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Derivative Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]      
Maximum length of future cash flow hedges 6 years 2 months 12 days    
Recognized gain (loss) on the ineffective portion $ 0us-gaap_GainLossOnCashFlowHedgeIneffectivenessNet $ 100,000us-gaap_GainLossOnCashFlowHedgeIneffectivenessNet $ 500,000us-gaap_GainLossOnCashFlowHedgeIneffectivenessNet
Accumulated net loss on derivative contracts included in accumulated other comprehensive loss expected to be reclassified to interest expense or cost of sales in the following 12 months 19,400,000us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths    
Foreign-exchange contracts      
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]      
Notional amount of outstanding contracts 199,500,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember
   
Foreign-exchange contracts maturity period Within one year    
Interest Rate Contract      
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]      
Notional amount of outstanding contracts 3,733,900,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
   
Notional maturities for interest-rate contracts 2015 1,226,800,000pcar_NotionalAmountOfInterestRateDerivativesMaturingInYearOne
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
   
Notional maturities for interest-rate contracts 2016 1,341,400,000pcar_NotionalAmountOfInterestRateDerivativesMaturingInYearTwo
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
   
Notional maturities for interest-rate contracts 2017 633,000,000pcar_NotionalAmountOfInterestRateDerivativesMaturingInYearThree
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
   
Notional maturities for interest-rate contracts 2018 379,900,000pcar_NotionalAmountOfInterestRateDerivativesMaturingInYearFour
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
   
Notional maturities for interest-rate contracts 2019 81,800,000pcar_NotionalAmountOfInterestRateDerivativesMaturingInYearFive
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
   
Notional maturities for interest-rate contracts thereafter $ 71,000,000pcar_NotionalAmountOfDerivativesMaturingAfterFiveYears
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember