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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]  
Unrecognized tax benefits affecting effective tax rate $ 48.7us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate
Interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits (Operations) 0.9us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense
Interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits (Balance Sheet) 25.3us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]  
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]  
Net operating loss carryforwards 365.0us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
Deferred tax assets, operating loss and tax credit carryforwards 27.8hog_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossandTaxCreditCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
Net operating loss carryforwards, valuation allowance 4.8hog_OperatingLossandTaxCreditCarryforwardValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]  
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]  
Net operating loss carryforwards 14.2us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Operating loss carryforwards, valuation allowance 20.7us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwardsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Wisconsin Research And Development Credit [Member] | State and Local Jurisdiction [Member] | Wisconsin [Member]  
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]  
Net capital loss carryforwards $ 13.7us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= stpr_WI
/ us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis
= us-gaap_ResearchMember