Supplementary Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Sep. 29, 2019

Jun. 30, 2019

Mar. 31, 2019

Dec. 31, 2018

Sep. 30, 2018

Jul. 01, 2018

Apr. 01, 2018

Dec. 31, 2019

Dec. 31, 2018

Dec. 31, 2017

Schedule Of Assets And Liabilities Of Variable Interest Entities

The assets and liabilities related to the on-balance sheet asset-backed financings included in the Consolidated balance sheets at December 31, were as follows (in thousands):

	2019
	Finance receivables		Allowance for credit losses			Restricted cash		Other assets		Total assets		Asset-backed debt
On-balance sheet assets and liabilities:
Consolidated VIEs:
Asset-backed securitizations	$	826,047	$	(24,935	)	$	36,037	$	778	$	837,927	$	764,392
Asset-backed U.S. commercial paper conduit facilities	533,587		(16,076		)	27,775		1,642		546,928		490,427
Unconsolidated VIEs:
Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility	232,699		(2,786		)	7,686		296		237,895		114,693
	$	1,592,333	$	(43,797	)	$	71,498	$	2,716	$	1,622,750	$	1,369,512
	2018
	Finance receivables		Allowance for credit losses			Restricted cash		Other assets		Total assets		Asset-backed debt
On-balance sheet assets and liabilities:
Consolidated VIEs:
Asset-backed securitizations	$	158,718	$	(4,691	)	$	17,191	$	329	$	171,547	$	95,167
Asset-backed U.S. commercial paper conduit facilities	631,588		(18,733		)	30,012		1,234		644,101		582,717
Unconsolidated VIEs:
Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility	181,774		(3,130		)	8,779		343		187,766		155,951
	$	972,080	$	(26,554	)	$	55,982	$	1,906	$	1,003,414	$	833,835

Operating income (loss)

$ 555,608

$ 713,523

$ 882,081

Income (loss) before taxes

$ 13,700

$ 117,300

$ 256,100

$ 170,400

$ (4,100)

$ 141,200

$ 319,400

$ 230,200

557,415

686,629

863,839

Net income

$ 13,500

$ 86,600

$ 195,600

$ 127,900

$ 500

$ 113,900

$ 242,300

$ 174,800

$ 423,635

$ 531,451

$ 521,759

Earnings per share:

Basic (in dollars per share)

$ 0.09

$ 0.55

$ 1.23

$ 0.80

$ 0

$ 0.69

$ 1.45

$ 1.04

$ 2.70

$ 3.21

$ 3.03

Diluted (in dollars per share)

$ 0.09

$ 0.55

$ 1.23

$ 0.80

$ 0

$ 0.68

$ 1.45

$ 1.03

$ 2.68

$ 3.19

$ 3.02

Motorcycles and Related Products

Motorcycles and Related Products

$ 874,100

$ 1,068,900

$ 1,434,000

$ 1,195,600

$ 955,600

$ 1,123,900

$ 1,525,100

$ 1,363,900

$ 4,572,678

$ 4,968,646

$ 4,915,027

Operating income (loss)

(46,500)

47,000

180,700

108,400

(59,500)

65,700

243,400

172,800

Financial Services

Operating income (loss)

58,900

72,900

75,500

58,700

63,300

83,800

80,500

63,600

Financial Services

$ 198,200

$ 203,600

$ 198,600

$ 188,700

$ 190,200

$ 191,700

$ 188,100

$ 178,200

$ 789,111

$ 748,229

$ 732,197