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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Tax benefits recognized for net operating loss carryforwards $ 16.0pcar_RecognizedTaxBenefitsResultingFromNetOperatingLossCarryforward $ 4.5pcar_RecognizedTaxBenefitsResultingFromNetOperatingLossCarryforward $ 3.2pcar_RecognizedTaxBenefitsResultingFromNetOperatingLossCarryforward  
Investments reinvested outside the country of domicile 4,100.0us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries      
Estimated deferred tax liability 400.0us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilityNotRecognizedAmountOfUnrecognizedDeferredTaxLiabilityUndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries      
Foreign earnings included in domestic taxable income 249.0us-gaap_ForeignEarningsRepatriated 241.7us-gaap_ForeignEarningsRepatriated 256.0us-gaap_ForeignEarningsRepatriated  
Foreign earnings included in domestic taxable income, domestic taxes 18.6us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings 19.5us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings 22.1us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings  
Operating loss carryforwards 460.4us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards      
Net operating loss carryforwards 67.2us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards 78.2us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards    
Carryforward description The carryforward periods range from five years to indefinite, subject to certain limitations under applicable laws.      
Cash paid for income taxes 689.9us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid 434.0us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid 448.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid  
Unrecognized tax benefits 12.0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 13.1us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 23.4us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 18.3us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate 1.1us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 1.5us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 1.9us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate  
Expense(Income) related to interest and penalties (0.8)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestExpense (1.1)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestExpense 1.0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestExpense  
Accrued interest expense and penalties 4.7us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 5.5us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 6.7us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued  
Other Major Jurisdictions        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Tax examinations The Company's tax returns for other major jurisdictions remain subject to examination for the years ranging from 2004 through 2014.      
Net Operating Loss Carryforwards        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Net operating loss carryforwards 65.8us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
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Minimum        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Operating loss carryforwards periods 5 years      
Minimum | Intercompany        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Unrecognized tax benefits, resulting from intercompany transactions 7us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleAmountOfUnrecordedBenefit
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Maximum | Intercompany        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Unrecognized tax benefits, resulting from intercompany transactions 8us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleAmountOfUnrecordedBenefit
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Internal Revenue Service (IRS)        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Tax examinations The United States Internal Revenue Service has completed examinations of the Company's tax returns for all years through 2010.      
Foreign        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Operating loss carryforwards 206.2us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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United States        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Operating loss carryforwards $ 254.2us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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