CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2015	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 27, 2015	Sep. 28, 2014
Revenue:
Motorcycles and Related Products	$ 1,140,321	$ 1,130,558	$ 4,301,674	$ 4,536,531
Financial Services	177,109	171,046	513,093	491,820
Total revenue	1,317,430	1,301,604	4,814,767	5,028,351
Costs and expenses:
Motorcycles and Related Products cost of goods sold	746,282	735,958	2,670,146	2,825,661
Financial Services interest expense	41,214	40,141	120,938	119,739
Financial Services provision for credit losses	27,233	21,497	68,655	57,789
Selling, administrative and engineering expense	286,865	279,935	866,558	842,512
Total costs and expenses	1,101,594	1,077,531	3,726,297	3,845,701
Operating income	215,836	224,073	1,088,470	1,182,650
Investment income	3,211	1,509	5,983	4,940
Interest expense	4,879	77	4,897	4,147
Income before provision for income taxes	214,168	225,505	1,089,556	1,183,443
Provision for income taxes	73,821	75,439	379,545	413,307
Net income	$ 140,347	$ 150,066	$ 710,011	$ 770,136
Earnings per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.69	$ 0.70	$ 3.43	$ 3.54
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.69	0.69	3.41	3.52
Cash dividends per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.310	$ 0.275	$ 0.930	$ 0.825