Business Segments And Geographic Information (Segment Information By Geographical Locations) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended										12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Sep. 29, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012		Sep. 30, 2012	Jul. 01, 2012	Apr. 01, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Motorcycles and related products	$ 1,032,292		$ 1,180,284	$ 1,631,466	$ 1,414,248	$ 1,010,898		$ 1,089,268	$ 1,569,047	$ 1,273,369	$ 5,258,290	[1]	$ 4,942,582	[1]	$ 4,662,264	[1]
Financial services	158,342		163,434	162,841	156,965	159,962		161,027	160,613	156,322	641,582	[1]	637,924	[1]	649,449	[1]
Revenue from Financial Services											5,899,872		5,580,506		5,311,713
Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Entity's Country of Domicile	911,693	[2]				881,652	[2]				911,693	[2]	881,652	[2]	881,660	[2]
United States [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Motorcycles and related products											3,562,847	[1]	3,363,640	[1]	3,155,608	[1]
Financial services											609,574	[1]	607,909	[1]	619,214	[1]
Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Entity's Country of Domicile	874,833	[2]				825,509	[2]				874,833	[2]	825,509	[2]	822,089	[2]
International [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Entity's Country of Domicile	36,860	[2]				56,143	[2]				36,860	[2]	56,143	[2]	59,571	[2]
Europe [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Motorcycles and related products											769,864	[1]	710,861	[1]	781,432	[1]
Financial services											4,274	[1]	3,661	[1]	3,657	[1]
Japan [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Motorcycles and related products											217,700	[1]	244,907	[1]	229,427	[1]
Canada [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Motorcycles and related products											204,315	[1]	186,550	[1]	154,314	[1]
Financial services											24,486	[1]	24,532	[1]	25,764	[1]
Australia [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Motorcycles and related products											193,081	[1]	186,674	[1]	141,392	[1]
Other Foreign Countries [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Motorcycles and related products											310,483	[1]	249,950	[1]	200,091	[1]
Financial services											$ 3,248	[1]	$ 1,822	[1]	$ 814	[1]

[1] Revenue is attributed to geographic regions based on location of customer.

[2] Long-lived assets include all long-term assets except those specifically excluded under ASC Topic 280, “Segment Reporting,” such as deferred income taxes and finance receivables.