Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the Motorcycles segment were as follows (in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended
	September 27, 2015			September 28, 2014
Balance, beginning of year	$	27,752		$	30,452
Business acquisitions	28,567			—
Currency translations	(2,052		)	(1,814		)
Balance, end of period	$	54,267		$	28,638

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

The Motorcycles segment intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

	September 27, 2015
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Estimated useful life (years)
Other intangible assets
Reacquired distribution rights	$	13,117	$	(1,093	)	$	12,024	2
Customer relationships	7,399		(62		)	7,337		20
Total other intangible assets(a)	$	20,516	$	(1,155	)	$	19,361

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

The Company estimates future amortization to be approximately as follows (in thousands):

	Estimated Amortization
2015 (remaining 3 months)	$	1,746
2016	6,984
2017	4,229
2018	372
2019	372
2020	372
Thereafter	5,286
	$	19,361