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Finance Receivables (Investment Of Wholesale Finance Receivables By Internal And External Credit Quality Indicator) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]          
Financing Receivable, Gross $ 6,560,245us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross $ 6,110,256us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross $ 5,889,519us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross $ 5,912,130us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross $ 6,191,158us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]          
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]          
Financing Receivable, Gross 5,607,924us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
5,265,044us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
5,073,115us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
5,087,490us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
5,377,161us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Prime [Member]          
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]          
Financing Receivable, Gross 4,435,352us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= hog_PrimeMember
4,141,559us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= hog_PrimeMember
     
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Sub Prime [Member]          
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]          
Financing Receivable, Gross 1,172,572us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= hog_SubPrimeMember
1,123,485us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= hog_SubPrimeMember
     
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]          
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]          
Financing Receivable, Gross 952,321us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
845,212us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
816,404us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
824,640us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
813,997us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Doubtful [Member]          
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]          
Financing Receivable, Gross 954us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_DoubtfulMember
0us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_DoubtfulMember
     
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Substandard [Member]          
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]          
Financing Receivable, Gross 7,025us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_SubstandardMember
8,383us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_SubstandardMember
     
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Special Mention [Member]          
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]          
Financing Receivable, Gross 0us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_SpecialMentionMember
2,076us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_SpecialMentionMember
     
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Risk Level, Medium [Member]          
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]          
Financing Receivable, Gross 11,557us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_RiskLevelMediumMember
5,205us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_RiskLevelMediumMember
     
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Risk Level, Low [Member]          
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]          
Financing Receivable, Gross $ 932,785us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_RiskLevelLowMember
$ 829,548us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_RiskLevelLowMember