49,996,000 69,771,000 57,870,000 46,447,000 8,157,000 40,063,000 61,435,000 89,999,000 69,717,000 101,275,000 109,978,000 102,980,000 61,169,000 92,370 445,440,384 128,011 89,963 111,642 87,124,439 94,035,142 67,832,000 90,774,419 90,871,972 90,121,493 
      yoy
    -19.94% 2.47% 14.05% -7.59% 5.04% -9.47% -21.37% 1.78% -2.49% -4.27% -26.42% -40.96% -46.42% -58.10% -25.78% 12.07% 59.80% 62.76% 73.00% 71.57% 145.72% 61.80% 22.68% -64.28% 70218.71% 180982.80% 148899.79% 297.88% -99.91% -99.95% -99.94% -18.88% 7.79% 27.69% 40.73% 34.90% 45.51% 42.25% 55.54% 30.40% 21.21% 145803.92% 129263.87% -63.56% 117158.59% 45.04% 11.87% 10.81% 6.19% -4.18% 4.56% 275.60% -99.88% -99.88% -99.87% -66.07% 100808.89% 124535.31% -2.09% 8.48% 17.28% -99.90% 9.76% 430.28% -99.80% 512.92% 74.15% -5.80% -48.39% -88.30% -60.44% -44.14% -12.61% 13.97% 109540.58% -75.31% 80346.21% 67893.51% -17.26% 411.27% -99.86% -99.87% -99.88% -4.12% 4.34%     
      qoq
    41.20% -21.72% -13.46% -16.30% 80.72% -12.88% -29.87% -4.86% 55.75% -24.33% -9.22% -8.86% 52.91% -41.84% -27.16% -17.28% 19.57% 3.03% 9.98% 17.95% 21.79% 9.51% 9.07% 68.92% -19.80% -16.97% -68.24% 332442.05% 106.52% -31.68% -99.92% -22.84% 17.17% -18.87% 10.59% 2.53% 38.80% -10.58% 6.00% 10.60% 35.69% -2.23% -11.13% 2.81% 163234.31% -13.31% -99.97% 330754.74% 102.03% -33.14% -99.98% 316966.06% 82.30% -27.04% -99.91% 3.18% 84.36% -20.80% -77.48% 306767.64% 127.70% -99.94% -75.05% 331658.97% -99.81% -28.34% 20.57% 24.59% 469.41% -79.64% -34.79% -31.74% 29.09% -31.16% -7.91% 6.80% 68.35% 66121.72% -99.98% 347870.40% 42.29% -19.42% -99.87% -7.35% 38.63% -25.27% -0.11% 0.83%  
      gross margin %
    12.75% 11.82% 13.43% 14.70% 15.31% 12.15% 13.13% 15.84% 15.06% 12.27% 14.31% 14.40% 14.77% 12.06% 15.65% 17.48% 17.34% 17.43% 16.56% 16.59% 14.61% 15.21% 14.93% 14.94% 12.23% 12.80% 14.30% 12.37% 11.67% 10.97% 11.80% 13.04% 14.07% 13.71% 14.93% 15.57% 14.58% 13.33% 13.86% 17.28% 15.73% 15.26% 14.77% 16.19% 14.19% 11.97% 12.76% 13.34% 13.57% 11.07% 13.15% 13.10% 12.75% 9.90% 11.49% 12.72% 11.82% 9.95% 11.14% 12.09% 12.73% 9.05% 12.62% 13.49% 13.60% 11.63% 13.88% 13.12% 11.18% 3.60% 9.13% 10.78% 12.71% 11.64% 13.26% 14.57% 13.04% 10.47% 12.69% 14.54% 14.93% 14.01% 14.66% 13.20% 12.90% 12.63% 14.35% 14.54% 13.96% 
      selling, general and administrative expenses
    230,929,000 212,021,000 254,030,000 237,862,000 238,273,000 206,222,000 240,197,000 230,995,000 226,515,000 220,125,000 217,896,000 209,643,000 210,044,000 208,743,000 241,624,000 271,453,000 281,676,000 267,450,000 295,883,000 250,130,000 231,834,000 206,189,000 181,763,000 155,151,000 128,147,000 162,357,000 188,464,000 535,679,255 176,983 85,069 102,693 106,644,000 119,449,000 117,088,000 134,263,000 109,446,000 111,122,000 96,969,000 102,310,000 89,616,000 80,833,000 67,366,000 68,454,000 69,660,000 68,940,000 54,302 57,989 208,562,940 56,953 43,766 48,341 194,494,502 57,846 46,187 51,465 47,486,000 46,963,000 36,245,000 38,460,000 180,721,981 50,386 40,742 44,891,000 147,298,322 42,824 31,087,000 34,767,000 25,942,000 33,971,000 30,199,000 34,466,000 43,936,000 47,903,000 39,819,000 45,410,000 44,994,000 51,834,000 37,424,000 43,208 183,790,110 50,317 41,237 44,336 37,295,949 43,160,296 35,762,252 36,280,503 43,313,434 37,410,857 
      amortization of intangible assets
    27,818,000 27,797,000 27,928,000 30,357,000 29,604,000 29,244,000 29,822,000 35,420,000 32,316,000 32,464,000 32,344,000 35,277,000 35,113,000 35,199,000 35,219,000 39,658,000 40,725,000 43,349,000 33,214,000 30,073,000 30,480,000 29,203,000 27,427,000 24,589,000 24,079,000 24,273,000 24,293,000 75,587,624 25,259 12,526 12,591 13,882,000 13,882,000 13,796,000 13,558,000 15,215,000 15,216,000 15,279,000 18,215,000 10,300,000 5,780,000 5,854,000 6,028,000 4,409,000 3,950,000 3,967 3,689 12,910,834 3,102 3,226 2,838 10,451,643 2,795 2,794 2,768 2,755,000 2,756,000 2,777,000 2,847,000                               
      interest expense
    9,655,000 9,420,000 9,017,000 10,058,000 11,205,000 11,950,000 15,228,000 18,410,000 21,830,000 28,229,000 20,197,000 22,645,000 26,362,000 25,633,000 22,807,000 22,852,000 22,859,000 24,598,000 20,913,000 19,094,000 26,808,000 24,164,000 24,276,000 25,195,000 26,868,000 27,234,000 28,025,000 68,074,756 35,509 859 876 1,038,000 1,383,000 1,354,000 1,412,000 2,137,000 2,547,000 2,486,000 2,560,000 1,084,000 166,000 168,000 174,000 179,000   9,993  5,735 98 87 80 189,000 101,000 127,000 143,000 211,848 45 37 70,000 394,680 110 111,000 99,000 139,000 144,000 112,000 130,000 179,000 423,000 353,000 360,000 -1,337,000 212,000 164,000 187 -1,248,917 347 223 347 -833,814 144,470 66,903 42,441 -279,215 20,966 
      other income
    47,105,000 18,976,000 2,489,000 50,761,000 -8,457,000 619,000 2,649,000 10,512,000 1,159,000 16,865,000 -14,913,000 5,173,000 -5,667,000 19,358,000 -7,555,000 4,162,000 -348,000 6,285,000 7,235,000 4,822,000 16,379,000 8,436,000 615,000 5,428,000 -6,157,000 1,404,000 -370,000 -1,841,063 -2,340 -885 -3,712 598,000 -1,966,000 2,574,000 2,758,000 1,112,000 1,070,000 1,220,000 1,980,000 831,000 895,000 -538,000 -7,000 162,000 563,000 67 352 3,196,771 409 178 642 1,919,463 516 468 553 41,000 633,000 274,000 51,000 961,886 662 -3 455,000 11,262 -351 -680,000 769,000 226,000 60,000 -237,000 766,000 1,661,000 261,000 192,000 779,000 220,000 510,000 315,000 550 1,754,831 243 127 799 2,866,938 743,104 364,346 760,612 704,215 726,409 
      income before income taxes
    133,473,000 20,992,000 32,488,000 143,367,000 155,580,000 -1,600,000 -1,156,000 127,018,000 142,350,000 6,894,000 72,582,000 131,913,000 155,451,000 32,718,000 179,271,000 338,362,000 462,407,000 346,253,000 312,842,000 301,624,000 232,679,000 163,959,000 146,319,000 148,170,000 21,229,000 34,863,000 68,634,000 184,591,087 41,523 1,873 31,517 127,170,250 180,525,000 141,065,000 187,091,000                 33,941.75 62,625 25,531 47,611 63,328,000 61,219,000 21,496,000 34,648,000 152,528,515 57,318 7,381 33,786,000 171,284,289 52,205 19,253,000 37,253,000 33,524,000 4,572,000 -22,951,000 8,250,000 12,381,000 44,340,000 35,206,000 60,480,000 67,663,000 53,959,000 26,242,000 52,198 270,222,752 80,142 50,668 69,438 52,531,778 52,153,593 32,908,479 56,016,150 47,968,173 53,744,819 
      income tax provision
    37,935,000 6,351,000 9,319,000 5,714,500 21,652,000 1,489,000 -283,000 11,972,500 28,773,000 1,568,000 17,549,000 21,120,500 35,722,000 6,912,000 41,848,000 66,261,500 116,389,000 80,618,000 68,039,000 28,352,250 49,960,000 32,769,000 30,680,000 5,767,750 -1,555,000                                                                 
      net income
    95,538,000 14,641,000 23,169,000 126,625,000 133,928,000 -3,089,000 -873,000 91,464,000 113,577,000 5,326,000 55,033,000 91,282,000 119,729,000 25,806,000 137,423,000 281,787,000 346,018,000 265,635,000 244,803,000 231,322,000 182,719,000 131,190,000 115,639,000 119,729,000 22,784,000 27,026,000 51,845,000 132,425,026 31,438               68,967,000 62,845,000 28,648 38,925 178,889,578 55,122 16,192 41,108 152,767,359 43,757 19,896 30,988 44,360,000 41,341,000 13,680,000 22,358,000 106,203,616 40,008 5,688 23,688,000 109,994,536 34,111 11,924,000 23,429,000 24,781,000 2,102,000 -14,860,000 5,120,000 5,041,000 27,854,000 21,602,000 38,209,000 50,313,000 35,569,000 18,252,000 32,598 172,337,622 51,139 31,874 43,365 33,106,639 32,949,692 20,637,939 35,072,730 32,078,194 32,783,574 
      yoy
    -28.66% -573.97% -2753.95% 38.44% 17.92% -158.00% -101.59% 0.20% -5.14% -79.36% -59.95% -67.61% -65.40% -90.29% -43.86% 21.82% 89.37% 102.48% 111.70% 93.20% 701.96% 385.42% 123.05% -9.59% 72372.80%                   -61.45% 113910.74% 76.93% -5.31% 17.10% 25.97% -18.62% 32.66% 244.38% -99.89% -99.85% -99.86% -58.23% 103231.83% 240406.33% -5.61% -3.45% 17.29% -99.95% 1.11% 343.87% -98.38% -180.24% 357.60% 391.59% -92.45% -168.79% -86.60% -89.98% -21.69% 18.35% 117112.71% -70.81% 69453.57% 57162.97% -24.83% 420.55% -99.84% -99.85% -99.88% 3.21% 0.51%     
      qoq
    552.54% -36.81% -81.70% -5.45% -4435.64% 253.84% -100.95% -19.47% 2032.50% -90.32% -39.71% -23.76% 363.96% -81.22% -51.23% -18.56% 30.26% 8.51% 5.83% 26.60% 39.28% 13.45% -3.42% 425.50% -15.70% -47.87% -60.85% 421125.99%                9.74% 219269.59% -26.40% -99.98% 324433.90% 240.43% -60.61% -99.97% 349026.67% 119.93% -35.79% -99.93% 7.30% 202.20% -38.81% -78.95% 265355.95% 603.38% -99.98% -78.46% 322360.60% -99.71% -49.11% -5.46% 1078.92% -114.15% -390.23% 1.57% -81.90% 28.94% -43.46% -24.06% 41.45% 94.88% 55891.17% -99.98% 336898.42% 60.44% -26.50% -99.87% 0.48% 59.66% -41.16% 9.34% -2.15%  
      net income margin %
    3.43% 0.69% 0.97% 5.02% 4.63% -0.15% -0.04% 3.61% 4.05% 0.24% 2.20% 3.33% 4.09% 1.10% 4.42% 7.37% 7.43% 6.86% 6.18% 6.44% 5.28% 4.81% 4.56% 5.15% 1.35% 1.35% 2.40% 1.68% 1.25% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 6.52% 5.35% 3.36% 4.22% 5.08% 5.27% 2.55% 5.14% 4.72% 4.17% 2.68% 3.54% 4.99% 4.46% 2.29% 3.32% 3.86% 4.70% 1.08% 3.90% 4.84% 5.01% 2.77% 4.66% 5.62% 0.51% -6.56% 1.17% 0.88% 3.93% 3.61% 5.00% 6.66% 4.50% 3.13% 4.48% 5.62% 5.96% 4.96% 5.70% 5.02% 4.52% 3.84% 5.54% 5.13% 5.08% 
      less: net loss attributable to non-controlling interests
    -1,691,000 -3,162,000      -339,250 -934,000 -1,891,000  -256,500 -990,000                                                                             
      net income attributable to thor industries, inc.
    97,229,000 17,803,000 21,669,000 125,757,000 135,185,000 -551,000 -1,832,000 90,015,000 114,511,000 7,217,000 53,565,000 90,287,000 120,719,000 27,080,000 136,185,000 280,943,000 348,051,000 266,568,000 242,242,000 230,280,000 183,311,000 132,524,000 113,757,000 119,168,000 24,068,000 28,673,000 51,065,000 133,233,780 32,684                                                             
      weighted-average common shares outstanding:
                                                                                             
      basic
    52,240,856,000 52,704,784,000 52,690,083,000 53,085,577,000 53,203,568,000 53,208,626,000 52,974,603,000 53,248,488,000 53,310,318,000 53,322,504,000 53,295,835,000 53,478,310,000 53,425,379,000 53,518,878,000 53,656,415,000 55,034,653,000 54,906,356,000 55,493,622,000 55,422,854,000 55,333,959,000 55,366,241,000 55,366,241,000 55,238,164,000 55,172,694,000 55,198,756,000 55,198,756,000 55,095,074,000 53,905,667,000 55,063,473 52,806,981 52,726,496  52,695,365,000 52,694,680,000 52,611,926,000  52,582,134,000 52,582,134,000 52,503,966,000  52,474,801,000 52,474,801,000 52,409,945,000  53,380,651,000 53,377,440 53,336,592  53,289,864 53,289,626 53,205,004  53,023,277 53,002,106 52,928,467  52,879,877,000 54,587,293,000 54,992,184,000                               
      diluted
    52,399,684,000 52,844,227,000 52,975,577,000 53,400,306,000 53,433,493,000 53,208,626,000 52,974,603,000 53,687,377,000 53,722,154,000 53,650,583,000 53,853,719,000 53,857,143,000 53,820,400,000 53,810,910,000 53,928,751,000 55,264,046,000 55,068,783,000 55,649,445,000 55,790,712,000 55,687,253,000 55,723,378,000 55,568,667,000 55,554,682,000 55,397,376,000 55,392,982,000 55,396,116,000 55,224,655,000 54,026,686,000 55,166,067 52,867,687 52,899,603  52,853,541,000 52,861,140,000 52,818,363,000  52,773,106,000 52,740,959,000 52,705,942,000  52,601,673,000 52,561,122,000 52,545,560,000  53,495,499,000 53,458,531 53,433,447  53,385,364 53,353,027 53,299,476  53,114,475 53,116,389 53,035,582  52,970,357,000 54,625,747,000 55,014,007,000                               
      earnings per common share:
                                                                                             
      basic
    1,860 340 410 2,370 2,540 -10 -30 1,690 2,150 140 1,010 1,700 2,260 510 2,540 5,170 6,340 4,800 4,370 4,160 3,310 2,390 2,060 2,160 440 520 930 2,469.23 0.59 -0.1 0.26 1,680 2,540 1,510 2,440 2,270 2,120 1,230 1,500 1,580 1,510 860 970 1,310 1,190 0.57 0.73 3,287.96 1.03 0.32 0.68 2,858.21 0.83 0.38 0.59 830 780 250 410 1,918.74 0.72 0.1 440 2,078.7 0.66 220 420 450 40 -270 90 90 510 390 690 900 640 330 0.59 3,047.77 0.9 0.56 0.77 2,148.44 0.58 0.36 0.61 0.56 0.57 
      diluted
    1,860 340 410 2,350 2,530 -10 -30 1,680 2,130 130 990 1,680 2,240 500 2,530 5,150 6,320 4,790 4,340 4,130 3,290 2,380 2,050 2,140 430 520 920 2,469.23 0.59 -0.1 0.26 1,670 2,530 1,510 2,430 2,260 2,110 1,230 1,490 1,580 1,510 860 970 1,300 1,190 0.57 0.73 3,287.96 1.03 0.32 0.68 2,858.22 0.82 0.37 0.58 830 780 250 410 1,918.74 0.72 0.1 440 2,068.7 0.66 220 420 450 40 -270 90 90 500 390 680 900 640 330 0.58 3,027.78 0.9 0.56 0.76 2,128.45 0.58 0.36 0.61 0.56 0.57 
      comprehensive income:
                                                                                             
      other comprehensive income, net of tax
                                                                                             
      foreign currency translation gain, net of tax
    -34,280,000 54,118,000 19,860,000 11,272,000 155,497,000 -79,482,000 11,943,000    -60,646,000                                                                               
      other income, net of tax
    -1,000 64,000                                                                                        
      total other comprehensive income, net of tax
    -34,281,000 54,182,000 19,860,000 12,537,000 155,497,000 -79,482,000 11,943,000 16,892,000 -17,773,000 35,516,000 -60,646,000 6,390,000 21,140,000 127,677,000 -42,525,000 -39,342,000 -87,290,000 -68,217,000 -32,812,000 -24,592,000 -4,520,000 62,484,000      -9,491 -37,964                                                             
      total comprehensive income
    61,257,000 68,823,000 43,029,000 139,162,000 289,425,000 -82,571,000 11,070,000 108,356,000 95,804,000 40,842,000 -5,613,000 97,672,000 140,869,000 153,483,000 94,898,000 242,445,000 258,728,000 197,418,000 211,991,000 206,730,000 178,199,000 193,674,000 99,978,000 251,328,000 -10,224,000 14,900,000 49,116,000 74,864,990 -6,526                                                             
      less: comprehensive (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests
    -1,325,000 -3,126,000  -1,554,750 -1,315,000 -5,905,000                                                                                    
      comprehensive income attributable to thor industries, inc.
    62,582,000 71,949,000 41,519,000 138,512,000 290,740,000 -76,666,000 10,069,000 106,850,000 96,864,000 42,794,000 -6,359,000 96,668,000 141,837,000 154,732,000 94,094,000 241,945,000 261,145,000 198,896,000 209,590,000 205,690,000 178,846,000 194,981,000 97,983,000 250,385,000 -8,741,000 16,849,000 48,478,000 76,267,671 -5,207                                                             
      less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests
      1,500,000    959,000    1,468,000   -1,274,000 1,238,000   -933,000 2,561,000   -1,334,000 1,882,000                                                                   
      less: comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests
      1,510,000    1,001,000    746,000   -1,249,000 804,000 -373,500 -2,417,000 -1,478,000 2,401,000 10,250 -647,000 -1,307,000 1,995,000                                                                   
      less: net (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests
       -709,000 -1,257,000 -2,538,000          -101,250 -2,033,000   -11,000 -592,000       -808,754 -1,246                                                             
      other (loss), net of tax
                 -39,000  -93,000  -372,000                                                                        
      foreign currency translation adjustment
           -10,698,000 -17,773,000 35,627,000  26,660,000 21,592,000 128,377,000 -43,329,000 -49,012,750 -90,910,000 -69,974,000 -35,167,000 8,422,750 -7,449,000 60,133,000 -18,993,000 -9,038,500 -25,245,000 -11,902,000 993,000 -8,545.75 -34,183                                                             
      unrealized gain on derivatives, net of tax
               -366,000 -452,000 -661,000 804,000 1,226,000 3,620,000 2,129,000 2,355,000 1,556,000 2,929,000 2,351,000 3,332,000     -9,468,219 -3,781                                                             
      other loss, net of tax
           -27,750  -111,000  -9,750                                                                              
      less: comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interests
           -566,500 -1,060,000 -1,952,000  -353,250 -968,000                                                                             
      interest income
                   276,000 570,000 91,000 193,000 135,000 142,000 202,000 318,000 320,000 847,000 974,000 975,000 8,074,556 2,547 1,675 1,222 906,000 460,000 401,000 381,000 388,000 205,000 177,000 153,000 270,000 230,000 105,000 138,000 298,000 287,000 340 367 1,575,785 314 391 510 2,625,912 574 735 779 769,000 936,000 991,000 1,069,000 3,907,050 949 978 1,023,000 5,510,758 1,360 1,212,000 1,670,000 860,000 1,169,000 1,484,000 2,017,000 1,748,000 2,406,000 3,161,000 4,196,000 3,605,000 2,515,000 2,346,000 2,910 9,013,730 2,552 2,038 1,680 1,129,536 680,113 541,288 804,063 536,651 341,556 
      impairment charges
                             10,057,000                9,113,000      709,290   710                                       
      total other comprehensive loss, net of tax
                          -15,661,000 -11,965,750 -33,008,000 -12,126,000 -2,729,000                                                               
      acquisition-related costs
                               114,753,489 13,363 42,059 57,089                                                           
      less: net loss attributable to non-controlling interest
                           -537,750 -1,284,000 -1,647,000                                                                
      other comprehensive loss, net of tax
                                                                                             
      unrealized loss on derivatives, net of tax
                           -2,927,250 -7,763,000 -224,000 -3,722,000                                                               
      less: comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interest
                           -698,500 -1,483,000 -1,949,000                                                                
      income taxes
                             7,837,000 16,789,000 52,166,061 10,085 7,290 17,564 36,143,000 46,737,000 61,313,000 58,685,000 56,526,000 54,968,000 33,583,000 37,055,000 40,605,000 37,090,000 20,641,000 26,955,000 28,502,000 31,009,000 13,870 17,505 77,250,646 27,623 6,684 18,047 70,254,874 18,868 5,635 16,623 18,968,000 19,878,000 7,816,000 12,290,000 46,324,899 17,310 1,693 10,098,000                           
      less: net income attributable to non-controlling interest
                              780,000                                                               
      regular dividends declared per common share:
                              400                                               70 70 52.5 70 70 0.07           
      less: comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest
                              638,000                                                               
      regular dividends declared and paid per common share:
                               1,558.83 0.39                       0.135 0.18 0.18  112.5 150 150 150 0.075 0.1 0.1 100 0.053 0.07 70 70 52.5 70 70 70 52.5 70                 
      comprehensive (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest
                               -1,402,681 -1,319                                                             
      net and comprehensive income
                                 -5,417                                                            
      regular dividends declared and paid per common share
                                 0.39  277.5 370 370  247.5 330   225 300 300 300    0.27        0.18                                   
      net income and comprehensive income
                                  13,953 88,205,000 133,788,000 79,752,000 128,406,000 119,464,000 111,263,000 64,782,000 78,745,000 43,436,750 78,582,000 44,668,000 50,497,000                                               
      regular dividends declared per common share
                                  0.39    370                                                       
      income from continuing operations before income taxes
                                       175,990,000 166,231,000 98,365,000 115,800,000 123,451,000 116,283,000 65,888,000 77,691,000 97,491,000 94,561,000 44,137 56,706 252,657,909 82,748 23,902 54,441                                       
      net income from continuing operations
                                       119,464,000 111,263,000 64,782,000 78,745,000 82,846,000 79,193,000 45,247,000 50,736,000 68,989,000 63,552,000 30,267 39,201 175,407,263 55,125 17,218 36,394                                       
      loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
                                           -357,250 -611,000 -579,000 -239,000                                               
      earnings per common share from continuing operations:
                                                                                             
      basic
    1,860 340 410 2,370 2,540 -10 -30 1,690 2,150 140 1,010 1,700 2,260 510 2,540 5,170 6,340 4,800 4,370 4,160 3,310 2,390 2,060 2,160 440 520 930 2,469.23 0.59 -0.1 0.26 1,680 2,540 1,510 2,440 2,270 2,120 1,230 1,500 1,580 1,510 860 970 1,310 1,190 0.57 0.73 3,287.96 1.03 0.32 0.68 2,858.21 0.83 0.38 0.59 830 780 250 410 1,918.74 0.72 0.1 440 2,078.7 0.66 220 420 450 40 -270 90 90 510 390 690 900 640 330 0.59 3,047.77 0.9 0.56 0.77 2,148.44 0.58 0.36 0.61 0.56 0.57 
      diluted
    1,860 340 410 2,350 2,530 -10 -30 1,680 2,130 130 990 1,680 2,240 500 2,530 5,150 6,320 4,790 4,340 4,130 3,290 2,380 2,050 2,140 430 520 920 2,469.23 0.59 -0.1 0.26 1,670 2,530 1,510 2,430 2,260 2,110 1,230 1,490 1,580 1,510 860 970 1,300 1,190 0.57 0.73 3,287.96 1.03 0.32 0.68 2,858.22 0.82 0.37 0.58 830 780 250 410 1,918.74 0.72 0.1 440 2,068.7 0.66 220 420 450 40 -270 90 90 500 390 680 900 640 330 0.58 3,027.78 0.9 0.56 0.76 2,128.45 0.58 0.36 0.61 0.56 0.57 
      earnings per common share:
                                                                                             
      regular dividend declared and paid per common share
                                         330             0.23                                       
      regular dividend declared per common share
                                          330                                                   
      loss per common share from discontinued operations:
                                                                                             
      basic
                                           -7.5 -10 -10 -10                                               
      diluted
                                           -5 -20 -10 -10                                               
      income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
                                               -22,000 -707,000 -1,619 -276 3,482,315  -1,026 4,714                                       
      earnings per common share from discontinued operations:
                                                                                             
      regular dividends paid per common share
                                               202.5 270 0.27  0.173 0.23 0.23                                        
      special dividend paid per common share
                                                                                             
      unrealized appreciation on investments, net of income tax
                                                                                             
      comprehensive income
                                               68,967,000 62,845,000 28,648 38,925 178,911,556 55,122 16,192 41,130 152,805,342 43,757 19,912 30,989                                   
      special dividend declared per common share
                                                                                            
      special dividends paid per common share
                                                   0.25                                         
      unrealized appreciation on investments, net of tax
                                                   5.5                                          
      unrealized appreciation on investments, net of tax of 12 and 1
                                                      22                                       
      impairment of goodwill and intangible assets
                                                       2,881.25 11,525                                     
      special dividends declared and paid per common share:
                                                       0.375  1.5          0.125   500     500                  
      unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, net of tax
                                                       4.25  16                                    
      unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, net of tax effects of 1 and 18
                                                                                            
      impairment of trademarks
                                                               866.5 1,430  2,036,000       564,000                    
      gain on involuntary conversion
                                                               9,408,349 1,818 2,031 4,802,000 7,590,717 2,283                         
      amortization of intangibles
                                                               1,824.5 2,734 2,489 2,075,000 509,680 152 77,000 91,000            237           
      average common shares outstanding:
                                                                                             
      basic
                                                               13,769,925 55,829,122 55,812,526 53,621,890,000 13,380,310.5 51,461,181 53,665,620,000 55,436,924,000 13,856,707,250 55,436,924,000 55,435,315,000 55,408,576,000 13,913,976,750 55,447,313,000 55,758,534,000 55,757,338,000 13,913,581,750 55,696,304,000 55,654,744,000 55,613,302 14,151,403.75 56,656,684 56,593,434 56,568,392 14,200,382 56,732,473 56,712,923 57,096,044 14,316,475.25 57,245,068 
      diluted
                                                               13,796,295.25 55,941,389 55,930,489 53,708,104,000 13,405,396 51,585,450 53,762,528,000 55,516,772,000 13,856,707,250 55,468,620,000 55,435,315,000 55,472,773,000 13,953,942,500 55,562,644,000 55,910,429,000 55,966,614,000 13,979,150,500 55,935,718,000 55,927,479,000 55,904,797 14,248,657 57,087,096 56,982,007 56,916,818 14,298,753 57,129,262 57,141,714 57,356,181 14,410,422 57,587,458 
      impairment of goodwill and trademarks
                                                                   499,500 500    9,717,000                     
      gain on sale of property
                                                                         373,000    2,308,000                
      net appreciation (impairment) of auction rate securities
                                                                       -281,250 728,000                     
      provision for income taxes
                                                                   9,811.75 18,094              19,600 18,467.5 29,003 18,794 26,073 13,104,465.25 19,203,901 12,270,540 20,943,420 11,561,046.75 20,961,245 
      net impairment of auction rate securities
                                                                         1,853,000                    
      benefit for income taxes
                                                                     7,329,000  -622,750 2,470,000 -8,091,000                    
      benefit from income taxes
                                                                      13,824,000    3,130,000 13,090,250 16,486,000 13,604,000 22,271,000 11,194,750 18,390,000 7,990,000            
      special dividends declared per common share:
                                                                              2,000 250             
      regular dividends paid per common share:
                                                                             70 70 52.5 70 70 0.07           
      special dividends paid per common share:
                                                                              2,000 250             
      dividends declared per common share:
                                                                                   0.03 0.07 0.05        
      dividends paid per common share:
                                                                                      0.3 0.023 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.015 0.03 
      gains on equity securities
                                                                                           450,362.25 -12,816 
      impairment of equity securities
                                                                                             
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        assets
                                                                                               
        current assets:
                                                                                               
        cash and cash equivalents
      371,946,000 242,176,000 509,878,000 586,596,000 508,321,000 373,819,000 445,222,000 501,316,000 371,819,000 340,192,000 425,828,000 441,232,000 353,226,000 281,556,000 291,704,000 311,553,000 329,297,000 305,243,000 336,237,000 445,852,000 294,562,000 183,634,000 337,402,000 538,519,000 651,485,000 242,134,000 231,778,000 425,615,000 461,112,000 305,833,000 224,921,000 275,249,000 147,019,000 109,775,000 151,463,000 223,258,000 189,411,000 134,655,000 161,710,000 209,902,000 247,297,000 185,371,000 179,317,000 183,478,000 259,418,000 248,256 313,627,000 289,336,000 120,936,000 204,860,000 294,982,000 236,601,000 137,494 108,140,000 214,498,000 218,642,000 147,986,000 156,206,000 207,538,000 215,435,000 59,247,000 96,613,000 141,747,000 247,751,000 80,638,000 67,563,000 223,202 221,684,000 177,878,000 191,099,000 177,731,000 189,620,000 119,680,000 87,935,000 104,451,000 171,889,000 146,982,000 91,335,000 95,963,000 196,136,000 141,494,000 117,258,000 117,592,000 163,596,000 85,687,008 70,122,280 101,929,234 136,120,530 65,541,090 
        accounts receivable, trade
      707,046,000 632,443,000 556,555,000 541,713,000 717,812,000 535,137,000 516,425,000 502,301,000 642,571,000 534,402,000 548,800,000 543,865,000 731,753,000 572,301,000 749,630,000 848,814,000 1,166,316,000 1,080,454,000 1,095,970,000 796,489,000 769,826,000 724,026,000 653,805,000 588,069,000 248,458,000 581,809,000 556,176,000 478,531,000 570,914,000 325,783,000 483,543,000 467,488,000 632,484,000 598,908,000                                                        
        accounts receivable, other
      172,235,000 134,990,000 99,087,000 165,650,000 138,113,000 118,161,000 122,020,000 198,594,000 187,439,000 91,216,000 67,819,000 99,354,000 79,790,000 78,659,000 59,689,000 95,367,000 80,482,000 81,836,000 70,403,000 151,087,000 121,651,000 91,268,000 52,785,000 82,880,000 74,538,000 80,507,000 51,978,000 64,291,000 54,948,000 18,999,000 20,248,000 19,747,000 25,748,000 25,177,000 35,038,000 31,090,000 36,906,000 37,632,000 33,921,000 22,454,000 25,502,000 22,743,000 26,271,000 25,642,000 18,256,000 22,056 16,678,000 14,866,000 18,808,000                                         
        inventories
      1,530,715,000 1,588,024,000 1,464,085,000 1,351,796,000 1,353,578,000 1,379,419,000 1,371,771,000 1,366,638,000 1,578,147,000 1,776,268,000 1,714,229,000 1,653,070,000 1,864,755,000 1,864,647,000 1,852,872,000 1,754,773,000 1,734,079,000 1,679,079,000 1,671,847,000 1,369,384,000 1,484,054,000 1,300,185,000 1,038,250,000 716,305,000 867,647,000 926,914,000 915,485,000 827,988,000 962,588,000 561,842,000 565,346,000 537,909,000 607,185,000 590,363,000 517,328,000 460,488,000 459,668,000 477,598,000 417,127,000 403,869,000 275,452,000 274,545,000 271,370,000 246,115,000 256,556,000 244,417 221,851,000 216,354,000 234,388,000 221,936,000 197,227,000 153,036,000 236,180 235,116,000 225,820,000 186,083,000 200,903,000 192,225,000 183,125,000 184,498,000 223,990,000 211,977,000 181,100,000 142,680,000 170,044,000 162,165,000 134,029 105,278,000 131,969,000 153,779,000 166,563,000 152,582,000 199,234,000 200,975,000 187,879,000 168,980,000 202,725,000 189,514,000 215,155,000 187,091,000 200,159,000 190,858,000 187,048,000 161,770,000 182,458,718 194,224,585 161,272,189 147,588,254 159,577,899 
        prepaid income taxes, expenses and other
      104,620,000 118,662,000 90,332,000 132,220,000 117,983,000 117,933,000 77,526,000 81,178,000 90,273,000 97,184,000 48,853,000 56,059,000 55,249,000 65,864,000 39,718,000 51,835,000 45,658,000 29,004,000 36,194,000 35,501,000 50,124,000 64,851,000 44,203,000 30,382,000 51,372,000 31,811,000 30,944,000 41,880,000 43,563,000 35,699,000 30,898,000  14,925,000    5,961,000 13,505,000 11,329,000  8,988,000 17,092,000 14,593,000  9,039,000 16,176 9,751,000  5,787,000 18,853,000 7,148,000  3,058 15,283,000                                    
        total current assets
      2,886,562,000 2,716,295,000 2,719,937,000 2,777,975,000 2,835,807,000 2,524,469,000 2,532,964,000 2,650,027,000 2,870,249,000 2,839,262,000 2,805,529,000 2,793,580,000 3,084,773,000 2,863,027,000 2,993,613,000 3,062,479,000 3,358,514,000 3,200,696,000 3,213,711,000 2,803,523,000 2,845,788,000 2,495,549,000 2,240,316,000 2,102,277,000 2,088,778,000 2,067,503,000 1,993,483,000 2,037,357,000 2,334,175,000 1,248,156,000 1,324,956,000 1,311,674,000 1,427,361,000 1,334,202,000 1,317,588,000 1,180,167,000 1,271,365,000 1,115,609,000 1,069,710,000 1,016,858,000 974,392,000 868,105,000 841,915,000 775,841,000 947,864,000 860,540 851,185,000 844,049,000 848,280,000 720,624,000 790,423,000 830,704,000 751,538 657,532,000 707,197,000 684,886,000 682,696,000 578,500,000 611,691,000 623,767,000 596,087,000 539,703,000 510,658,000 601,770,000 565,111,000 496,788,000 633,034 604,018,000 478,411,000 450,092,000 502,431,000 527,920,000 539,428,000 653,101,000 663,176,000 705,528,000 711,608,000 616,548,000 617,514,000 659,833,000 718,281,000 623,118,000 582,154,000 524,040,000 517,320,079 464,319,538 498,541,541 497,966,360 464,784,808 
        property, plant and equipment
      1,322,270,000 1,333,214,000 1,313,354,000 1,315,728,000 1,380,042,000 1,319,821,000 1,380,362,000 1,390,718,000 1,379,541,000 1,382,227,000 1,377,647,000 1,387,808,000 1,360,144,000 1,325,032,000 1,268,883,000 1,258,159,000 1,233,907,000 1,216,323,000 1,218,023,000 1,185,131,000 1,158,380,000 1,132,722,000 1,091,941,000 1,107,649,000 1,079,676,000 1,089,156,000 1,104,764,000 1,092,471,000 1,088,130,000 550,471,000 543,697,000 522,054,000 490,614,000 466,215,000 446,134,000 425,238,000 394,818,000 375,354,000 360,239,000 344,267,000 255,521,000 246,577,000 243,515,000 234,045,000 192,814,000 183,157 174,664,000 169,862,000 148,969,000                                         
        other assets:
                                                                                               
        goodwill
      1,874,114,000 1,882,558,000 1,850,580,000 1,841,118,000 1,834,722,000 1,748,861,000 1,791,704,000 1,786,973,000 1,777,335,000 1,787,761,000 1,768,777,000 1,800,422,000 1,796,743,000 1,783,776,000 1,783,954,000 1,804,151,000 1,834,873,000 1,888,752,000 1,915,388,000 1,563,255,000 1,577,828,000 1,581,990,000 1,481,283,000 1,476,541,000 1,396,401,000 1,353,120,000 1,361,265,000 1,358,032,000 1,350,187,000 377,693,000 377,693,000 377,693,000 377,693,000 377,693,000 377,693,000 377,693,000 377,693,000 377,693,000 377,693,000 377,693,000 303,509,000 303,509,000 312,622,000 312,622,000 269,651,000 269,180 256,579,000 256,579,000 253,876,000 253,876,000 253,276,000 238,103,000 243,662 250,472,000 245,977,000 245,209,000 245,209,000 245,209,000 245,209,000 244,452,000 245,766,000 245,766,000 245,766,000 150,901,000 150,576,000 148,411,000 148,411 148,411,000 148,411,000 158,128,000 158,128,000 158,128,000 165,663,000 165,663,000 165,663,000 165,663,000 165,663,000 165,663,000 165,663,000 165,663,000 165,663,000 165,663,000 165,663,000 165,662,000 161,437,410 161,388,764 140,857,162 140,857,162 140,857,162 
        amortizable intangible assets
      682,107,000 715,139,000 734,049,000 758,758,000 787,082,000 789,582,000 833,098,000 861,133,000 889,373,000 925,515,000 950,495,000 996,979,000 1,030,833,000 1,060,563,000 1,070,815,000 1,117,492,000 1,171,149,000 1,237,947,000 1,298,289,000 937,171,000 976,261,000 1,009,431,000 885,454,000 914,724,000 888,258,000 913,611,000 946,581,000 970,811,000 999,858,000 363,231,000 375,757,000 388,348,000 402,230,000 416,112,000 429,908,000 443,466,000 458,681,000 473,897,000 489,176,000 507,391,000 151,391,000 157,136,000 162,990,000 169,018,000 128,327,000 132,477 116,094,000 119,783,000 103,968,000 107,069,000 110,895,000 97,753,000 104,176 111,665,000 113,360,000 114,227,000 116,982,000 119,631,000 122,408,000 125,255,000 116,749,000 119,483,000 121,973,000                           
        deferred income tax assets
      17,774,000 25,132,000 29,706,000 35,668,000 27,653,000 20,591,000 26,455,000 28,414,000 12,096,000 9,455,000 2,586,000 5,770,000 8,019,000 8,381,000 7,672,000 7,950,000 1,159,000 1,597,000 1,288,000 41,216,000 49,754,000 46,460,000 70,496,000 78,738,000 74,867,000 68,827,000 67,778,000 73,176,000 77,354,000                                                             
        equity investments
      143,353,000 135,719,000 136,359,000 136,784,000 136,211,000 136,220,000 137,769,000 137,272,000 132,270,000 128,572,000 130,100,000 126,909,000 128,325,000 124,290,000                                                                            
        other
      228,595,000 208,791,000 207,401,000 199,253,000 168,773,000 174,587,000 170,829,000 166,286,000 157,333,000 153,037,000 137,339,000 149,362,000 145,122,000 146,891,000 156,328,000 157,901,000 135,898,000 119,830,000 122,072,000 123,792,000 105,956,000 103,394,000 91,432,000 91,531,000 84,310,000 94,826,000 89,584,000 82,418,000 74,871,000 62,178,000 50,473,000 51,989,000 47,142,000 45,080,000 40,318,000 38,398,000 34,841,000 32,164,000 29,226,000 25,838,000 13,067,000 11,036,000 11,341,000 11,722,000 11,005,000 9,820 9,709,000 9,453,000 8,943,000 18,243,000 28,901,000 15,527,000 28,696 9,308,000 9,447,000 10,430,000 12,218,000 7,849,000 9,652,000 7,305,000 9,035,000 7,482,000 6,366,000 5,864,000 7,985,000 6,774,000 5,924 3,823,000 4,339,000 3,270,000 5,411,000 9,489,000 9,754,000 9,995,000 9,805,000 5,799,000 8,013,000 5,485,000 6,060,000 5,639,000 6,789,000 6,190,000 5,619,000 5,409,000 6,139,174 5,095,815 5,403,603 4,304,573 3,754,489 
        total other assets
      2,945,943,000 2,967,339,000 2,958,095,000 2,971,581,000 2,954,441,000 2,869,841,000 2,959,855,000 2,980,078,000 2,968,407,000 3,004,340,000 2,989,297,000 3,079,442,000 3,109,042,000 3,123,901,000 3,018,769,000 3,087,494,000 3,143,079,000 3,248,126,000 3,337,037,000 2,665,434,000 2,709,799,000 2,741,275,000 2,528,665,000 2,561,534,000 2,443,836,000 2,471,818,000 2,509,294,000 2,530,618,000 2,550,015,000 931,571,000 931,775,000 944,937,000 948,507,000 908,542,000 946,244,000 952,526,000 933,893,000 941,462,000 951,809,000 964,339,000 467,967,000 471,681,000 486,953,000 493,362,000 409,584,000 412,086 383,000,000 394,807,000 375,154,000 377,849,000 381,610,000 353,755,000 369,226 383,471,000 393,709,000 392,035,000 394,845,000 397,468,000 401,485,000 403,348,000 414,312,000 417,759,000 421,281,000 220,649,000 233,143,000 221,893,000 203,433 201,988,000 297,761,000 307,431,000 305,792,000 312,143,000 324,515,000 193,475,000 194,685,000 193,856,000 193,950,000 193,133,000 192,477,000 191,807,000 192,570,000 192,037,000 191,572,000 191,250,000 185,423,335 185,466,447 163,252,816 163,342,927 163,372,652 
        total assets
      7,154,775,000 7,016,848,000 6,991,386,000 7,065,284,000 7,170,290,000 6,714,131,000 6,873,181,000 7,020,823,000 7,218,197,000 7,225,829,000 7,172,473,000 7,260,830,000 7,553,959,000 7,311,960,000 7,281,265,000 7,408,132,000 7,735,500,000 7,665,145,000 7,768,771,000 6,654,088,000 6,713,967,000 6,369,546,000 5,860,922,000 5,771,460,000 5,612,290,000 5,628,477,000 5,607,541,000 5,660,446,000 5,972,320,000 2,730,198,000 2,800,428,000 2,778,665,000 2,866,482,000 2,708,959,000 2,709,966,000 2,557,931,000 2,600,076,000 2,432,425,000 2,381,758,000 2,325,464,000 1,697,880,000 1,586,363,000 1,572,383,000 1,503,248,000 1,550,262,000 1,455,783 1,408,849,000 1,408,718,000 1,372,403,000 1,248,597,000 1,318,725,000 1,328,268,000 1,289,360 1,208,994,000 1,267,553,000 1,243,054,000 1,242,954,000 1,142,631,000 1,182,369,000 1,198,070,000 1,179,502,000 1,127,120,000 1,096,118,000  938,410,000 862,912,000 979,120  923,567,000 906,843,000 960,963,000  1,023,608,000 1,006,854,000 1,018,071,000  1,064,810,000 970,343,000 971,086,000  1,062,777,000 966,018,000 921,606,000  839,039,164 780,969,513 779,585,549  723,840,201 
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                               
        current liabilities:
                                                                                               
        accounts payable
      863,804,000 763,950,000 660,780,000 738,143,000 794,963,000 698,747,000 571,639,000 628,134,000 802,000,000 762,095,000 748,922,000 736,275,000 793,977,000 639,440,000 675,665,000 822,449,000 1,029,300,000 1,002,636,000 1,055,342,000 915,045,000 1,033,026,000 803,496,000 753,106,000 636,506,000 411,917,000 614,464,000 569,844,000 551,831,000 551,850,000 219,881,000 255,512,000 286,974,000 354,012,000 354,499,000 359,881,000 328,601,000 343,453,000 286,692,000 257,810,000 263,774,000 197,264,000 180,554,000 190,246,000 162,587,000 198,392,000 177,954 147,546,000 164,619,000 170,555,000 132,939,000 144,721,000 135,040,000 178,710 165,084,000 143,958,000 143,139,000 171,889,000 131,143,000 116,559,000 119,494,000 131,767,000 129,779,000 107,234,000 108,616,000 112,357,000 95,367,000 96,485 78,120,000 82,081,000 68,812,000 76,981,000 96,158,000 114,313,000 138,240,000 127,487,000 123,433,000 148,103,000 123,554,000 95,399,000 131,606,000 161,311,000 127,600,000 119,274,000 118,056,000 120,728,511 109,512,089 104,860,606 125,574,124 126,042,331 
        current portion of long-term debt
      2,867,000 2,920,000 2,831,000 3,367,000 5,444,000 27,742,000 32,206,000 32,650,000 35,491,000 17,234,000 10,952,000 11,368,000 11,268,000 11,116,000 10,173,000 13,190,000 10,991,000 11,648,000 12,159,000 12,411,000 12,559,000 12,802,000 12,519,000 13,817,000 16,960,000 18,159,000 18,328,000 17,370,000 29,619,000                                                             
        short-term financial obligations
      67,370,000 69,737,000 63,620,000 60,112,000 66,687,000 62,487,000 69,850,000 72,051,000 67,957,000 68,593,000 58,820,000 49,433,000 40,025,000 36,427,000 23,333,000 21,403,000 18,189,000 27,827,000 19,398,000 25,720,000 34,654,000 36,672,000 35,257,000 35,939,000 43,500,000 53,549,000 36,566,000 44,094,000 31,996,000                                                             
        accrued liabilities:
                                                                                               
        compensation and related items
      166,462,000 135,820,000 182,252,000 178,259,000 192,936,000 136,404,000 173,144,000 185,249,000 191,122,000 147,531,000 203,639,000 189,324,000 196,322,000 157,283,000 236,216,000 254,772,000 280,662,000 258,888,000 289,127,000 249,761,000 246,680,000 203,379,000 194,687,000 160,083,000 102,375,000 110,174,000 133,796,000 135,560,000 142,277,000 59,183,000 84,695,000 97,122,000 111,634,000 105,882,000 124,491,000 100,114,000 96,315,000 87,198,000 93,241,000 81,159,000 65,929,000 53,142,000 55,376,000 51,984,000 51,853,000 41,593 45,244,000 43,888,000 53,519,000 31,217,000 36,832,000 47,496,000 49,173 31,208,000 38,800,000 41,295,000 40,862,000 32,103,000 30,871,000 34,599,000 36,769,000 29,519,000 26,449,000 30,346,000 32,273,000 24,082,000 24,711 22,548,000 23,582,000 20,011,000 23,007,000 24,845,000 29,939,000 30,108,000 34,359,000 39,242,000 38,686,000 31,227,000 31,290,000 37,161,000 35,692,000 31,731,000 31,718,000 28,519,000 26,597,514 22,979,475 23,148,666 25,712,538 25,631,532 
        product warranties
      281,627,000 282,295,000 291,534,000 291,130,000 295,594,000 286,689,000 300,775,000 311,627,000 320,457,000 319,614,000 333,274,000 345,197,000 339,698,000 326,665,000 325,713,000 317,908,000 309,377,000 296,158,000 290,617,000 267,620,000 261,965,000 251,009,000 245,554,000 252,869,000 257,877,000 282,065,000 285,600,000 289,679,000 299,064,000 257,869,000 271,749,000 264,928,000 260,129,000 243,310,000 231,999,000 216,781,000 214,918,000 209,173,000 208,988,000 201,840,000 112,621,000 106,260,000 107,847,000 108,206,000 107,758,000 102,048 97,640,000 94,938,000 86,953,000 84,134,000 86,530,000 84,250,000 84,037 79,210,000 77,963,000 73,280,000 67,438,000 62,020,000 66,322,000 66,054,000 64,498,000 61,580,000 62,474,000 51,467,000 48,634,000 43,123,000 42,510 41,717,000 45,874,000 49,798,000 58,823,000 61,743,000 62,384,000 61,690,000 66,011,000 64,310,000 60,724,000 59,061,000 60,923,000 59,795,000 56,840,000 53,882,000 56,112,000 55,118,000 52,980,773 49,151,842 48,163,870 45,829,471 42,855,769 
        income and other taxes
      50,067,000 50,970,000 57,715,000 59,392,000 42,245,000 46,071,000 78,545,000 74,987,000 86,515,000 69,820,000 100,149,000 100,631,000 61,679,000 41,871,000 83,812,000 57,391,000 66,808,000 70,373,000 126,320,000 85,789,000 44,254,000 49,868,000 59,934,000 83,893,000 61,920,000 57,280,000 44,952,000 61,483,000 60,336,000 16,285,000 14,424,000 19,345,000 19,748,000 13,818,000 43,721,000 51,211,000 34,816,000 17,026,000 13,023,000 25,531,000 12,828,000 7,730,000 8,080,000 11,000,000 14,554,000 7,770 8,491,000 18,468,000 15,960,000 8,575,000 8,824,000 21,350,000 19,233 9,046,000 10,624,000 16,129,000 18,033,000 10,048,000 8,569,000 14,037,000                              
        promotions and rebates
      170,943,000 144,590,000 142,751,000 162,477,000 175,635,000 136,470,000 156,252,000 169,928,000 152,960,000 132,948,000 135,723,000 163,410,000 158,015,000 127,571,000 126,820,000 134,298,000 123,930,000 101,806,000 105,209,000 128,869,000 108,893,000 95,973,000 71,344,000 97,378,000 91,740,000 89,347,000 74,520,000 95,052,000 100,950,000 72,945,000 68,565,000 59,133,000 61,165,000 51,717,000 50,682,000 46,459,000 46,897,000 43,238,000 37,782,000 40,452,000 24,541,000 21,244,000 21,376,000 19,817,000 19,921,000 18,224 20,375,000 17,474,000 16,435,000 16,325,000 17,886,000 12,580,000 13,132 13,505,000 15,348,000 11,053,000 11,762,000 13,742,000 14,894,000 12,345,000 12,863,000 12,216,000 10,765,000 9,419,000 9,949,000 8,489,000 7,379 6,743,000 9,260,000 9,570,000 13,276,000 10,781,000 11,803,000 12,801,000 16,020,000 11,697,000 13,429,000 10,546,000 12,612,000 12,953,000 11,687,000 7,731,000 9,337,000 7,362,000 13,553,827 8,637,778    
        product, property and related liabilities
      23,675,000 21,997,000 22,745,000 18,634,000 21,578,000 20,944,000 20,871,000 32,278,000 23,789,000 38,619,000 43,025,000 54,720,000 58,015,000 60,897,000 59,570,000 61,700,000 46,971,000 52,394,000 38,692,000 38,590,000 21,292,000 18,939,000 14,142,000 15,440,000 17,703,000 16,927,000 16,482,000 17,595,000 18,495,000 13,092,000 12,767,000 17,815,000 16,935,000 19,332,000 21,841,000 16,521,000 15,507,000 14,959,000 15,110,000 15,969,000 9,805,000 11,330,000 11,158,000 10,892,000 12,142,000 15,276 13,000,000 12,928,000 13,234,000                                         
        total current liabilities
      1,691,047,000 1,540,075,000 1,505,291,000 1,584,696,000 1,655,110,000 1,474,392,000 1,481,505,000 1,567,022,000 1,739,095,000 1,626,461,000 1,716,798,000 1,716,482,000 1,720,540,000 1,466,489,000 1,621,816,000 1,755,916,000 1,971,657,000 1,904,414,000 2,036,742,000 1,794,785,000 1,951,921,000 1,672,407,000 1,596,690,000 1,515,281,000 1,266,270,000 1,494,933,000 1,439,385,000 1,448,325,000 1,512,128,000 750,643,000 799,765,000 769,330,000 855,565,000 817,117,000 877,385,000 781,046,000 778,447,000 680,732,000 664,783,000 651,652,000 441,595,000 397,203,000 410,415,000 378,335,000 421,641,000 377,942 347,172,000 370,715,000 379,596,000 300,028,000 374,298,000 361,672,000 375,418 324,321,000 311,841,000 311,090,000 345,006,000 279,991,000 268,550,000 278,598,000 290,970,000 275,939,000 245,849,000 256,764,000 258,403,000 208,864,000 219,599 184,474,000 194,975,000 176,302,000 211,688,000 248,416,000 273,531,000 278,043,000 295,728,000 277,199,000 330,702,000 270,062,000 271,661,000 285,827,000 333,154,000 280,555,000 267,984,000 248,812,000 246,906,670 213,415,527 232,366,495 241,768,330 236,629,017 
        long-term debt
      871,444,000 877,771,000 913,129,000 919,612,000 1,010,653,000 1,003,395,000 1,043,790,000 1,101,265,000 1,209,054,000 1,390,469,000 1,271,877,000 1,291,311,000 1,641,076,000 1,758,506,000 1,714,636,000 1,754,239,000 1,983,596,000 2,167,734,000 2,232,266,000 1,594,821,000 1,718,127,000 1,821,522,000 1,585,019,000 1,652,831,000 1,965,981,000 1,746,607,000 1,780,091,000 1,885,253,000 2,182,289,000    80,000,000 80,000,000 90,000,000 145,000,000 295,000,000 325,000,000 340,000,000 360,000,000                                                  
        deferred income tax liabilities
      46,517,000 50,395,000 51,919,000 54,404,000 70,199,000 66,881,000 72,069,000 74,401,000 64,544,000 68,517,000 76,498,000 75,668,000 103,156,000 107,218,000 114,573,000 115,931,000 141,520,000 144,307,000 149,811,000 113,598,000 123,530,000 123,486,000 122,137,000 123,802,000 143,658,000 133,994,000 135,731,000 135,703,000 144,291,000                                                             
        unrecognized tax benefits
      12,300,000 12,076,000 12,179,000 12,175,000 13,632,000 12,263,000 12,004,000 12,405,000 12,135,000 15,931,000 15,240,000 14,835,000 18,950,000 18,375,000 18,196,000 17,243,000 25,603,000 19,543,000 19,925,000 15,844,000 19,864,000 18,748,000 13,441,000 12,765,000 12,903,000 12,927,000 12,469,000 10,799,000 11,382,000 10,562,000 13,093,000 12,446,000 10,718,000 10,507,000 10,011,000 10,263,000 8,988,000 9,166,000 10,596,000 9,975,000 10,363,000 12,478,000 12,627,000 11,945,000    23,689,000            43,024,000 41,646,000 38,813,000 38,130,000 35,686,000 45,541,000 47,826,000 46,838 46,355,000 32,239,000 33,267,000 32,771,000 29,332,000 26,805,000 27,134,000 24,673,000               
        other liabilities
      220,992,000 213,818,000 209,595,000 204,845,000 196,565,000 203,705,000 201,857,000 191,677,000 185,022,000 181,856,000 168,470,000 179,136,000 171,961,000 173,242,000 161,085,000 164,149,000 171,941,000 175,563,000 197,785,000 186,934,000 142,603,000 136,672,000 123,114,000 121,212,000 111,966,000 117,682,000 114,894,000 85,138,000 82,697,000 62,062,000 59,224,000 59,148,000 54,573,000 53,406,000 48,465,000 45,082,000 45,683,000 41,963,000 40,729,000 38,615,000 29,789,000 26,794,000 26,652,000 27,218,000    17,229,000    14,203,000    15,687,000    15,315,000 15,634,000 15,400,000 14,791,000 14,345,000    15,262,000                      
        total long-term liabilities
      1,151,253,000 1,154,060,000 1,186,822,000 1,191,036,000 1,291,049,000 1,286,244,000 1,329,720,000 1,379,748,000 1,470,755,000 1,656,773,000 1,532,085,000 1,560,950,000 1,935,143,000 2,057,341,000 2,008,490,000 2,051,562,000 2,322,660,000 2,507,147,000 2,599,787,000 1,911,197,000 2,004,124,000 2,100,428,000 1,843,711,000 1,910,610,000 2,234,508,000 2,011,210,000 2,043,185,000 2,116,893,000 2,420,659,000 72,624,000 72,317,000 71,594,000 145,291,000 143,913,000 148,476,000 200,345,000 349,671,000 376,129,000 391,325,000 408,590,000 60,094,000 57,766,000 61,594,000 59,726,000 59,837,000 59,188 58,911,000 60,306,000 71,404,000 71,153,000 72,343,000 73,982,000 75,254 80,761,000 82,096,000 81,137,000 84,131,000 83,174,000 83,284,000 83,198,000 83,814,000 82,365,000                            
        contingent liabilities and commitments
                                                                                               
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                               
        preferred stock – authorized 1,000,000 shares; none outstanding
                                                                                               
        common stock – par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 67,659,100 and 67,282,807 shares, respectively
      6,766,000 6,766,000 6,766,000                                                                                       
        additional paid-in capital
      633,576,000 627,502,000 620,301,000 608,481,000 604,907,000 597,094,000 589,414,000 577,015,000 568,905,000 560,365,000 551,491,000 539,032,000 527,200,000 517,510,000 509,579,000 497,946,000 490,686,000 479,946,000 473,775,000 460,482,000 454,327,000 448,010,000 442,794,000 436,828,000 432,020,000 427,373,000 422,831,000 416,382,000 412,069,000 263,899,000 259,303,000 252,204,000 248,797,000 245,390,000 241,822,000 235,525,000 233,055,000 230,571,000 228,087,000 224,496,000 222,494,000 220,537,000 218,443,000 215,539,000 213,959,000 212,261 210,610,000 208,501,000 206,477,000 205,355,000 203,959,000 198,838,000 193,578 193,014,000 193,573,000 192,248,000 191,678,000 190,748,000 190,288,000 190,127,000 189,974,000 188,501,000 187,501,000 95,770,000 94,993,000 94,778,000 94,576 94,367,000 94,159,000 93,980,000 93,862,000 93,683,000 92,836,000 92,737,000 92,632,000 90,247,000 89,133,000 88,992,000 87,538,000 86,538,000 85,439,000 83,901,000 82,694,000 82,652,000 81,366,816 81,316,225 80,620,182 81,018,989 79,828,474 
        retained earnings
      4,461,968,000 4,391,808,000 4,401,356,000 4,407,163,000 4,307,781,000 4,199,198,000 4,226,351,000 4,254,734,000 4,190,126,000 4,101,210,000 4,119,589,000 4,091,563,000 4,025,267,000 3,928,361,000 3,925,365,000 3,813,261,000 3,555,766,000 3,231,378,000 2,988,726,000 2,770,401,000 2,562,822,000 2,402,211,000 2,292,387,000 2,201,330,000 2,104,241,000 2,102,253,000 2,095,659,000 2,066,674,000 1,996,094,000 1,984,885,000 2,010,896,000 2,022,988,000 1,954,280,000 1,839,990,000 1,779,735,000 1,670,826,000 1,568,714,000 1,474,804,000 1,427,374,000 1,365,981,000 1,298,952,000 1,236,112,000 1,207,186,000 1,172,432,000 1,117,609,000 1,069,177 1,054,941,000 1,030,428,000 976,105,000 933,240,000 929,305,000 953,740,000 905,067 870,855,000 940,026,000 918,565,000 882,140,000 848,732,000 843,279,000 829,148,000 797,844,000 763,420,000 763,314,000 745,204,000 708,206,000 677,697,000 669,375 677,548,000 656,647,000 658,427,000 677,168,000 675,928,000 674,768,000 650,798,000 633,108,000 727,729,000 681,320,000 649,655,000 650,559,000 677,577,000 635,448,000 588,282,000 559,242,000 515,877,000 501,468,744 470,225,077 451,292,506 425,933,821 395,568,361 
        accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax
      49,739,000 84,386,000 30,240,000 10,390,000            -181,607,000 -142,609,000 -55,703,000 11,969,000 44,621,000 69,211,000 73,676,000 11,219,000 26,993,000                                                                  
        less: treasury shares of 15,601,727 and 14,649,597, respectively, at cost
      -837,687,000                                                                                         
        stockholders’ equity attributable to thor industries, inc.
      4,314,362,000 4,323,275,000 4,296,709,000 4,288,498,000 4,223,727,000 3,951,776,000 4,054,332,000 4,067,430,000 4,003,230,000 3,936,418,000 3,915,461,000 3,976,015,000 3,891,897,000 3,780,783,000 3,642,363,000 3,592,862,000 3,433,891,000 3,225,659,000 3,102,839,000 2,921,843,000    2,319,782,000    2,084,425,000 2,028,645,000                                                             
        non-controlling interests
      -1,887,000 -562,000 2,564,000 1,054,000 404,000 1,719,000 7,624,000 6,623,000 5,117,000 6,177,000 8,129,000 7,383,000 6,379,000 7,347,000 8,596,000 7,792,000 7,292,000 27,925,000 29,403,000 26,263,000 25,223,000 26,475,000 27,782,000 25,787,000 24,844,000 9,492,000 11,441,000 10,803,000 10,888,000                                                             
        total stockholders’ equity
      4,312,475,000 4,322,713,000 4,299,273,000 4,289,552,000 4,224,131,000 3,953,495,000 4,061,956,000 4,074,053,000 4,008,347,000 3,942,595,000 3,923,590,000 3,983,398,000 3,898,276,000 3,788,130,000 3,650,959,000 3,600,654,000 3,441,183,000 3,253,584,000 3,132,242,000 2,948,106,000 2,757,922,000 2,596,711,000 2,420,521,000 2,345,569,000 2,111,512,000 2,122,334,000 2,124,971,000 2,095,228,000 2,039,533,000 1,906,931,000 1,928,346,000 1,937,741,000 1,865,626,000 1,747,929,000 1,684,105,000 1,576,540,000 1,471,958,000 1,375,564,000 1,325,650,000 1,265,222,000 1,196,191,000 1,131,394,000 1,100,374,000 1,065,187,000 1,068,784,000 1,018,653 1,002,766,000 977,697,000 921,403,000 877,416,000 872,084,000 892,614,000 838,688 803,912,000 873,616,000 850,827,000 813,817,000 779,466,000 830,535,000 836,274,000 804,718,000 768,816,000 767,686,000 657,278,000 619,120,000 590,182,000 696,960 705,033,000 682,260,000 683,523,000 699,201,000 699,696,000 698,526,000 681,104,000 676,123,000 766,331,000 718,160,000 685,556,000 685,563,000 713,104,000 715,845,000 672,428,000 641,465,000 597,387,000 581,172,105 557,036,688 537,453,391 511,603,736 479,610,233 
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
      7,154,775,000 7,016,848,000 6,991,386,000 7,065,284,000 7,170,290,000 6,714,131,000 6,873,181,000 7,020,823,000 7,218,197,000 7,225,829,000 7,172,473,000 7,260,830,000 7,553,959,000 7,311,960,000 7,281,265,000 7,408,132,000 7,735,500,000 7,665,145,000 7,768,771,000 6,654,088,000 6,713,967,000 6,369,546,000 5,860,922,000 5,771,460,000 5,612,290,000 5,628,477,000 5,607,541,000 5,660,446,000 5,972,320,000 2,730,198,000 2,800,428,000 2,778,665,000 2,866,482,000 2,708,959,000 2,709,966,000 2,557,931,000 2,600,076,000 2,432,425,000 2,381,758,000 2,325,464,000 1,697,880,000 1,586,363,000 1,572,383,000 1,503,248,000 1,550,262,000 1,455,783 1,408,849,000 1,408,718,000 1,372,403,000 1,248,597,000 1,318,725,000 1,328,268,000 1,289,360 1,208,994,000 1,267,553,000 1,243,054,000 1,242,954,000 1,142,631,000 1,182,369,000 1,198,070,000 1,179,502,000 1,127,120,000 1,096,118,000  938,410,000 862,912,000 979,120  923,567,000 906,843,000 960,963,000  1,023,608,000 1,006,854,000 1,018,071,000  1,064,810,000 970,343,000 971,086,000  1,062,777,000 966,018,000 921,606,000  839,039,164 780,969,513 779,585,549  723,840,201 
        less: treasury shares of 15,063,167 and 14,649,597, respectively, at cost
       -787,187,000                                                                                        
        dividends payable
        27,476,000    26,551,000    25,539,000    24,081,000    23,917,000    22,700,000    22,080,000    20,595,000    19,497,000    17,352,000            53,290,000                                 17,000,000      
        less treasury shares of 14,820,436 and 14,649,597, respectively, at cost
        -761,954,000                                                                                       
        preferred stock—authorized 1,000,000 shares; none outstanding
                                                                                               
        common stock—par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 67,282,807 and 66,859,738 shares, respectively
         6,728,000                                                                                      
        less treasury shares of 14,649,597 and 13,928,314, respectively, at cost
         -744,264,000                                                                                      
        common stock – par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 67,282,807 and 66,859,738 shares, respectively
          6,728,000 6,728,000                                                                                    
        accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
          -2,365,000 -157,920,000 -81,805,000  -110,541,000 -92,894,000 -128,471,000  -74,928,000 -96,046,000 -223,698,000          -104,224,000 -71,415,000 -59,591,000 -57,004,000 -37,891,000                                                             
        less: treasury shares of 14,079,239 and 13,928,314, respectively, at cost
          -693,324,000 -693,324,000                                                                                    
        common stock – par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 67,114,970 and 66,859,738 shares, respectively
            6,711,000                                                                                   
        less: treasury shares of 14,012,706 and 13,928,314, respectively, at cost
            -686,339,000                                                                                   
        common stock—par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 66,859,738 and 66,344,340 shares, respectively
             6,686,000                                                                                  
        accumulated other comprehensive (loss), net of tax
             -93,706,000    -68,547,000                                                                              
        less treasury shares of 13,928,314 and 13,030,030, respectively, at cost
             -677,299,000                                                                                  
        common stock – par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 66,859,738 and 66,344,340 shares, respectively
              6,686,000 6,686,000                                                                                
        less: treasury shares of 13,661,947 and 13,030,030, respectively, at cost
              -651,946,000                                                                                 
        less: treasury shares of 13,535,193 and 13,030,030, respectively, at cost
               -638,949,000                                                                                
        common stock – par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 66,686,498 and 66,344,340 shares, respectively
                6,669,000                                                                               
        less: treasury shares of 13,480,026 and 13,030,030, respectively, at cost
                -633,817,000                                                                               
        common stock—par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 66,344,340 and 66,059,403 shares, respectively
                 6,634,000                                                                              
        less treasury shares of 13,030,030 and 12,382,441, respectively, at cost
                 -592,667,000                                                                              
        common stock – par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 66,334,072 and 66,059,403 shares, respectively
                  6,633,000 6,633,000                                                                            
        less treasury shares of 13,025,898 and 12,382,441, respectively, at cost
                  -592,275,000                                                                             
        less treasury shares of 12,815,099 and 12,382,441, respectively, at cost
                   -575,675,000                                                                            
        common stock – par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 66,326,135 and 66,059,403 shares, respectively
                    6,633,000                                                                           
        less treasury shares of 12,813,019 and 12,382,441, respectively, at cost
                    -575,516,000                                                                           
        restricted cash
                     137,000 2,682,000 25,080,000 3,060,000 2,854,000 2,900,000 2,913,000 2,808,000 2,844,000 3,480,000 3,537,000 38,704,000 25,647,000 25,801,000                    53,405,000            1,000,000                             
        common stock—par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 66,059,403 and 65,651,570 shares, respectively
                     6,606,000                                                                          
        less treasury shares of 12,382,441 and 10,285,329, respectively, at cost
                     -543,344,000                                                                          
        common stock – par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 66,059,403 and 65,651,570 shares, respectively
                      6,606,000 6,606,000                                                                        
        less treasury shares of 11,528,265 and 10,285,329, respectively, at cost
                      -476,558,000                                                                         
        less treasury shares of 11,029,159 and 10,285,329, respectively, at cost
                       -436,568,000                                                                        
        common stock – par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 66,058,290 and 65,651,570 shares, respectively
                        6,606,000                                                                       
        less treasury shares of 10,438,198 and 10,285,329, respectively, at cost
                        -378,237,000                                                                       
        factored accounts receivable
                         2,356,000 122,671,000 128,672,000 111,063,000 143,278,000 191,798,000 190,111,000 168,418,000 173,405,000 215,249,000                                                             
        liabilities related to factored receivables
                         2,356,000 122,671,000 128,672,000 111,063,000 143,278,000 191,798,000 190,111,000 168,418,000 173,405,000 215,249,000                                                             
        common stock—par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 65,651,570 and 65,396,531 shares, respectively
                         6,565,000                                                                      
        less treasury shares of 10,285,329 and 10,197,775, respectively, at cost
                         -360,226,000 -360,226,000 -360,226,000 -360,226,000                                                                   
        common stock – par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 65,651,570 and 65,396,531 shares, respectively
                          6,565,000 6,565,000 6,565,000                                                                   
        stockholders' equity attributable to thor industries, inc.
                          2,732,699,000 2,570,236,000 2,392,739,000  2,086,668,000 2,112,842,000 2,113,530,000                                                               
        equity investment in joint ventures
                               41,434,000 44,086,000 46,181,000 47,745,000                                                             
        common stock—par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 65,396,531 and 65,189,907 shares, respectively
                             6,540,000                                                                  
        less treasury shares of 10,197,775 and 10,126,434, respectively, at cost
                             -351,909,000 -351,909,000 -351,909,000 -351,909,000                                                               
        common stock – par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 65,396,531 and 65,189,907 shares, respectively
                              6,540,000 6,540,000 6,540,000                                                               
        assets held for sale
                               10,680,000                       5,465,000                                         
        common stock—par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 65,189,907 and 62,765,824 shares, respectively
                                 6,519,000                                                              
        less treasury shares of 10,126,434 and 10,070,459, respectively, at cost
                                 -348,146,000 -348,146,000 -348,146,000 -348,146,000                                                           
        common stock – par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 65,189,907 and 62,765,824 shares, respectively
                                  6,519,000                                                             
        deferred income taxes
                                   80,205,000 80,872,000 78,444,000 74,939,000 69,657,000 98,325,000 92,969,000 62,678,000 57,708,000 55,714,000 53,417,000 60,622,000 59,056,000 59,327,000 59,864,000 56,157,000 54,365 52,237,000 51,397,000 48,461,000 46,596,000 47,649,000 46,518,000 45,792 42,252,000 42,274,000 40,897,000 41,140,000 38,667,000 40,319,000 41,588,000 40,273,000 39,580,000   36,591,000 33,341,000 33,341  33,891,000    25,266,000 17,966,000   25,367,000 18,368,000 12,311,000  19,323,000 13,659,000 1,262,000  8,316,457 8,316,457    
        equity investment in joint venture
                                   48,264,000 46,980,000 48,463,000 46,503,000                                                         
        foreign currency forward contract liability
                                   73,707,000 42,555,000                                                           
        common stock – par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 62,933,415 and 62,765,824 shares, respectively
                                   6,293,000 6,293,000                                                           
        prepaid expenses and other
                                     11,281,000  9,979,000 10,402,000 11,577,000    10,548,000    8,323,000    5,740,000    5,238,000   7,837,000 6,179,000 5,193,000 9,712,000 7,925,000 5,191,000 4,097,000 11,891,000                            
        common stock—par value of .10 a share; authorized, 250,000,000 shares; issued 62,765,824 shares in 2018 and 62,597,110 shares in 2017
                                     6,277,000                                                          
        less treasury shares of 10,070,459 in 2018 and 10,011,069 in 2017, at cost
                                     -343,728,000                                                          
        common stock – par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 62,765,824 and 62,597,110 shares, respectively
                                      6,277,000 6,277,000                                                        
        less treasury shares of 10,070,459 and 10,011,069, respectively, at cost
                                      -343,728,000 -343,728,000 -343,728,000                                                       
        accounts receivable, trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 712 and 692, respectively
                                        603,357,000                                                       
        common stock – par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 62,764,824 and 62,597,110 shares, respectively
                                        6,276,000                                                       
        accounts receivable, trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts — 692 in 2017 and 625 in 2016
                                         453,754,000                                                      
        common stock—par value of .10 a share; authorized, 250,000,000 shares; issued 62,597,110 shares in 2017 and 62,439,795 shares in 2016
                                         6,260,000                                                      
        less treasury shares of 10,011,069 in 2017 and 9,957,180 in 2016, at cost
                                         -336,071,000                                                      
        accounts receivable, trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 659 and 625, respectively
                                          579,419,000                                                     
        common stock – par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 62,597,110 and 62,439,795 shares, respectively
                                          6,260,000 6,260,000 6,260,000                                                   
        less treasury shares of 10,011,069 and 9,957,180, respectively, at cost
                                          -336,071,000 -336,071,000 -336,071,000                                                   
        accounts receivable, trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 689 and 625, respectively
                                           452,219,000                                                    
        accounts receivable, trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 641 and 625, respectively
                                            445,623,000                                                   
        accounts receivable, trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts — 625 in 2016 and 1,283 in 2015
                                             370,085,000                                                  
        notes receivable
                                                 8,367,000 8,549,000 8,555 9,796,000 1,429,000 1,400,000 1,400,000 3,726,000 6,426,000 6,426 6,426,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 7,000,000 7,536,000 7,562,000 2,588,000 2,963,000  2,364,000    10,000,000                      
        common stock—par value of .10 a share; authorized, 250,000,000 shares; issued 62,439,795 shares in 2016 and 62,306,037 shares in 2015
                                             6,244,000                                                  
        less treasury shares of 9,957,180 in 2016 and 9,911,474 in 2015, at cost
                                             -331,499,000                                                  
        accounts receivable, trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 846 and 1,283, respectively
                                              356,531,000                                                 
        common stock – par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 62,439,795 and 62,306,037 shares, respectively
                                              6,244,000 6,244,000 6,244,000                                               
        less treasury shares of 9,957,180 and 9,911,474, respectively, at cost
                                              -331,499,000 -331,499,000 -331,499,000                                               
        accounts receivable, trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 780 and 1,283, respectively
                                               309,298,000                                                
        accounts receivable, trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 682 and 1,283, respectively
                                                291,037,000                                               
        accounts receivable, trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts — 1,283 in 2015 and 348 in 2014
                                                 244,052,000                                              
        long-term notes receivable
                                                  601,000 609 618,000 8,992,000 8,367,000 8,367,000 9,766,000 9,766,000 9,766 9,766,000 22,160,000 22,160,000 22,160,000 22,160,000 23,160,000 22,801,000 28,452,000 28,120,000                            
        common stock—par value of .10 a share; authorized, 250,000,000 shares; issued 62,306,037 shares in 2015 and 62,210,429 shares in 2014
                                                 6,231,000                                              
        less treasury shares of 9,911,474 in 2015 and 8,880,877 in 2014, at cost
                                                 -329,015,000                                              
        accounts receivable, trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 509 and 348, respectively
                                                  339,889,000                                             
        unrecognized income tax benefits
                                                  18,738,000 20,532 19,856,000  34,550,000 34,265,000 37,875,000 41,219,000 39,548 41,979,000 45,517,000 44,516,000 46,429,000 44,922,000 44,068,000                               
        other long-term liabilities
                                                  19,738,000 17,979 17,650,000  16,769,000 16,022,000 15,385,000  17,253 16,689,000 16,452,000  15,430,000 15,044,000 15,200,000                               
        common stock – par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 62,306,037 and 62,210,429 shares, respectively
                                                  6,231,000                                             
        less treasury shares of 8,911,474 and 8,880,877, respectively, at cost
                                                  -269,015,000 -269,015 -269,015,000                                           
        accounts receivable, trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 365 and 348, respectively
                                                   266,715                                            
        common stock – par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 62,301,037 and 62,210,429 shares, respectively
                                                   6,230                                            
        accounts receivable, trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 339 and 348, respectively
                                                    227,245,000                                           
        common stock – par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 62,300,037 and 62,210,429 shares, respectively
                                                    6,230,000                                           
        accounts receivable, trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts — 348 in 2014 and 157 in 2013
                                                     264,927,000                                          
        assets of discontinued operations
                                                         136,506,000                                      
        liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                         35,107,000                                      
        common stock—par value of .10 a share; authorized, 250,000,000 shares; issued 62,210,429 shares in 2014 and 62,045,264 shares in 2013
                                                     6,221,000                                          
        accumulated other comprehensive loss—unrealized loss on available-for-sale investments
                                                         -22,000    -60,000                                  
        less treasury shares of 8,880,877 in 2014 and 8,858,280 in 2013, at cost
                                                     -267,453,000                                          
        accounts receivable, trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 123 and 157, respectively
                                                      359,630,000                                         
        common stock – par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 62,185,429 and 62,045,264 shares, respectively
                                                      6,219,000                                         
        accumulated other comprehensive loss – unrealized loss on available-for-sale investments
                                                          -43 -43,000 -59,000                                   
        less treasury shares of 8,879,937 at 4/30/14 and 8,858,280 at 7/31/13, at cost
                                                      -267,398,000                                         
        accounts receivable:
                                                                                               
        trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 148 at 1/31/14 and 157 at 7/31/13
                                                       208,736,000                                        
        property, plant and equipment:
                                                                                               
        land
                                                       21,279,000 21,080,000 20,885,000 24,439 23,948,000 23,999,000 23,704,000 23,999,000 23,491,000 23,261,000 23,261,000 22,662,000 22,662,000 22,029,000 20,757,000 20,754,000 21,109,000 20,135 20,310,000 20,299,000 20,296,000 20,832,000 21,090,000 20,565,000 20,566,000 21,816,000 21,795,000 21,741,000 21,434,000 21,309,000 21,323,000 23,408,000 23,314,000 22,436,000 21,339,000 20,780,202 20,113,119 19,644,371 17,263,271 15,546,585 
        buildings and improvements
                                                       156,922,000 152,455,000 150,628,000 175,307 172,785,000 169,752,000 166,868,000 163,722,000 163,767,000 163,265,000 162,627,000 157,876,000 156,033,000 149,472,000 133,890,000 132,651,000 136,643,000 133,897 134,161,000 133,882,000 132,985,000 132,998,000 135,167,000 138,199,000 136,900,000 135,569,000 134,352,000 134,290,000 134,129,000 132,346,000 131,649,000 120,750,000 118,397,000 113,948,000 109,443,000 105,575,580 101,504,542 89,068,618 74,436,370 72,336,624 
        machinery and equipment
                                                       77,398,000 76,658,000 73,478,000 87,926 87,842,000 87,362,000 84,863,000 84,086,000 83,539,000 83,097,000 82,349,000 82,561,000 81,299,000 79,826,000 72,562,000 70,135,000 70,272,000 69,947 69,566,000 73,951,000 73,545,000 73,045,000 71,965,000 70,794,000 69,283,000 66,786,000 64,572,000 60,660,000 59,338,000 58,470,000 55,656,000 53,742,000 51,925,000 51,208,000 49,259,000 47,368,299 44,853,731 41,753,932 40,046,081 36,340,510 
        total cost
                                                       255,599,000 250,193,000 244,991,000 287,672 284,575,000 281,113,000 275,435,000 271,807,000 270,797,000 269,623,000 268,237,000 263,099,000 259,994,000 251,327,000 227,209,000 223,540,000 228,024,000 223,979 224,037,000 228,132,000 226,826,000 226,875,000 228,222,000 229,558,000 226,749,000 224,171,000 220,719,000 216,691,000 214,901,000 212,125,000 208,628,000 197,900,000 193,636,000 187,592,000 180,041,000 173,724,081 166,471,392 150,466,921 131,745,722 124,223,719 
        less accumulated depreciation
                                                       105,475,000 103,501,000 101,182,000 119,076 116,584,000 114,466,000 111,041,000 108,435,000 106,424,000 103,212,000 100,023,000 96,601,000 93,047,000 90,054,000 88,029,000    81,176,000    74,992,000    63,477,000    51,163,000    40,252,000    32,982,694  
        net property, plant and equipment
                                                       150,124,000 146,692,000 143,809,000 168,596 167,991,000 166,647,000 164,394,000 163,372,000 164,373,000 166,411,000 168,214,000 166,498,000 166,947,000 161,273,000 139,180,000    142,861,000    153,230,000    157,242,000    157,465,000    139,789,000    98,763,028  
        product/property liability and related liabilities
                                                       13,300,000 13,179,000 10,642,000 11,339 10,439,000 11,236,000 11,044,000    16,241,000 14,384,000 11,905,000 13,860,000 15,254,000    12,990,000    12,560,000 14,240,000 11,307,000  11,691,000 12,779,000 11,840,000            
        common stock – par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 62,185,429 shares at 1/31/14 and 62,045,264 at 7/31/13
                                                       6,219,000                                        
        less treasury shares of 8,879,937 at 1/31/14 and 8,858,280 at 7/31/13, at cost
                                                       -267,398,000                                        
        trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 235 at 10/31/13 and 157 at 7/31/13
                                                        210,790,000                                       
        common stock – par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 62,178,116 shares at 10/31/13 and 62,045,264 at 7/31/13
                                                        6,218,000                                       
        less treasury shares of 8,879,937 at 10/31/13 and 8,858,280 at 7/31/13, at cost
                                                        -267,398,000                                       
        trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts — 157 in 2013 and 527 in 2012
                                                         230,852,000                                      
        common stock—par value of .10 a share; authorized, 250,000,000 shares; issued 62,045,264 shares in 2013 and 61,777,849 shares in 2012
                                                         6,205,000                                      
        less treasury shares of 8,858,280 in 2013 and 8,857,339 in 2012, at cost
                                                         -266,147,000                                      
        trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 356 at 4/30/13 and 527 at 7/31/12
                                                          293,892                                     
        common stock – par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 61,902,664 shares at 4/30/13 and 61,777,849 at 7/31/12
                                                          6,190                                     
        less treasury shares of 8,857,339 at 4/30/13 and 7/31/12, at cost
                                                          -266,104                                     
        trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 435 at 1/31/13 and 527 at 7/31/12
                                                           241,007,000                                    
        common stock – par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 61,899,331 shares at 1/31/13 and 61,777,849 at 7/31/12
                                                           6,190,000                                    
        less treasury shares of 8,857,339 at 1/31/13 and 7/31/12, at cost
                                                           -266,104,000                                    
        trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 522 at 10/31/12 and 527 at 7/31/12
                                                            206,321,000                                   
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity current liabilities:
                                                                                               
        common stock – par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 61,821,388 shares at 10/31/12 and 61,777,849 at 7/31/12
                                                            6,180,000                                   
        less treasury shares of 8,857,339 at 10/31/12 and at 7/31/12, at cost
                                                            -266,104,000                                   
        trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts — 527 in 2012 and 549 in 2011
                                                             221,655,000                                  
        investments — joint venture
                                                             1,739,000     2,605,000                             
        common stock—par value of .10 a share; authorized, 250,000,000 shares; issued 61,777,849 shares in 2012 and 61,697,349 shares in 2011
                                                             6,178,000                                  
        less treasury shares of 8,857,339 in 2012 and 5,857,339 in 2011, at cost
                                                             -266,104,000                                  
        trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 566 at 4/30/12 and 549 at 7/31/11
                                                              274,256,000                                 
        investments – in joint venture
                                                              2,041,000 2,290,000 2,782,000                               
        product/property and related liabilities
                                                              14,528,000 16,082,000 16,275,000                               
        common stock – par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 61,751,349 shares at 4/30/12 and 61,697,349 at 7/31/11
                                                              6,175,000                                 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
                                                              -72,000 -82,000 -98,000 -67,000 -166,000 -169,000 -192,000                          -241,910 
        less treasury shares of 8,857,339 at 4/30/12 and 5,857,339 at 7/31/11, at cost
                                                              -266,104,000                                 
        assets current assets:
                                                                                               
        trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 462 at 01/31/12 and 549 at 7/31/11
                                                               166,841,000                                
        common stock – par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 61,717,349 shares at 01/31/12 and 61,697,349 at 7/31/11
                                                               6,172,000                                
        less treasury shares of 8,857,339 at 01/31/12 and 5,857,339 at 7/31/11, at cost
                                                               -266,104,000                                
        trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 528 at 10/31/11 and 549 at 7/31/11
                                                                155,596,000                               
        long-term investments
                                                                1,993,000 2,042,000 2,982,000 2,977,000                            
        common stock – par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 61,697,349 shares at 10/31/11 and 7/31/11
                                                                6,170,000                               
        less treasury shares of 6,857,339 at 10/31/11 and 5,857,339 at 7/31/11, at cost
                                                                -209,104,000                               
        trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts — 549 in 2011 and 422 in 2010
                                                                 162,188,000                              
        investments — joint ventures
                                                                 2,741,000  2,711,000 2,906,000 2,474,000    2,257,000    3,269,000    2,671,000    2,737,000          
        indefinite-lived trademarks
                                                                  11,470,000 12,900,000 12,900,000                           
        deferred income tax liability
                                                                 24,859,000 26,534,000 28,152,000 29,662,000                           
        stockholders’ equity
                                                                                               
        common stock—par value of .10 a share; authorized, 250,000,000 shares; issued 61,697,349 shares at july 31, 2011 and 57,318,849 shares at july 31, 2010
                                                                 6,170,000                              
        less treasury shares of 5,857,339 in 2011 and 2010, at cost
                                                                 -189,104,000                              
        trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 524 at 4/30/11 and 422 at 7/31/10
                                                                  255,857,000                             
        taxes
                                                                  7,764,000 11,846,000 8,306,000 28,416,000 17,160,000 5,085,000 15,994 5,700,000 1,415,000  11,371,000 26,050,000 26,294,000 10,878,000 30,763,000 17,991,000 45,236,000 24,734,000 53,363,000 26,574,000 49,510,000 42,145,000 34,416,000 8,351,000 20,594,954 11,290,291 36,138,920 20,890,901 22,711,211 
        preferred stock-authorized 1,000,000 shares; none outstanding
                                                                                               
        common stock-par value of .10 per share; 250,000,000 shares authorized; issued: 61,697,349 shares at 4/30/11 and 57,318,849 shares at 7/31/10
                                                                  6,170,000                             
        less treasury shares of 5,857,339 at 4/30/11 and 7/31/10, at cost
                                                                  -189,104,000                             
        trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 581 at 1/31/11 and 422 at 7/31/10
                                                                   169,197,000                            
        common stock — par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 61,675,349 shares @ 1/31/11 and 57,318,849 shares @ 7/31/10
                                                                   6,168,000                            
        less treasury shares of 5,857,339 @ 1/31/11 & 7/31/10, at cost
                                                                   -189,104,000                            
        trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 689 at 10/31/10 and 422 at 7/31/10
                                                                    133,957,000                           
        note receivable
                                                                    2,463,000  3,247,000 2,000,000 10,000  10,000,000 10,000,000                    
        deferred income taxes and other
                                                                    45,025,000 43,576,000    44,290,000  37,752,000 39,504,000 39,363,000   31,079,000 12,689,000    11,431,000    7,119,000   24,292,781 14,291,395 14,111,629 
        long term investments
                                                                    3,390,000 5,327,000 13,010,000 12,983,000 13,334 13,428,000 119,951,000 118,961,000 121,392,000 126,403,000 127,928,000                 
        long term notes receivable
                                                                    29,308,000 28,966,000 29,656,000 29,259,000  10,000,000                      
        total long term liabilities
                                                                    82,583,000 50,031,000 60,887,000 63,866,000 62,561 61,617,000 46,332,000 47,018,000 50,074,000 48,450,000 51,551,000 47,707,000 46,220,000               
        common stock — par value of .10 per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 61,668,849 shares @ 10/31/10 and 57,318,849 shares @ 7/31/10;
                                                                    6,167,000                           
        less treasury shares of 5,857,339 @ 10/31/10 & 7/31/10, at cost
                                                                    -189,104,000                           
        investments-short term
                                                                         107,150,000        174,575,000    68,237,000    45,219,000    63,045,616  
        trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts — 422 in 2010 and 302 in 2009
                                                                     159,535,000                          
        dealer network, noncompete agreements and other intangibles — net
                                                                     5,728,000                          
        trademarks
                                                                     14,936,000 14,936,000 13,336,000 13,336 13,336,000 13,336,000 13,336,000 13,900,000 13,900,000 13,900,000 13,900,000 13,900,000 13,900,000 13,900,000 13,900,000 13,900,000 13,900,000 13,900,000 13,900,000 13,900,000 13,900,000 12,961,642 12,961,642 12,269,642 12,269,642 12,269,642 
        total
                                                                     964,073,000    951,124,000    996,562,000    1,059,297,000    1,011,842,000    857,879,000    762,586,764  
        common stock—par value of .10 a share; authorized, 250,000,000 shares; issued 57,318,849 shares at july 31, 2010 and 57,318,263 shares at july 31, 2009
                                                                     5,732,000                          
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                                     -324,000 -707,000 1,079,000 961 1,070,000 -594,000 -932,000 -3,877,000 -1,963,000 -1,126,000 3,766,000 4,775,000 2,756,000 2,109,000 1,311,000 1,874,000 1,772,000 1,939,000 1,783,000 1,354,000 943,000 553,131 790,997 912,731 63,722  
        less treasury shares of 5,857,339 in 2010 and 1,877,339 in 2009, at cost
                                                                     -189,104,000                          
        investments- short term
                                                                      63,350,000 76,300,000 92,200                       
        trade
                                                                      199,283,000 140,571,000 128,782  116,429,000 51,372,000 113,222,000  176,582,000 177,681,000 169,412,000  213,081,000 180,824,000 159,951,000  217,115,000 172,430,000 179,715,000  183,482,959 160,090,817 154,533,397  177,850,931 
        prepaids and other
                                                                      3,973,000 8,074,000                        
        property:
                                                                                               
        accumulated depreciation
                                                                      85,616,000 86,218,000 84,030  82,657,000 79,664,000 76,563,000  72,641,000 69,383,000 67,080,000  60,135,000 56,896,000 53,947,000  48,638,000 45,696,000 42,833,000  -39,909,854 -37,629,497 -35,384,171  -31,032,982 
        property
                                                                      137,924,000 141,806,000 139,949  145,475,000 147,162,000 150,312,000  156,917,000 157,366,000 157,091,000  156,556,000 158,005,000 158,178,000  149,262,000 147,940,000 144,759,000  133,814,227 128,841,895 115,082,750  93,190,737 
        investment in joint ventures
                                                                      2,232,000 2,425,000 2,704  1,920,000 2,158,000 2,428,000  2,748,000 2,912,000 3,119,000  2,696,000 2,657,000 2,917,000  2,664,000 2,923,000        
        non-compete agreements and other intangible assets
                                                                      5,917,000                         
        product/property liability and related
                                                                      14,721,000 14,014,000 13,598  16,043,000 11,907,000 12,035,000    11,100,000    10,948,000 10,423,000 9,999,000 9,154,000 8,678,000 7,913,000 7,094,106 7,043,648    
        long term liabilities:
                                                                                               
        common stock – authorized 250,000,000 shares:
                                                                                               
        issued 57,318,849 shares @ 4/30/10 and 57,318,263 shares @7/31/09; par value of .10 per share
                                                                      5,732,000                         
        less treasury shares of 5,857,339 and 1,877,339 @ 4/30/10 & 7/31/09
                                                                      -189,104,000                         
        non-compete agreements
                                                                       449,000 526  709,000 801,000 893,000  1,293,000 1,493,000 1,693,000  2,171,000 2,387,000 2,604,000  3,078,000 3,315,000 3,553,000  4,026,874 4,285,721 3,379,400  3,782,523 
        issued 57,318,263 shares @ 1/31/10 and 7/31/09; par value of .10 per share
                                                                       5,732,000                        
        less treasury shares of 5,857,339 and 1,877,339 @ 1/31/10 & 7/31/09
                                                                       -189,104,000                        
        prepaid expenses
                                                                        5,556  3,905,000    8,912,000 12,199,000   9,850,000 12,310,000 17,259,000  8,388,000 9,986,000 14,889,000  9,395,732 12,295,293    
        long term note receivable
                                                                        10,988  10,000,000 10,000,000                    
        long term liabilities
                                                                                               
        common stock — authorized 250,000,000 shares: issued 57,318,263 shares @ 10/31/09 and 7/31/09; par value of .10 per share
                                                                        5,732                       
        less treasury shares of 1,877,339 @ 10/31/09 & 7/31/09
                                                                        -73,684                       
        trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts — 302 in 2009 and 295 in 2008
                                                                         111,793,000                      
        noncompete agreements — net
                                                                         617,000    1,093,000    1,906,000    2,841,000          
        common stock—par value of .10 a share; authorized, 250,000,000 shares; issued 57,318,263 shares at july 31, 2009 and 57,317,263 shares at july 31, 2008
                                                                         5,732,000                      
        less treasury shares of 1,877,339 in 2009 and in 2008, at cost
                                                                         -73,684,000                      
        common stock — authorized 250,000,000 shares:
                                                                                               
        issued 57,318,263 shares @ 4/30/09 and 57,317,263 shares @ 7/31/08; par value of .10 per share
                                                                          5,732,000                     
        less treasury shares of 1,877,339 @ 4/30/09 & 7/31/08
                                                                          -73,684,000                     
        taxes receivable
                                                                           2,820,000                    
        common stock — authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 57,318,263 shares @ 1/31/09 and 57,317,263 shares @ 7/31/08; par value of .10 per share
                                                                           5,732,000                    
        less treasury shares of 1,877,339 @ 1/31/09 & 7/31/08
                                                                           -73,684,000                    
        common stock — authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 57,318,263 shares @ 10/31/08 and 57,317,263 shares @ 7/31/08; par value of .10 per share
                                                                            5,732,000                   
        less treasury shares of 1,877,339 @ 10/31/08 & 7/31/08
                                                                            -73,684,000                   
        trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts — 295 in 2008 and 122 in 2007
                                                                             136,866,000                  
        deferred income taxes and other liabilities
                                                                             19,118,000    15,767,000 15,948,000 14,725,000 13,862,000 12,911,000 13,778,000 13,035,000 12,157,000 11,680,000 10,960,389 10,517,298 9,765,663 9,214,698 7,600,951 
        common stock—par value of .10 a share; authorized, 250,000,000 shares; issued 57,317,263 shares at july 31, 2008 and 57,222,404 shares at july 31, 2007
                                                                             5,732,000                  
        less treasury shares of 1,877,339 in 2008 and 1,441,600 in 2007, at cost
                                                                             -73,684,000                  
        investments — short term
                                                                                160,550,000    110,815,000    76,029,000  41,840,031     
        common stock — authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 57,317,263 shares @ 4/30/08 and 57,222,404 shares @ 7/31/07; par value of .10 per share
                                                                              5,732,000                 
        less treasury shares of 1,877,339 @ 4/30/08 & 1,441,600 @ 7/31/07
                                                                              -73,684,000                 
        investments – short term
                                                                               146,350,000   105,590,000 118,712,000   125,013,000 112,737,000    14,174,291 51,110,337  43,948,770 
        common stock — authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 57,313,263 shares @ 1/31/08 and 57,222,404 shares @ 7/31/07; par value of .10 per share
                                                                               5,731,000                
        less treasury shares of 1,815,839 @ 1/31/08 & 1,441,600 @ 7/31/07
                                                                               -71,928,000                
        common stock — authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 57,312,263 shares @ 10/31/07 and 57,222,404 shares @ 7/31/07; par value of .10 per share
                                                                                5,731,000               
        less treasury shares of 1,441,600 @ 10/31/07 & 7/31/07
                                                                                -60,123,000               
        trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts— 122 in 2007 and 105 in 2006
                                                                                 171,596,000              
        common stock—par value of .10 a share; authorized, 250,000,000 shares; issued 57,222,404 shares at july 31, 2007 and 57,100,286 shares at july 31, 2006
                                                                                 5,722,000              
        less treasury shares of 1,441,600 in 2007 and 1,401,200 in 2006, at cost
                                                                                 60,123,000              
        common stock — authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 57,210,404 shares @ 4/30/07 and 57,100,286 shares @ 7/31/06; par value of .10 per share
                                                                                  5,721,000             
        less treasury shares of 1,441,600 @ 4/30/07 & 1,401,200 @ 7/31/06
                                                                                  -60,123,000             
        common stock — authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 57,210,404 shares @ 1/31/07 and 57,100,286 shares @ 7/31/06; par value of .10 per share
                                                                                   5,721,000            
        less treasury shares of 1,441,600 @ 1/31/07 & 1,401,200 @ 7/31/06
                                                                                   -60,123,000            
        common stock — authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 57,150,286 shares @ 10/31/06 and 57,100,286 shares @ 7/31/06; par value of .10 per share
                                                                                    5,715,000           
        less treasury shares of 1,441,600 @ 10/31/06 & 1,401,200 @ 7/31/06
                                                                                    -60,123,000           
        trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts— 105 in 2006 and 506 in 2005
                                                                                     191,299,000          
        common stock—par value of .10 a share; authorized, 250,000,000 shares; issued 57,100,286 shares at july 31, 2006 and 56,933,483 shares at july 31, 2005
                                                                                     5,710,000          
        less restricted stock plan
                                                                                         747,000      
        less treasury shares of 1,401,200 in 2006 and 256,000 in 2005, at cost
                                                                                     58,493,000          
        dividend payable
                                                                                               
        common stock — authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 57,040,286 shares @ 4/30/06 and 56,933,483 shares @ 7/31/05; par value of .10 per share
                                                                                      5,704,000         
        restricted stock plan
                                                                                      -552,000 -207,000 -488,000  -872,320 -982,170 -1,054,791 -1,127,412 -1,253,775 
        less treasury shares of 356,000 @ 4/30/06 & 256,000 @ 7/31/05
                                                                                      -12,133,000         
        common stock — authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 56,996,588 shares @ 1/31/06 and 56,933,483 shares @ 7/31/05; par value of .10 per share
                                                                                       5,700,000        
        less treasury shares of 256,000, at cost
                                                                                       -7,031,000 -7,031,000       
        investments:
                                                                                               
        joint ventures
                                                                                        3,121,000 2,800,000 2,481,523 2,341,633 2,708,442 2,514,449 2,492,004 
        common stock — authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 56,936,817 shares @ 10/31/05 and 56,933,483 shares @ 7/31/05; par value of .10 per share
                                                                                        5,694,000       
        trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts— 506 in 2005 and 558 in 2004
                                                                                         140,927,000      
        total investments
                                                                                         2,800,000    2,514,449 2,492,004 
        noncompete agreements
                                                                                         3,790,000    3,580,962  
        preferred stock — authorized 1,000,000 shares; none outstanding
                                                                                               
        common stock — par value of . 10 a share; authorized, 250,000,000 shares; issued 56,933,483 shares at july 31, 2005 and 57,146,160 shares at july 31, 2004
                                                                                         5,693,000      
        less treasury shares of 256,000 in 2005, at cost
                                                                                         7,031,000      
        common stock — authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 56,867,479 shares @ 4/30/05 and 57,146,160 shares @ 7/31/04; par value of .10 per share
                                                                                          5,686,748     
        less treasury shares of 256,000 @ 4/30/05, at cost
                                                                                          -7,031,014     
        common stock - - authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 56,865,592 shares @ 1/31/05 and 57,146,160 shares @ 7/31/04; par value of .10 per share
                                                                                           5,686,559    
        common stock - - authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 56,827,626 shares @ 10/31/04 and 57,146,160 shares @ 7/31/04; par value of .10 per share
                                                                                            5,682,763   
        trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts— 558,365 in 2004 and 625,214 in 2003
                                                                                             132,615,992  
        investments available-for-sale
                                                                                               
        common stock—par value of .10 a share; authorized, 250,000,000 shares; issued 57,146,160 shares in 2004 and 57,195,290 shares in 2003
                                                                                             5,714,616  
        common stock — authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 57,090,828 shares @ 4/30/04 and 57,195,290 shares @ 7/31/03; par value of .10 per share
                                                                                              5,709,083 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
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          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                              
          net income
        95,538 14,641 23,169 256,461,034 133,928 -3,089 -873 265,226,064 113,577 5,326 55,033 373,957,042 119,729 25,806 137,423 1,137,386,544 346,018 265,635 244,803 660,440,452 182,719 131,190 115,639 221,282,345 22,784 27,026 51,845 132,425,026 31,438 -5,417 13,953 429,809,054 133,788 79,752 128,406 373,999,210 111,263 64,782 78,745 256,345,253 78,582 44,668 50,497 199,254,582 62,845 28,648 38,925 178,889,578 55,122 16,192 41,108 152,767,359 43,757 19,896 30,988 121,661,621 41,341 13,680 22,358 69,384 29,376 69,464 5,120,000 32,598 75,239 43,365 88,660,361 55,710,669 35,072,730 74,007,142 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                              
          depreciation
        38,132 37,081 38,107 152,068,842 36,569 36,750 37,839 144,494,576 35,835 35,655 34,934 136,022,705 33,038 32,483 31,774 127,411,794 30,921 32,546 31,739 113,315,467 28,209 27,512 26,812 98,861,034 21,380 24,672 25,914 73,091,866 25,671 10,996 10,467 38,076,730 9,651 9,479 9,140 34,307,412 8,677 8,531 8,380 24,595,549 6,493 5,553 5,405 15,355,558 3,654 3,464 3,324 12,840,538 3,069 2,979 3,414 13,939,626 3,482 3,448 3,444 13,832,581 3,449 3,456 3,514 10,285 6,697 9,452 3,293,000 3,226 6,968 2,781 7,131,186 4,686,249 2,277,070 5,727,384 
          amortization of intangible assets
        27,818 27,797 27,928  29,604 29,244 29,822  32,316 32,464 32,344  35,113 35,199 35,219  40,725 43,349 33,214  30,480 29,203 27,427              15,216 15,279 18,215  5,780 5,854 6,028  3,950 3,967 3,689                        
          amortization of debt issuance costs
        721 1,460 932  1,320 1,361 2,166    2,872 11,446,431 2,872 2,862 2,835 11,313,543 2,889 3,144 2,424 15,394,175 7,365 2,737 2,723 10,734,950 2,679 2,686 2,685 6,185,559 2,656 392 393 1,568,823 392 392 393 1,568,823 392 392 393                                
          deferred income tax expense
        5,157 1,555 3,375   3,511 -367    2,417                                                            
          gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment
        -23,518 -9,333 -3,755 -24,462,203 612   -9,587,073 -2,120                     -30  17 -12 -1,470    -2,188      -3                          
          stock-based compensation expense
        6,702 7,947 10,950 30,845,202 8,188 8,073 10,537 37,871,951 9,351 9,246 10,452 39,485,393 9,672 8,543 8,392 31,398,264 9,750 6,959 6,027 30,492,576 8,366 7,290 5,768 19,874,575 4,350 5,062 5,013 18,935,882 4,632 4,956 4,530  4,255 4,413 4,318  3,166 3,154 2,738  2,312 2,400 2,279  1,720 1,762 1,565                        
          changes in assets and liabilities:
                                                                              
          accounts receivable
        -114,473 -106,458 55,098 6,834,989 -185,567 -23,863 64,441 -59,961,517 -206,671 -5,791 20,979 313,266,409 -157,678 169,786 131,483 39,503,180 -91,095 2,600 -167,685 -234,517,365 -76,353 -62,787 -36,495 -115,451,750 341,475 -56,418 -65,307 136,127,562 -125,015 159,009 -16,556 -2,217,612 -34,458 13,991 -152,921 -92,081,814 -126,474 -10,293 -86,419 -15,660,888 -49,765 -14,733 -47,614 41,393,373 -69,356 -35,887 35,870 -9,322,508 -155,741 9,139 21,110 -46,534,402 -62,368 -34,547 16,317 -62,475,169 -111,634 -9,442 4,245 -80,751 7,462 -91,053 27,722,000 30,927 -32,284 -38,998 -49,438,014 -25,002,513 -23,016,435 -66,791,539 
          inventories
        46,771 -118,235 -100,739 29,100,050 71,504 -44,710 -4,844 236,889,897 175,845 -55,215 -94,527 110,062,841 -4,277 32,587 -116,151 -381,204,148 -102,850 913 -236,915 -538,123,494 -207,480 -102,979 -322,047 133,352,475 47,524 -27,847 -82,152 283,165,951 168,982 3,504 -27,437 -77,274,303 -16,822 -73,035 -56,840 -56,563,201 17,930 -60,471 -13,258 -15,552,863 -707 -3,175 -25,255 14,777,541 -12,064 -9,980 -5,497 -44,694,638 -11,365 -24,709 -43,288 -36,978,619 -11,067 -8,492 -38,822 -1,568,595 -8,678 -9,100 1,373 -56,940 -44,927 -57,689 -13,981,000 -28,064 -29,089 -25,278 -31,450,163 -43,216,030 -13,683,935 -35,935,386 
          prepaid income taxes, expenses and other
        -19,192 -25,302 18,989 -12,028,173 9,514 -31,499 2,158 -26,810,763 -4,925 -48,151 23,839 1,049,881 16,691 -31,917 17,345 -13,742,422 -19,592 10,285 4,729 -32,688,720 10,946 -24,369 -14,857 18,435,963 -14,243 -1,369 6,649 -13,104,910 22,603 -14,682 -17,011  -7,001    3,843 -5,807 -2,648  6,073 -2,194 -5,889  5,925 -6,124 -4,267  12,660 -12,690 -1,860  11,850                  
          accounts payable
        107,468 85,955 -79,967 90,262,950 58,307 145,404 -57,661 -101,989,752 45,939 8,663 25,150 -120,620,358 145,915 -67,623 -141,934 -116,686,897 46,049 -38,765 71,613 228,831,465 229,404 -15,454 127,585 60,606,668 -204,704 47,397 19,639 -120,411,151 -33,641 -33,058 -29,150 -40,765,595 2,360 -6,236 33,471 67,052,349 57,060 29,845 -1,254 28,589,916 16,162 -9,745 28,667 -26,662,136 20,016 23,863 -13,743 13,617,599 36,560 -11,075 3,916 15,412,713 14,054 20,887 1,346 23,382,092 40,793 14,552 -2,437 -3,097 -4,851 29,773 -19,174,000 -36,336 8,650 442 -9,308,776 -27,399,366 -20,713,518 9,612,941 
          accrued liabilities and other
        59,997 -32,301 -44,555 -63,491,011 112,646 -94,667 -61,968                                                                
          long-term liabilities and other
        3,033 2,952 5,601 15,232,758 -9,984 4,466 11,760 18,452,048 3,954 14,434 -7,436 13,242,253 428 5,581 -2,262 -21,454,423 -2,426 -20,602 6,451 50,906,267 -3,211 9,710 2,234 7,027,388 -4,882 2,414 3,080 8,800,386 -629 413 830 16,648,747 1,458 5,562 3,233                                    
          net cash from operating activities
        234,154 -112,241 -44,867 577,603,751 257,667 30,842 30,740 545,340,468 251,732 -103,868 59,668 981,158,880 288,799 91,305 94,016 989,615,451 339,497 256,260 41,792 526,306,927 263,639 -7,276 -81,290 540,703,731 231,971 57,295 -51,997 507,843,198 41,172 150,464 -15,834 466,310,815 140,340 43,430 13,415 419,150,166 130,018 51,553 1,263 341,064,092 93,042 32,974 18,892 247,768,606 38,232 3,137 50,025 149,294,550 -15,705 -23,698 5,853 145,021,302 43,365 -13,106 14,439 118,803,683 1,302 13,674 22,341 -49,787 -21,219 -1,186 -11,992,000  -14,405 -22,499 34,035,597 4,497,893 -6,350,854 4,453,177 
          capital expenditures
        -38,117 -28,438 -31,581 -122,901,950 -33,512 -26,265 -25,273 -139,528,931 -27,168 -40,690 -38,211 -208,043,534 -49,481 -45,102 -55,883 -242,186,298 -52,898 -74,580 -43,224 -128,753,838 -33,065 -23,389 -24,708 -106,619,698 -24,444 -21,638 -31,220 -130,140,251 -28,947 -20,349 -34,453 -37,018 -28,720 -34,283 -28,532 -24,760 -26,164 -14,872 -8,617 -15,922 -12,853 -7,620 -8,541 -6,760 -7,540 -5,131 -4,803 -4,015 -5,893 -2,797 -1,448 -2,041 -28,825 -25,920 -8,210 -1,865,000  -14,244 -6,979 -38,568,234 -31,120,524 -18,565,046 -19,455,603 
          free cash flows
        196,037 -140,679 -76,448 454,701,801 224,155 4,577 5,467 405,811,537 224,564 -144,558 21,457 773,115,346 239,318 46,203 38,133 747,429,153 286,599 181,680 -1,432 397,553,089 230,574 -30,665 -105,998 434,084,033 207,527 35,657 -83,217 377,702,947 12,225 130,115 -50,287 466,310,815 103,322 14,710 -20,868 419,150,166 101,486 26,793 -24,901 341,064,092 78,170 24,357 2,970 247,768,606 25,379 -4,483 41,484 149,294,550 -22,465 -31,238 722 145,021,302 38,562 -17,121 8,546 118,803,683 -1,495 12,226 20,300 -78,612 -47,139 -9,396 -13,857,000  -28,649 -29,478 -4,532,637 -26,622,631 -24,915,900 -15,002,426 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                              
          purchases of property, plant and equipment
        -38,117 -28,438 -31,581 -122,901,950 -33,512 -26,265 -25,273 -139,528,931 -27,168 -40,690 -38,211 -208,043,534 -49,481 -45,102 -55,883 -242,186,298 -52,898 -74,580 -43,224 -128,753,838 -33,065 -23,389 -24,708 -106,619,698 -24,444 -21,638 -31,220 -130,140,251 -28,947 -20,349 -34,453  -37,018 -28,720 -34,283  -28,532 -24,760 -26,164  -14,872 -8,617 -15,922  -12,853 -7,620 -8,541  -6,760 -7,540 -5,131  -4,803 -4,015 -5,893  -2,797 -1,448 -2,041 -28,825           
          proceeds from dispositions of property, plant and equipment
        36,980 17,990 10,905 63,282,907 884 17,846 3,363 24,902,318 11,810 12,597 275 13,650,821 347 897 2,935 16,066,177 171 511 141 1,948,258 658 109 975 27,650,146 6,504 1,399 18,951 2,730,719 1,215 61  104 26 3,526  76 225 4,329  189 40  50 28 13  356 496 65     437   682           
          business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
               -7,310,186 186 -4,000 -6,177,816   -781,185,033 -149 -33,881 -747,937 -310,627,062 -362 -287,876 -22,700     -1,656,918,423                                           
          other
        -19,640 -86 -4,778,615 -251 -702 -3,432 -24,772,312 -6,588 -1,974 -9,126 -21,740,909 -8,680 -5,411 -5,000 -40,980,000    9,320,670    -5,223,761 -712 -2,993 -1,534     1,269,729 311 319 641 -1,269,419 632 287 -2,500 -559,387    19,980 -1,440,340 -1,000 121 219 814,611 241   599,400 400 200            
          net cash from investing activities
        -30,027 -10,448 -20,762 -64,397,658 -32,879 -9,121 -25,342 -146,709,111 -21,946 -29,881 -51,062 -222,311,438 -57,814 -55,800 -57,948 -1,048,285,154 -72,876 -107,950 -791,020 -428,111,972 -23,439 -311,156 -46,433 -84,193,313 -18,652 -23,232 -13,803 -1,863,685,928 -1,758,836 -23,844 -34,392 -183,351,004 -83,505 -28,375 -30,116 -116,573,554 -27,824 -24,248 -29,374 -601,441,579 -15,296 -8,610 -7,515 -234,891,232 -12,798 -52,534 -11,436 2,922,094 -55,962 -588 62,456 -13,978,555 -4,555 -3,083 -9,807 -7,849,492 -2,360 -137 -2,011 -123,536 -119,704 14,100 5,505,000 -114,463 -14,195 -6,959 -66,554,719 -59,072,333 -18,544,746 -48,978,115 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                              
          payments on term-loan credit facilities
        -46,264 -10,000 -204,890,000 -25,000 -25,000 -60,000 -340,391,374 -100,000   -402,252,645 -90,000 -12,355 -332,782,435    -59,640,300 -59,700 -274,763,699                                               
          borrowings on revolving asset-based credit facilities
        23,216     113,388,498 60,053 53,449     659,427,912 660,088 225,450,324 12,044   378,842,778 304,215 33,438 41,569                                            
          payments on revolving asset-based credit facilities
        -23,174     -111,443,445 -59,630 -51,925 -99,950,000 -35,000 -15,000 -558,475,965 -25,000 -34,035 -500,000                                                    
          payments on other debt
        -716 -787 -1,216 -31,963,833 -23,653 -3,685 -1,829 -11,144,639 -1,787 -3,807 -1,767 -11,959,845 -1,772 -3,669 -2,714 -11,527,158 -1,877 -4,006 -1,959 -13,940,289 -2,189 -4,426 -3,096 -14,482,642                                               
          cash dividends paid
        -27,069   -106,050,245 -26,602   -102,060,270 -25,595   -95,897,022                                                           
          payments on finance lease obligations
        -243 -239 -231 -854,371 -215 -211 -203 -754,443 -192 -185 -180 -1,214,095 -301 -294 -310 -1,083,199 -272 -267 -262 -748,508 -248 -125 -119 -441,676                                               
          purchases of treasury shares
        -50,500       -12,997    -16,600 -25,407  -39,990                                                      
          payments related to vesting of stock-based awards
          -14,303,700   -16,228,755   -7,309,235   -17,992,989   -8,308,683   -3,759,237   -4,413,582   -7,649,343   -4,567,428   -2,481,516   -1,560,438   -1,304,749 -546 -705                    
          short-term financial obligations and other
        -1,090 4,021 2,969 -15,354,486 -1,615 -4,311 -2,588  120 8,609 11,307  3,160 10,400 2,537  -24,941 9,646 -5,825  -1,835 92 -5,580  -9,364                                              
          net cash from financing activities
        -79,618 -135,972 -13,483 -426,061,910 -77,085 -102,385 -64,620 -337,503,673 -200,081 45,907 -19,153 -635,418,932 -164,326 -48,493 -53,249 -48,091,452 -240,308 -152,837 643,597 -188,395,197 -129,764 155,456 -68,495 -392,940,993 198,281 -58,514 -114,774 1,537,217,456 1,901,354 -45,708 -102 -230,892,572 -19,591 -56,743 -55,094 -289,200,121 -47,438 -54,360 -20,081 286,737,668 -15,820 -18,310 -15,538 -118,705,456 -14,272 -15,974 -14,298 -99,365,979 -12,257 -65,836 -9,928 -113,002,599 -9,456 -90,169 -8,776 -107,679,742 -7,162 -64,869 -28,227 -15,181 -10,215 -154,210 -3,853,000 -60,401 -18,578 -16,957 -18,403,809 -12,151,085 -10,144,705 -22,315,964 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
        5,261 -9,041 2,394 -1,871,188 -13,201 9,261 3,128 -974,271 1,922 2,206 -4,857                                                            
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
           85,272,995    60,153,413                            13,376,491 54,756   26,360,181 61,926 6,054 -4,161    24,291    58,381                    
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
        586,596 500,814,684 501,316 440,790,768 441,232                   275,249  223,258  209,902  183,478  289,336  236,601  218,642  215,435 247,751 247,751 221,684 189,620,000        
          cash and cash equivalents, end of period
        129,770 -267,702 509,878 586,087,679 134,502 -71,403 445,222 500,944,181 31,627 -85,636 425,828 440,878,774 71,670 -10,148 291,704 311,223,703 24,054 -30,994 336,237 445,557,438 110,928 -153,768 337,402 537,867,515 409,351 10,356 231,778 425,153,888 155,279 80,912 224,921  37,244 -41,688 151,463  54,756 -27,055 161,710  61,926 6,054 179,317  11,162 -65,371 313,627  -83,924 -90,122 294,982  29,354 -106,358 214,498  -8,220 -51,332 207,538 59,247 96,613 80,638 177,731,000        
          supplemental cash flow information:
                                                                              
          income taxes paid
        15,974 37,860 8,179 108,737,232 31,042 44,500 9,226 147,014,731 20,741 83,375 7,153 142,958,398 7,940 93,488 17,174 380,603,937 118,756 133,351 17,956 226,354,603 59,972 63,637 48,788 56,751,719 4,628 22,141 24,512 87,743,128 12,144 12,525 45,203 218,654,834 48,997 63,449 73,720 198,488,198 33,622 42,956 54,224 128,323,298 22,401 27,975 35,326 115,049,938 14,515 23,301 36,246 97,497,796 8,506 19,728 34,970 75,511,359 6,955 17,436 25,250 61,510,565 5,797 9,421 23,217 46,758 35,888 32,861 15,044,000 106 23,343 12 52,586,368 42,115,918 5,758,528 45,070,716 
          interest paid
        15,774 5,612 16,617 58,575,321 18,964 9,819 21,896 86,350,802 28,784 15,211 26,203 95,307,123 30,896 19,195 25,786 74,395,546 25,925 16,661 16,868 78,802,952 22,343 21,498 18,207 101,708,291 22,163 27,954 25,592 57,164,286 23,659 597 458 3,897,913 973 953 1,161 8,551,348 2,186 2,059 2,407 671,492 166 168 174 179,999   133,866 132 410,735 98 87 80 559,629 101 127 143 152 107 320 130,000 187 570 347 253,814 109,344 42,441 123,080 
          non-cash investing transactions:
                                                                              
          capital expenditures in accounts payable
        -527 4,526 2,394 4,053,102 1,652 -1,259 4,505 5,426,727 -825 -4,329 7,427 5,442,126 -309 2,243 2,940 4,725,086 2,767 827 4,320 6,300,503 75 1,820 1,602 3,455,943 -574 -506 3,137 4,325,875 5,635 -2,573 3,063 5,372,918 -2,847 854 4,075 6,263,395 -299 -963 3,867 3,537,037 378 53 532 1,539,375 405 -133 353 766,751 438 -707 1,518 735,859 -423 239 325 850,871 -48 33 144 438 205 540,000 129 894 776     
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
         -267,702 -76,718   -71,403 -56,094   -85,636 -15,404                    -50,328  37,244 -41,688 -71,795    -48,192      11,162    -83,924                      
          purchase of treasury shares
          -5,047        -30,037                                                        2,430,495    
          non-cash investing and financing transactions:
                                                                              
          quarterly dividends payable
          27,476    26,551    25,539    24,081    23,917    22,700                                                
          amortization of intangibles
                               97,161,355 24,079 24,273 24,293 75,587,624 25,259 12,526 12,591 55,076,764 13,882 13,796 13,558             12,974,771 3,101 3,226 2,902 11,028,643 2,795 2,794 2,768 11,126,620 2,756 2,777 2,847 7,298 4,564 320         
          amortization of debt issuance costs and extinguishment charges
               18,259,100 3,036                                                              
          deferred income tax benefit
           -29,496,170    -24,951,278 -6,864   -34,467,948 -2,903 -4,229 -1,920 -51,866,170               -751    -5,356 -39,542,739 -4,970                                  
          borrowings on term-loan credit facilities
               186,536,277                   2,092,922,982                                           
          payments of debt issuance costs
               -10,469,520       -8,436,555 -8,445         -70,106,780                                           
          loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment
              -2,270    49 -3,318,626 -3 -230 -141 -7,564,833 132 72 629 1,136,296 -100 -117 -79 3,988,476 283 622 619 738,873         16    -27      -13    34  13    -284 50 71           
          proceeds from issuance of senior unsecured notes
                       499,500,000 500,000                                                    
          accrued liabilities
                52,459 -87,360 -46,438  90,202 -117,543 -8,047  84,489 -41,812 50,016  57,695 -4,513 -20,601  -26,405 -623 -46,593 -46,606,818 25,031 -19,995 -10,218 29,525,617 38,100 -28,609 39,892 63,028,396 40,251 8,319 -1,966 25,987,477 27,292 -1,348 2,579 -40,549 22,688 -4,660 -7,479 7,687,410 41,362 -8,508 -14,264 32,288,921 37,634 -8,453 -102 8,171,748 24,164 -3,042 -7,870 -4,870 -17,928 41,337 -14,113,000 22,041 39,198 35,430 9,834,879 -3,578,270 11,311,683 14,632,188 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
                   6,208,817 5,011 2,840 -2,668 -30,138,118 -24,657 -4,447 -3,778 -2,212,857 479 9,313 -4,935 26,327,872 -2,306 -360 -206 -5,573,390                                           
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
                   129,637,327        -92,413,099    89,897,297 409,294   175,801,336                                           
          cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period
                   311,241,447 311,553 448,257,294 448,706 540,821,637 541,363 450,810,738 451,262 274,973,751                                           
          cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period
                   440,878,774 71,670 -10,148 291,704 311,358,021 1,656 -8,974 339,297 448,408,538 110,915 -153,663 340,210 540,708,035 409,294 -24,811 270,482 450,775,087                                           
          less: restricted cash
                       134,318 -22,398 22,020 3,060 2,851,100 -13 105 2,808 2,840,520 -57 -35,167 38,704 25,621,199                                           
          regular cash dividends paid
                        -23,663    -22,700    -22,080   -84,076,336 -21,475    -19,498    -17,353    -15,742 -15,742 -15,743  -14,413 -14,412 -14,412  -12,257 -12,257 -12,253                    
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
                     -10,148 -19,849  1,656 -8,974 -109,409   -153,663 -201,153    -180,780                                            
          impairment charges
                               10,046,943               9,103,887       709,290 710                    
          deferred income tax provision
                         -8,064 -5,253  -4,401 -4,699 4,601 -11,231,312 17,651 -657 2,318 -9,061,218 2,302   14,506,970 -5,282      -2,297  -118 -3,550 2,289  -1,108 -2,856 1,177  -2,646 2,836 1,266   1,979 -2,185  -3,416 777 444 355           
          foreign currency forward contract loss
                                   70,706,223 -2,930 31,152 42,555                                        
          guarantee liabilities related to former ehg subsidiaries
                                   -108,737,657                                           
          foreign currency forward contract payment related to business acquisition
                                   -70,706,223                                           
          equity investment in joint venture
                                   -6,494,750 -1,750   -50,355,098                                       
          payments on revolving credit facilities
                                                                              
          payments on unsecured notes
                                                                              
          common stock issued for business acquisition
                                   144,023,832                                           
          principal payments on term-loan credit facilities
                                 -15,207 -140,181 -242,917,268                                           
          principal payments on revolving asset-based credit facilities
                                 -42,032 -5,577                                            
          principal payments on other debt
                                 -4,057 -3,001 -70,248,681                                           
          principal payments on finance lease obligations
                                 -107 -107                                            
          short-term financing and other
                                  -7,477                                            
          regular quarterly dividends payable
                                  22,080    20,595                                        
          borrowings on revolving credit facilities
                                   99,900,000                                           
          principal payments on revolving credit facilities
                                   -99,960,000                                           
          principal payments on unsecured notes
                                   -84,643,272                                           
          principal payments on capital lease obligations
                                   -404,699 -98 -101 -102 -377,721 -93 -92 -94 -340,750 -85 -84 -81 -327,752 -78 -84 -86                            
          principal payments on revolving credit facility
                                       -144,935,000 -10,000 -55,000 -214,935,000 -30,000 -15,000 -20,000                                
          gain on disposition of property, plant & equipment
                                                                              
          stock-based compensation
                                                         1,272 1,376 2,813,949 739 643 669 687,516 161 162 161            
          excess tax benefits from stock-based awards
                                               -319,709 -291 -134,886 -114 -959,204 -59 -737 -739,433 -507 -60 -100,899   -516 -496          
          changes in assets and liabilities
                                                                              
          prepaid expenses and other assets
                                                                              
          purchases of property, plant & equipment
                                                                    -25,920 -8,210         
          proceeds from dispositions of property, plant & equipment
                                                                    682          
          proceeds from notes receivable
                                               8,358,633 8,367 1,398,600   6,418,575 3,725 2,700 6,993,000   499,500               
          acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                                                   -194,436,735 -46,350 -2,915 -86,058,317 -196 287 -33,774                    
          borrowings on revolving credit facility
                                                                              
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
                                                                              
          cash and cash equivalents, end of year
                                                                              
          non-cash transactions:
                                                                              
          acquisitions
                                            -5,039             -10,707,282 -6,804 -3,914                
          prepaid expenses and other
                                          -2,409                    -1,690 -1,180,677 4,757 -1,829 -3,251 -1,635 -8,800         2,482,705 
          regular quarterly dividend payable
                                          19,497    17,352                                
          purchase of treasury stock
                                                                 -57,000 -20,000   -115,420         
          proceeds from issuance of common stock
                                                   140,859    3,203,509 198 2,293 5,843,820 89 400 691 1,439,972 771   1,047 449 16 27,000 845 1,256 43 813,664 759,844 60,005 1,174,545 
          other liabilities
                                            3,648 -110 2,822  965 83 198  -35 1,005 -3,412  1,032 -2,973 -2,009 -1,417,512 -1,869 -3,385 1,766 1,860,480 1,893 698 929 5,401 2,334 -806 -2,791,000 943 1,854 241 348,010 224,096 565,320 1,650,388 
          gain on disposal of bus business
                                                       -7,071,921 746 -7,825                    
          proceeds from dispositions of investments
                                                       699,300 700 799,600       2,600 2,600          
          proceeds from sale of bus business
                                                       104,937,957 5,043                      
          cash dividends
                                                              -9,527 -32,297,613 -7,933 -8,227 -8,227 -16,744 -11,160 -38,806 -3,880,000 -59,616 -19,834 -17,000 -5,125,838 -3,419,813 -1,714,445 -3,439,672 
          special cash dividends
                                                                              
          proceeds from disposition of ambulance net assets
                                                                              
          shares repurchased related to cashless exercise of stock options
                                                                              
          transfer of cash to restricted account
                                                                   -1,000           
          special cash dividend paid
                                                                              
          other accounts receivable from disposal of bus business
                                                                              
          special dividend payable
                                                          53,290                    
          notes receivable
                                                               7,054,938 6,000 1,036 26 1,398 1,000 -10,000         
          special cash dividends paid
                                                                             
          shares repurchased related to cashless exercises of stock options
                                                                             
          other accounts receivable from sale of ambulance net assets
                                                                              
          other accounts receivable from bus business sale
                                                         -3,286 8,329                    
          proceeds from sale of bus business, net of bus cash on hand
                                                          97,677                    
          loss on disposition of property, plant & equipment
                                                                    71          
          gain on involuntary conversion of discontinued operations assets
                                                                              
          insurance proceeds from involuntary conversion of discontinued operations assets
                                                                              
          net proceeds from disposition of ambulance net assets
                                                                              
          special cash dividend
                                                           -79,445,475                   
          common stock issued in business acquisition
                                                                   90,531 90,531          
          adjustments to reconcile net income to operating cash flows:
                                                                              
          impairment of goodwill and intangible assets
                                                                              
          deferred income tax
                                                                              
          regular cash dividends
                                                            -9,545                  
          net decrease in cash and equivalents
                                                            29,354 -106,358 -4,144  -8,220 -51,332 -7,897 -188,504 -151,138 -141,046  -100,173 -46,338 -46,004 -50,433,522 -65,998,250 -34,191,296 -66,583,362 
          disposition of ambulance net assets
                                                                              
          purchases of treasury stock
                                                                              
          goodwill and trademark impairment
                                                                              
          gain on involuntary conversion of assets
                                                                    -2,117 -1,575         
          loss on divestiture of operating subsidiary
                                                                     323         
          issuance of notes receivable
                                                                              
          insurance proceeds from involuntary conversion of assets
                                                                   2,569 2,496 2,908         
          acquisition of operating subsidiaries
                                                                   -99,562           
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash
                                                                     250 -1,549,000 102 840 411 489,409 727,275 849,009 257,540 
          impairment of trademarks
                                                                              
          proceeds from disposition of investments
                                                                    44,200         
          acquisition of operating subsidiary
                                                                -170  -99,562 -19,756         
          proceeds from notes receivables
                                                                              
          proceeds on dissolution of joint venture
                                                                              
          trademark impairment
                                                                   3,466 2,036          
          stock-based compensation expenses
                                                                   2,554 1,692          
          non-cash gain on involuntary conversion of assets
                                                                   -2,190           
          issuance of note receivable
                                                                              
          deferred income taxes
                                                                    2,668 -4,515  -7,700 -12,396      
          note receivable
                                                                     -1,433         
          stock based compensation expenses
                                                                              
          net increase in cash and equivalents
                                                                              
          stock based compensation
                                                                     610 152,000 160       
          loss on divestiture of citair
                                                                              
          proceeds from disposition of property, plant & equipment
                                                                              
          purchase of available-for-sale investments
                                                                              
          acquisition of sjc
                                                                              
          non-cash transaction:
                                                                              
          deferred taxes
                                                                              
          impairment of trademarks and goodwill
                                                                     500         
          loss on disposition of assets
                                                                     225 14,000 103 12 73,804 74,022 7,883  
          net impairment of auction rate securities
                                                                              
          changes in non-cash assets and liabilities
                                                                              
          prepaids and other
                                                                     3,881  -11,783 -5,514      
          proceeds from disposition of assets
                                                                     4,958 1,342,000 171 49 20 35,466 21,496 20,300  
          non cash transactions:
                                                                              
          net sales
                                                                              
          cost of products sold
                                                                              
          gross profit
                                                                              
          selling, general and administrative expenses
                                                                              
          gain on sale of property
                                                                              
          interest income
                                                                              
          interest expense
                                                                              
          other income
                                                                              
          income before income taxes
                                                                              
          provision for income taxes
                                                                              
          average common shares outstanding:
                                                                              
          basic
                                                                              
          diluted
                                                                              
          earnings per common share:
                                                                              
          regular dividends declared and paid per common share:
                                                                              
          special dividends declared and paid per common share:
                                                                              
          changes in non-cash assets and liabilities:
                                                                              
          net impairment on trading investments
                                                                              
          proceeds from sale of trading investments
                                                                              
          deferred taxes and other
                                                                              
          proceeds from disposition of property, plant and equipment
                                                                              
          purchase of available for sale investments
                                                                              
          purchase of common stock held as treasury shares
                                                                       -1,630   -4,600,519    
          cancellation of restricted stock
                                                                              
          amortization
                                                                      200,000 237 475 237 730,088 471,241 201,562 597,066 
          changes in non cash assets and liabilities, net of effect from acquisitions:
                                                                              
          other current assets
                                                                      1,566,000        
          purchase of property, plant & equipment
                                                                      -1,865,000 -4,076 -14,244 -6,979 -38,568,234 -31,120,524 -18,565,046 -19,455,603 
          proceeds from dissolution of joint venture
                                                                      1,578,000        
          purchases of available for sale investments
                                                                       -186,125       
          proceeds from sale of available for sale investments
                                                                      4,450,000 75,567       
          net (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                      -11,889,000        
          goodwill impairment
                                                                              
          loss on sale of trading investments
                                                                         100   470,223 -984,756 
          unrealized loss on trading investments
                                                                        15 116 -38,652 274,051 31,622 252,776 
          purchase of trading investments
                                                                              
          proceeds from disposition of property plant and equipment
                                                                              
          (gain) loss on disposition of assets
                                                                              
          loss on disposition of trading investments
                                                                       104 255      
          proceeds from disposition of trading investments
                                                                       68,133 84,274      
          cash and equivalents, beginning of period
                                                                       196,136 163,596 163,596 136,120,530    
          cash and equivalents, end of period
                                                                       95,963 117,258 117,592 85,687,008 70,122,280 101,929,234 65,541,090 
          1.
                                                                              
          2.
                                                                              
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and divestments:
                                                                              
          acquisitions — net of cash acquired
                                                                          -28,021,951    
          purchase of common stock for retirement
                                                                          -8,490,265 -8,490,265 -8,490,265 -7,078,339 
          retirement of acquired debt
                                                                          -1,000,851 -1,000,851   
          retirement of treasury shares
                                                                          8,490,265 8,490,265 8,490,265 7,078,339 
          dividends payable
                                                                              
          purchases of trading investments
                                                                        -152,062 -64,387 -103,733,586 -54,870,723 -47,414,006 -63,116,128 
          net cash provided (used in) by operating activities
                                                                       74,589       
          (gain) on sale of equity securities
                                                                              
          issuance of restricted stock
                                                                             309,465 
          acquisitions – net of cash acquired
                                                                           -27,973,305   
          proceeds from sales of trading investments
                                                                         33,361 123,914,089 102,584,107 58,847,440 62,318,396 
          deferred income taxes and other
                                                                         -9,911   -10,308,493  
          impairment of equity securities
                                                                              
          proceeds from sale of available-for-sale investments
                                                                              
          loss (gains) on sale of trading investments
                                                                          1,063,734 883,890   
          prepaid expense & other
                                                                          -3,751,363 -6,343,530   
          cash and equivalents, beginning of year
                                                                           136,120,530 136,120,530 132,124,452 
          acquisition of damon
                                                                             -29,618,354 
          retirement of damon acquired debt
                                                                             -12,972,498 
          loss on sale of investments available-for-sale
                                                                              
          acquisitions - - net of cash acquired
                                                                              
          loss on sale of available for sale investments
                                                                              
          disposals of property, plant & equipment
                                                                             95,842