Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Comprehensive Income (Loss) Note [Text Block]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following tables set fourth the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss (AOCL) (in thousands):

	Three months ended March 31, 2013
	Foreign currency translation adjustments			Marketable securities			Derivative financial instruments			Pension and postretirement benefit plans			Total
Beginning balance	$	51,335		$	677		$	(3,837	)	$	(655,853	)	$	(607,678	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(11,472		)	(388		)	15,877			—			4,017
Income tax	902			144			(5,881		)	—			(4,835		)
Net other comprehensive income before reclassifications	(10,570		)	(244		)	9,996			—			(818		)
Reclassifications:
Realized (gains) losses - marketable securities (a)				—									—
Realized (gains) losses - foreign currency contracts(b)							740						740
Realized (gains) losses - commodities contracts(b)							(47		)				(47		)
Realized (gains) losses - interest rate swaps(c)							263						263
Prior service credits(d)										(527		)	(527		)
Actuarial losses(d)										16,790			16,790
Total before tax	—			—			956			16,263			17,219
Income tax (benefit) expense	—			—			(351		)	(6,024		)	(6,375		)
Net reclassifications to net income	—			—			605			10,239			10,844
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(10,570		)	(244		)	10,601			10,239			10,026
Ending Balance	$	40,765		$	433		$	6,764		$	(645,614	)	$	(597,652	)

	Three months ended April 1, 2012
	Foreign currency translation adjustments			Marketable securities			Derivative financial instruments			Pension and postretirement benefit plans			Total
Beginning balance	$	49,935		$	327		$	6,307		$	(533,302	)	$	(476,733	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	5,258			1,609			(6,545		)	—			322
Income tax	(597		)	(596		)	2,424			—			1,231
Net other comprehensive income before reclassifications	4,661			1,013			(4,121		)	—			1,553
Reclassifications:
Realized (gains) losses - marketable securities (a)				—									—
Realized (gains) losses - foreign currency contracts(b)							(2,421		)				(2,421		)
Realized (gains) losses - commodities contracts(b)							318						318
Realized (gains) losses - interest rate swaps(c)							967						967
Prior service credits(d)										(223		)	(223		)
Actuarial losses(d)										12,824			12,824
Total before tax	—			—			(1,136		)	12,601			11,465
Income tax (benefit) expense	—			—			431			(4,668		)	(4,237		)
Net reclassifications to net income	—			—			(705		)	7,933			7,228
Other comprehensive (loss) income	4,661			1,013			(4,826		)	7,933			8,781
Ending Balance	$	54,596		$	1,340		$	1,481		$	(525,369	)	$	(467,952	)

(a) Amounts reclassified to net income are included in investment income.

(b) Amounts reclassified to net income are included in motorcycles and related products cost of goods sold.

(c) Amounts reclassified to net income are presented in financial services interest expense.

(d) Amounts reclassified are included in the computation of net periodic period cost. See note 14 for information related to pension and postretirement benefit plans.