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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, 2014
Sep. 28, 2014
Jun. 29, 2014
Mar. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 29, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Motorcycles and Related Products $ 1,031,200us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 1,130,600us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 1,834,300us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 1,571,700us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 1,032,300us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 1,180,300us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 1,631,500us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 1,414,200us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 5,567,681us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet [1] $ 5,258,290us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet [1] $ 4,942,582us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet [1]
Financial Services 169,000us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue 171,000us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue 166,400us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue 154,400us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue 158,300us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue 163,400us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue 162,800us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue 157,000us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue 660,827us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue [1] 641,582us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue [1] 637,924us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue [1]
Revenue from Financial Services                 6,228,508us-gaap_Revenues 5,899,872us-gaap_Revenues 5,580,506us-gaap_Revenues
Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Entity's Country of Domicile 899,945us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets [2]       911,693us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets [2]       899,945us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets [2] 911,693us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets [2] 881,652us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets [2]
United States [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Motorcycles and Related Products                 3,773,087us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US		 [1] 3,562,847us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US		 [1] 3,363,640us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US		 [1]
Financial Services                 627,317us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US		 [1] 609,574us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US		 [1] 607,909us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US		 [1]
Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Entity's Country of Domicile 865,617us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US		 [2]       874,833us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US		 [2]       865,617us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US		 [2] 874,833us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US		 [2] 825,509us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US		 [2]
International [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Entity's Country of Domicile 34,328us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= hog_InternationalMember		 [2]       36,860us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= hog_InternationalMember		 [2]       34,328us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= hog_InternationalMember		 [2] 36,860us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= hog_InternationalMember		 [2] 56,143us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= hog_InternationalMember		 [2]
Europe [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Motorcycles and Related Products                 869,690us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember		 [1] 769,864us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember		 [1] 710,861us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember		 [1]
Financial Services                 5,684us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember		 [1] 4,274us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember		 [1] 3,661us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember		 [1]
Japan [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Motorcycles and Related Products                 197,792us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_JP		 [1] 217,700us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_JP		 [1] 244,907us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_JP		 [1]
Canada [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Motorcycles and Related Products                 194,422us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CA		 [1] 204,315us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CA		 [1] 186,550us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CA		 [1]
Financial Services                 23,707us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CA		 [1] 24,486us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CA		 [1] 24,532us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CA		 [1]
Australia [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Motorcycles and Related Products                 190,029us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_AU		 [1] 193,081us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_AU		 [1] 186,674us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_AU		 [1]
Other Foreign Countries [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Motorcycles and Related Products                 342,661us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= hog_OtherForeignCountriesMember		 [1] 310,483us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= hog_OtherForeignCountriesMember		 [1] 249,950us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= hog_OtherForeignCountriesMember		 [1]
Financial Services                 $ 4,119us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= hog_OtherForeignCountriesMember		 [1] $ 3,248us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= hog_OtherForeignCountriesMember		 [1] $ 1,822us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= hog_OtherForeignCountriesMember		 [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.