<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<xbrl
  xml:lang="en-US"
  xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance"
  xmlns:dei="http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2019-01-31"
  xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase"
  xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
    <link:schemaRef xlink:href="wgo-20210324.xsd" xlink:type="simple"/>
    <context id="i7df75b322369431198193488519a32b8_D20210324-20210324">
        <entity>
            <identifier scheme="http://www.sec.gov/CIK">0000107687</identifier>
        </entity>
        <period>
            <startDate>2021-03-24</startDate>
            <endDate>2021-03-24</endDate>
        </period>
    </context>
    <dei:AmendmentFlag
      contextRef="i7df75b322369431198193488519a32b8_D20210324-20210324"
      id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmY0MWFmZWNkZTNhYTRiMmNhMmVkOWMxYTIzM2VlYWI4L3NlYzpmNDFhZmVjZGUzYWE0YjJjYTJlZDljMWEyMzNlZWFiOF80L2ZyYWc6NDBkOWVhZWQxNzkxNGU3ZDkwNjdkMTNhOGIzZmM0ZTQvdGFibGU6OTk1NTY0MGNjOThlNDE2OTk4MDBmZmQ1YWZiYmQ2OTQvdGFibGVyYW5nZTo5OTU1NjQwY2M5OGU0MTY5OTgwMGZmZDVhZmJiZDY5NF8yLTEtMS0xLTA_88a06e5c-fbba-4af4-ba4e-cc91f8aeb4bd">false</dei:AmendmentFlag>
    <dei:EntityCentralIndexKey
      contextRef="i7df75b322369431198193488519a32b8_D20210324-20210324"
      id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmY0MWFmZWNkZTNhYTRiMmNhMmVkOWMxYTIzM2VlYWI4L3NlYzpmNDFhZmVjZGUzYWE0YjJjYTJlZDljMWEyMzNlZWFiOF80L2ZyYWc6NDBkOWVhZWQxNzkxNGU3ZDkwNjdkMTNhOGIzZmM0ZTQvdGFibGU6OTk1NTY0MGNjOThlNDE2OTk4MDBmZmQ1YWZiYmQ2OTQvdGFibGVyYW5nZTo5OTU1NjQwY2M5OGU0MTY5OTgwMGZmZDVhZmJiZDY5NF8zLTEtMS0xLTA_f769eab5-8a9e-4b6b-87ff-b085d0dfcb04">0000107687</dei:EntityCentralIndexKey>
    <dei:DocumentType
      contextRef="i7df75b322369431198193488519a32b8_D20210324-20210324"
      id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmY0MWFmZWNkZTNhYTRiMmNhMmVkOWMxYTIzM2VlYWI4L3NlYzpmNDFhZmVjZGUzYWE0YjJjYTJlZDljMWEyMzNlZWFiOF8xL2ZyYWc6ZDI4NDlkNTk0ZDQzNGFjOGEyNTVkOGQ1YjYwNGIyODQvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjpkMjg0OWQ1OTRkNDM0YWM4YTI1NWQ4ZDViNjA0YjI4NF84Mw_39783330-3ac7-4d2a-8c6b-55ce9f067ad1">8-K</dei:DocumentType>
    <dei:DocumentPeriodEndDate
      contextRef="i7df75b322369431198193488519a32b8_D20210324-20210324"
      id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmY0MWFmZWNkZTNhYTRiMmNhMmVkOWMxYTIzM2VlYWI4L3NlYzpmNDFhZmVjZGUzYWE0YjJjYTJlZDljMWEyMzNlZWFiOF8xL2ZyYWc6ZDI4NDlkNTk0ZDQzNGFjOGEyNTVkOGQ1YjYwNGIyODQvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjpkMjg0OWQ1OTRkNDM0YWM4YTI1NWQ4ZDViNjA0YjI4NF8xMDk5NTExNjI5NDEx_3e7f577a-5152-4fe2-8a1e-952dfaf4f071">2021-03-24</dei:DocumentPeriodEndDate>
    <dei:EntityRegistrantName
      contextRef="i7df75b322369431198193488519a32b8_D20210324-20210324"
      id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmY0MWFmZWNkZTNhYTRiMmNhMmVkOWMxYTIzM2VlYWI4L3NlYzpmNDFhZmVjZGUzYWE0YjJjYTJlZDljMWEyMzNlZWFiOF8xL2ZyYWc6ZDI4NDlkNTk0ZDQzNGFjOGEyNTVkOGQ1YjYwNGIyODQvdGFibGU6MDBjYzE3YjVmMjYzNDg1MTg5YzNiZmI4ZDhjMWM5ZWEvdGFibGVyYW5nZTowMGNjMTdiNWYyNjM0ODUxODljM2JmYjhkOGMxYzllYV8wLTAtMS0xLTA_92f7185b-006a-4c47-ba0b-08516ff7ef07">Winnebago Industries, Inc.</dei:EntityRegistrantName>
    <dei:EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode
      contextRef="i7df75b322369431198193488519a32b8_D20210324-20210324"
      id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmY0MWFmZWNkZTNhYTRiMmNhMmVkOWMxYTIzM2VlYWI4L3NlYzpmNDFhZmVjZGUzYWE0YjJjYTJlZDljMWEyMzNlZWFiOF8xL2ZyYWc6ZDI4NDlkNTk0ZDQzNGFjOGEyNTVkOGQ1YjYwNGIyODQvdGFibGU6Y2JjNjljMWFhYTE4NDc4OWExMTEwMjdiODllNGU2YTUvdGFibGVyYW5nZTpjYmM2OWMxYWFhMTg0Nzg5YTExMTAyN2I4OWU0ZTZhNV8wLTAtMS0xLTA_310880af-f395-4239-bde2-f2e452e72494">IA</dei:EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode>
    <dei:EntityFileNumber
      contextRef="i7df75b322369431198193488519a32b8_D20210324-20210324"
      id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmY0MWFmZWNkZTNhYTRiMmNhMmVkOWMxYTIzM2VlYWI4L3NlYzpmNDFhZmVjZGUzYWE0YjJjYTJlZDljMWEyMzNlZWFiOF8xL2ZyYWc6ZDI4NDlkNTk0ZDQzNGFjOGEyNTVkOGQ1YjYwNGIyODQvdGFibGU6Y2JjNjljMWFhYTE4NDc4OWExMTEwMjdiODllNGU2YTUvdGFibGVyYW5nZTpjYmM2OWMxYWFhMTg0Nzg5YTExMTAyN2I4OWU0ZTZhNV8wLTMtMS0xLTA_f4ace497-011f-48cd-8c06-b792cde2148e">001-06403</dei:EntityFileNumber>
    <dei:EntityTaxIdentificationNumber
      contextRef="i7df75b322369431198193488519a32b8_D20210324-20210324"
      id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmY0MWFmZWNkZTNhYTRiMmNhMmVkOWMxYTIzM2VlYWI4L3NlYzpmNDFhZmVjZGUzYWE0YjJjYTJlZDljMWEyMzNlZWFiOF8xL2ZyYWc6ZDI4NDlkNTk0ZDQzNGFjOGEyNTVkOGQ1YjYwNGIyODQvdGFibGU6Y2JjNjljMWFhYTE4NDc4OWExMTEwMjdiODllNGU2YTUvdGFibGVyYW5nZTpjYmM2OWMxYWFhMTg0Nzg5YTExMTAyN2I4OWU0ZTZhNV8wLTQtMS0xLTA_34425684-fba8-43d4-addc-a187f82fb434">42-0802678</dei:EntityTaxIdentificationNumber>
    <dei:EntityAddressAddressLine1
      contextRef="i7df75b322369431198193488519a32b8_D20210324-20210324"
      id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmY0MWFmZWNkZTNhYTRiMmNhMmVkOWMxYTIzM2VlYWI4L3NlYzpmNDFhZmVjZGUzYWE0YjJjYTJlZDljMWEyMzNlZWFiOF8xL2ZyYWc6ZDI4NDlkNTk0ZDQzNGFjOGEyNTVkOGQ1YjYwNGIyODQvdGFibGU6Y2JjNjljMWFhYTE4NDc4OWExMTEwMjdiODllNGU2YTUvdGFibGVyYW5nZTpjYmM2OWMxYWFhMTg0Nzg5YTExMTAyN2I4OWU0ZTZhNV8zLTAtMS0xLTA_7a3aca77-d094-4f75-8dfc-3c7ab0160e0b">P.O. Box 152</dei:EntityAddressAddressLine1>
    <dei:EntityAddressCityOrTown
      contextRef="i7df75b322369431198193488519a32b8_D20210324-20210324"
      id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmY0MWFmZWNkZTNhYTRiMmNhMmVkOWMxYTIzM2VlYWI4L3NlYzpmNDFhZmVjZGUzYWE0YjJjYTJlZDljMWEyMzNlZWFiOF8xL2ZyYWc6ZDI4NDlkNTk0ZDQzNGFjOGEyNTVkOGQ1YjYwNGIyODQvdGFibGU6Y2JjNjljMWFhYTE4NDc4OWExMTEwMjdiODllNGU2YTUvdGFibGVyYW5nZTpjYmM2OWMxYWFhMTg0Nzg5YTExMTAyN2I4OWU0ZTZhNV8zLTEtMS0xLTA_185f62f9-0e01-4fbc-8831-1ebde98d1553">Forest City</dei:EntityAddressCityOrTown>
    <dei:EntityAddressStateOrProvince
      contextRef="i7df75b322369431198193488519a32b8_D20210324-20210324"
      id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmY0MWFmZWNkZTNhYTRiMmNhMmVkOWMxYTIzM2VlYWI4L3NlYzpmNDFhZmVjZGUzYWE0YjJjYTJlZDljMWEyMzNlZWFiOF8xL2ZyYWc6ZDI4NDlkNTk0ZDQzNGFjOGEyNTVkOGQ1YjYwNGIyODQvdGFibGU6Y2JjNjljMWFhYTE4NDc4OWExMTEwMjdiODllNGU2YTUvdGFibGVyYW5nZTpjYmM2OWMxYWFhMTg0Nzg5YTExMTAyN2I4OWU0ZTZhNV8zLTItMS0xLTA_b96c787f-fb53-4245-a274-90940ab9a099">IA</dei:EntityAddressStateOrProvince>
    <dei:EntityAddressPostalZipCode
      contextRef="i7df75b322369431198193488519a32b8_D20210324-20210324"
      id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmY0MWFmZWNkZTNhYTRiMmNhMmVkOWMxYTIzM2VlYWI4L3NlYzpmNDFhZmVjZGUzYWE0YjJjYTJlZDljMWEyMzNlZWFiOF8xL2ZyYWc6ZDI4NDlkNTk0ZDQzNGFjOGEyNTVkOGQ1YjYwNGIyODQvdGFibGU6Y2JjNjljMWFhYTE4NDc4OWExMTEwMjdiODllNGU2YTUvdGFibGVyYW5nZTpjYmM2OWMxYWFhMTg0Nzg5YTExMTAyN2I4OWU0ZTZhNV8zLTQtMS0xLTA_b61f1d6f-7515-45a1-9ced-3fc0d7390df6">50436</dei:EntityAddressPostalZipCode>
    <dei:CityAreaCode
      contextRef="i7df75b322369431198193488519a32b8_D20210324-20210324"
      id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmY0MWFmZWNkZTNhYTRiMmNhMmVkOWMxYTIzM2VlYWI4L3NlYzpmNDFhZmVjZGUzYWE0YjJjYTJlZDljMWEyMzNlZWFiOF8xL2ZyYWc6ZDI4NDlkNTk0ZDQzNGFjOGEyNTVkOGQ1YjYwNGIyODQvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjpkMjg0OWQ1OTRkNDM0YWM4YTI1NWQ4ZDViNjA0YjI4NF8yOTM_b791c44c-4a68-489e-a37a-42304f0df65b">641</dei:CityAreaCode>
    <dei:LocalPhoneNumber
      contextRef="i7df75b322369431198193488519a32b8_D20210324-20210324"
      id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmY0MWFmZWNkZTNhYTRiMmNhMmVkOWMxYTIzM2VlYWI4L3NlYzpmNDFhZmVjZGUzYWE0YjJjYTJlZDljMWEyMzNlZWFiOF8xL2ZyYWc6ZDI4NDlkNTk0ZDQzNGFjOGEyNTVkOGQ1YjYwNGIyODQvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjpkMjg0OWQ1OTRkNDM0YWM4YTI1NWQ4ZDViNjA0YjI4NF8yOTY_e0214bce-c9e5-4dbe-b144-d2c8e8709365">585-3535</dei:LocalPhoneNumber>
    <dei:WrittenCommunications
      contextRef="i7df75b322369431198193488519a32b8_D20210324-20210324"
      id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmY0MWFmZWNkZTNhYTRiMmNhMmVkOWMxYTIzM2VlYWI4L3NlYzpmNDFhZmVjZGUzYWE0YjJjYTJlZDljMWEyMzNlZWFiOF8xL2ZyYWc6ZDI4NDlkNTk0ZDQzNGFjOGEyNTVkOGQ1YjYwNGIyODQvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjpkMjg0OWQ1OTRkNDM0YWM4YTI1NWQ4ZDViNjA0YjI4NF82NDc_dc8ecb60-f866-480c-90ce-b9c22e4bf85f">false</dei:WrittenCommunications>
    <dei:SolicitingMaterial
      contextRef="i7df75b322369431198193488519a32b8_D20210324-20210324"
      id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmY0MWFmZWNkZTNhYTRiMmNhMmVkOWMxYTIzM2VlYWI4L3NlYzpmNDFhZmVjZGUzYWE0YjJjYTJlZDljMWEyMzNlZWFiOF8xL2ZyYWc6ZDI4NDlkNTk0ZDQzNGFjOGEyNTVkOGQ1YjYwNGIyODQvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjpkMjg0OWQ1OTRkNDM0YWM4YTI1NWQ4ZDViNjA0YjI4NF83NDI_b86952e8-277d-4029-87bd-2df44039262f">false</dei:SolicitingMaterial>
    <dei:PreCommencementTenderOffer
      contextRef="i7df75b322369431198193488519a32b8_D20210324-20210324"
      id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmY0MWFmZWNkZTNhYTRiMmNhMmVkOWMxYTIzM2VlYWI4L3NlYzpmNDFhZmVjZGUzYWE0YjJjYTJlZDljMWEyMzNlZWFiOF8xL2ZyYWc6ZDI4NDlkNTk0ZDQzNGFjOGEyNTVkOGQ1YjYwNGIyODQvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjpkMjg0OWQ1OTRkNDM0YWM4YTI1NWQ4ZDViNjA0YjI4NF84Mzg_5eadc96d-8169-4d4e-aabb-2ff210102546">false</dei:PreCommencementTenderOffer>
    <dei:PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer
      contextRef="i7df75b322369431198193488519a32b8_D20210324-20210324"
      id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmY0MWFmZWNkZTNhYTRiMmNhMmVkOWMxYTIzM2VlYWI4L3NlYzpmNDFhZmVjZGUzYWE0YjJjYTJlZDljMWEyMzNlZWFiOF8xL2ZyYWc6ZDI4NDlkNTk0ZDQzNGFjOGEyNTVkOGQ1YjYwNGIyODQvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjpkMjg0OWQ1OTRkNDM0YWM4YTI1NWQ4ZDViNjA0YjI4NF85NTA_594b28a7-8ea3-44d1-9d7a-d0f1ab9e0986">false</dei:PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer>
    <dei:Security12bTitle
      contextRef="i7df75b322369431198193488519a32b8_D20210324-20210324"
      id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmY0MWFmZWNkZTNhYTRiMmNhMmVkOWMxYTIzM2VlYWI4L3NlYzpmNDFhZmVjZGUzYWE0YjJjYTJlZDljMWEyMzNlZWFiOF8xL2ZyYWc6ZDI4NDlkNTk0ZDQzNGFjOGEyNTVkOGQ1YjYwNGIyODQvdGFibGU6YzA2ZjNkZDg1NzQyNDIzZGE5YzVmZmMxODg1ZjcyM2YvdGFibGVyYW5nZTpjMDZmM2RkODU3NDI0MjNkYTljNWZmYzE4ODVmNzIzZl8xLTAtMS0xLTA_5a154a48-9582-4c26-9a2f-6226cce3f302">Common Stock, $0.50 par value per share</dei:Security12bTitle>
    <dei:TradingSymbol
      contextRef="i7df75b322369431198193488519a32b8_D20210324-20210324"
      id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmY0MWFmZWNkZTNhYTRiMmNhMmVkOWMxYTIzM2VlYWI4L3NlYzpmNDFhZmVjZGUzYWE0YjJjYTJlZDljMWEyMzNlZWFiOF8xL2ZyYWc6ZDI4NDlkNTk0ZDQzNGFjOGEyNTVkOGQ1YjYwNGIyODQvdGFibGU6YzA2ZjNkZDg1NzQyNDIzZGE5YzVmZmMxODg1ZjcyM2YvdGFibGVyYW5nZTpjMDZmM2RkODU3NDI0MjNkYTljNWZmYzE4ODVmNzIzZl8xLTEtMS0xLTA_614b00a0-b7af-42f7-8352-f74a3e95fd48">WGO</dei:TradingSymbol>
    <dei:SecurityExchangeName
      contextRef="i7df75b322369431198193488519a32b8_D20210324-20210324"
      id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmY0MWFmZWNkZTNhYTRiMmNhMmVkOWMxYTIzM2VlYWI4L3NlYzpmNDFhZmVjZGUzYWE0YjJjYTJlZDljMWEyMzNlZWFiOF8xL2ZyYWc6ZDI4NDlkNTk0ZDQzNGFjOGEyNTVkOGQ1YjYwNGIyODQvdGFibGU6YzA2ZjNkZDg1NzQyNDIzZGE5YzVmZmMxODg1ZjcyM2YvdGFibGVyYW5nZTpjMDZmM2RkODU3NDI0MjNkYTljNWZmYzE4ODVmNzIzZl8xLTItMS0xLTA_65820101-ee86-4c6b-a316-e7748e5f4203">NYSE</dei:SecurityExchangeName>
    <dei:EntityEmergingGrowthCompany
      contextRef="i7df75b322369431198193488519a32b8_D20210324-20210324"
      id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmY0MWFmZWNkZTNhYTRiMmNhMmVkOWMxYTIzM2VlYWI4L3NlYzpmNDFhZmVjZGUzYWE0YjJjYTJlZDljMWEyMzNlZWFiOF8xL2ZyYWc6ZDI4NDlkNTk0ZDQzNGFjOGEyNTVkOGQ1YjYwNGIyODQvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjpkMjg0OWQ1OTRkNDM0YWM4YTI1NWQ4ZDViNjA0YjI4NF8xMzc2_7c4d65ab-1f51-4146-89dd-ecfcda57f296">false</dei:EntityEmergingGrowthCompany>
    <dei:DocumentPeriodEndDate
      contextRef="i7df75b322369431198193488519a32b8_D20210324-20210324"
      id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmY0MWFmZWNkZTNhYTRiMmNhMmVkOWMxYTIzM2VlYWI4L3NlYzpmNDFhZmVjZGUzYWE0YjJjYTJlZDljMWEyMzNlZWFiOF83L2ZyYWc6ZDg2YTc2ODY1YWFiNDFjOGIyMTg3ZTJiNDFjOTdhM2UvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjpkODZhNzY4NjVhYWI0MWM4YjIxODdlMmI0MWM5N2EzZV8xMDk5NTExNjI4ODE0_3e7f577a-5152-4fe2-8a1e-952dfaf4f071">2021-03-24</dei:DocumentPeriodEndDate>
</xbrl>
