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Employee Benefits - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Severance Costs $ 1.8us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 $ 3.5us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 $ 4.8us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1
Projected benefit obligation, period increase 96.4us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligationPeriodIncreaseDecrease    
Actuarial gains losses amortization percentage 10.00%pcar_DefinedBenefitPlanCorridorPercentage    
Contribution to pension plans 81.1us-gaap_PensionContributions 26.2us-gaap_PensionContributions  
Expected pension contributions minimum funding requirements 7.7pcar_DefinedBenefitPlanEstimatedMinimumFundingRequirement    
Annual benefits expected to be paid year one 72.7us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsNextTwelveMonths    
Annual benefits expected to be paid year two 76.6us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearTwo    
Annual benefits expected to be paid year three 84.0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree    
Annual benefits expected to be paid year four 88.6us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFour    
Annual benefits expected to be paid year five 94.3us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive    
Annual benefits expected to be paid for the five years thereafter 555.8us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsFiveFiscalYearsThereafter    
Unrecognized actuarial loss amount in accumulated other comprehensive loss expected to be amortized next year 40.8us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfGainLoss    
Unrecognized prior service cost amount in accumulated other comprehensive loss expected to be amortized next year 1.3us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit    
Accumulated benefit obligation for all pension plans of the Company 2,113.7us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligation 1,742.2us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligation  
Metal and Electrical Engineering Industry Pension Fund      
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Actual coverage ratio percentage 104.10%pcar_ActualCoverageRatioPercentage
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanTypeAxis
= pcar_MetalAndElectricalEngineeringIndustryPensionFundMember
   
Defined Contribution Pension      
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Percentage match for base wages 5.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercent
/ us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
5.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercent
/ us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
5.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercent
/ us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Defined contribution benefit plans expense 36.3us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
/ us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
34.0us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
/ us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
33.6us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
/ us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Minimum      
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Expected pension contributions by the company to the pension plans in the next year 50.0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansEstimatedFutureEmployerContributionsInNextFiscalYear
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
   
Minimum | Metal and Electrical Engineering Industry Pension Fund      
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Required coverage ratio percentage 104.30%pcar_RequiredCoverageRatioPercentage
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanTypeAxis
= pcar_MetalAndElectricalEngineeringIndustryPensionFundMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
   
Minimum | Western Metal Industry Pension Plan      
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Contributions by the Company 5.00%pcar_DefinedBenefitPlanEmployerContributionPercentage
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanTypeAxis
= pcar_WesternMetalIndustryPensionMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
   
Maximum      
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Expected pension contributions by the company to the pension plans in the next year $ 100.0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansEstimatedFutureEmployerContributionsInNextFiscalYear
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
   
Maximum | Metal and Electrical Engineering Industry Pension Fund      
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Contributions by the Company 5.00%pcar_DefinedBenefitPlanEmployerContributionPercentage
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanTypeAxis
= pcar_MetalAndElectricalEngineeringIndustryPensionFundMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
5.00%pcar_DefinedBenefitPlanEmployerContributionPercentage
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanTypeAxis
= pcar_MetalAndElectricalEngineeringIndustryPensionFundMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
 
Maximum | Western Metal Industry Pension Plan      
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Contributions by the Company 12.00%pcar_DefinedBenefitPlanEmployerContributionPercentage
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanTypeAxis
= pcar_WesternMetalIndustryPensionMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember