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Capital Stock (Stock Repurchases Pursuant To Board Of Director Authorizations) (Details)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]      
Stock repurchased during period, shares 9.0us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares 7.7us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares 6.5us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
Stock repurchase program remaining authorization 20.9us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased    
1997 Authorization [Member]      
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]      
Stock repurchased during period, shares 3.2us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= hog_NineteenNinetySevenAuthorizationMember
0us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= hog_NineteenNinetySevenAuthorizationMember
4.3us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= hog_NineteenNinetySevenAuthorizationMember
Stock repurchase program remaining authorization 0us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= hog_NineteenNinetySevenAuthorizationMember
   
2007 Authorization [Member]      
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]      
Stock repurchased during period, shares 5.8us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= hog_TwoThousandAndSevenAuthorizationMember
7.7us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= hog_TwoThousandAndSevenAuthorizationMember
2.2us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= hog_TwoThousandAndSevenAuthorizationMember
Stock repurchase program remaining authorization 0.9us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= hog_TwoThousandAndSevenAuthorizationMember
   
2014 Authorization [Member]      
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]      
Stock repurchased during period, shares 0us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= hog_A2014AuthorizationMember
0us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= hog_A2014AuthorizationMember
0us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= hog_A2014AuthorizationMember
Stock repurchase program remaining authorization 20.0us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= hog_A2014AuthorizationMember