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Employee Benefit Plans And Other Postretirement Benefits (Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Costs) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Pension and SERPA Benefits [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]      
Service cost $ 31,498us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost
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$ 35,987us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost
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$ 33,681us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost
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Interest cost 86,923us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost
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79,248us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost
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83,265us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost
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Expected return on plan assets (136,734)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets
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(127,327)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets
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= hog_PensionPlansandSupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
(117,110)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets
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= hog_PensionPlansandSupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
Prior service cost (credit) 1,119us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit
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= hog_PensionPlansandSupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
1,746us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit
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= hog_PensionPlansandSupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
2,958us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit
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Net loss 36,563us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses
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58,608us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses
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= hog_PensionPlansandSupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
43,874us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses
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Settlement loss 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanRecognizedNetGainLossDueToSettlements1
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= hog_PensionPlansandSupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanRecognizedNetGainLossDueToSettlements1
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= hog_PensionPlansandSupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
6,242us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanRecognizedNetGainLossDueToSettlements1
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Net periodic benefit cost 19,369us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
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48,262us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
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52,910us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
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= hog_PensionPlansandSupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
Postretirement Healthcare Benefits [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]      
Service cost 7,015us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
7,858us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost
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= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
7,413us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Interest cost 16,878us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
15,599us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost
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= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
18,310us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost
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= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Expected return on plan assets (10,429)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets
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= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
(9,537)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets
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= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
(9,423)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets
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= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Prior service cost (credit) (3,853)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit
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= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
(3,853)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit
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= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
(3,853)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit
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= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Net loss 4,729us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses
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= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
8,549us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses
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= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
7,421us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses
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= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Settlement loss 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanRecognizedNetGainLossDueToSettlements1
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0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanRecognizedNetGainLossDueToSettlements1
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0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanRecognizedNetGainLossDueToSettlements1
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Net periodic benefit cost $ 14,340us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
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= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
$ 18,616us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
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= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
$ 19,868us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
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= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember