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Employee Benefit Plans And Other Postretirement Benefits (Schedule Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost Recognized In Accumulated And Other Comprehensive Income) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Prior service cost (credit) $ (9,385)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetPriorServiceCostCreditAfterTax
Net actuarial loss 539,188us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetGainsLossesAfterTax
Amounts included in other comprehensive income, net of tax 529,803us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax
Pension and SERPA Benefits [Member]  
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Prior service cost (credit) 1,685us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetPriorServiceCostCreditAfterTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= hog_PensionPlansandSupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
Net actuarial loss 488,080us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetGainsLossesAfterTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= hog_PensionPlansandSupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
Amounts included in other comprehensive income, net of tax 489,765us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= hog_PensionPlansandSupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
Postretirement Healthcare Benefits [Member]  
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Prior service cost (credit) (11,070)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetPriorServiceCostCreditAfterTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Net actuarial loss 51,108us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetGainsLossesAfterTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Amounts included in other comprehensive income, net of tax $ 40,038us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember