CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2015	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 28, 2015	Jun. 29, 2014
Revenue:
Motorcycles and Related Products	$ 1,650,783	$ 1,834,285	$ 3,161,353	$ 3,405,973
Financial Services	173,609	166,414	335,984	320,774
Total revenue	1,824,392	2,000,699	3,497,337	3,726,747
Costs and expenses:
Motorcycles and Related Products cost of goods sold	1,003,569	1,110,146	1,923,864	2,089,703
Financial Services interest expense	41,188	40,741	79,724	79,598
Financial Services provision for credit losses	15,175	15,961	41,422	36,292
Selling, administrative and engineering expense	301,944	286,156	579,693	562,577
Total costs and expenses	1,361,876	1,453,004	2,624,703	2,768,170
Operating income	462,516	547,695	872,634	958,577
Investment income	1,450	1,772	2,772	3,431
Interest expense	9	393	18	4,070
Income before provision for income taxes	463,957	549,074	875,388	957,938
Provision for income taxes	164,147	194,921	305,724	337,868
Net income	$ 299,810	$ 354,153	$ 569,664	$ 620,070
Earnings per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.44	$ 1.63	$ 2.72	$ 2.84
Diluted (in dollars per share)	1.44	1.62	2.71	2.82
Cash dividends per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.310	$ 0.275	$ 0.620	$ 0.550