Employee Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
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| Retirement Benefits [Abstract] |
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| Schedule of obligation and funded status |
The changes in the benefit obligation, fair value of plan assets and the funded status of the Company’s pension and SERPA plans and the postretirement healthcare plans as of the Company’s measurement dates of December 31, were as follows (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pension and SERPA Benefits | | Postretirement Healthcare Benefits | | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2019 | | 2018 | Change in benefit obligation: | | | | | | | | Benefit obligation, beginning of period | $ | 1,984,708 |
| | $ | 2,201,021 |
| | $ | 286,574 |
| | $ | 338,488 |
| Service cost | 25,408 |
| | 32,340 |
| | 4,449 |
| | 7,180 |
| Interest cost | 85,483 |
| | 82,778 |
| | 11,753 |
| | 11,556 |
| Actuarial losses (gains) | 236,719 |
| | (213,583 | ) | | 9,590 |
| | (42,039 | ) | Plan participant contributions | — |
| | — |
| | 1,999 |
| | 2,492 |
| Plan amendments | 8,371 |
| | (12,926 | ) | | — |
| | (4,710 | ) | Special early retirement benefits | 1,583 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Benefits paid | (126,079 | ) | | (106,280 | ) | | (20,860 | ) | | (23,448 | ) | Net curtailments and settlements | (4,181 | ) | | 1,358 |
| | — |
| | (2,945 | ) | Benefit obligation, end of period | 2,212,012 |
| | 1,984,708 |
| | 293,505 |
| | 286,574 |
| | | | | | | | | Change in plan assets: | | | | | | | | Fair value of plan assets, beginning of period | 1,874,618 |
| | 2,162,885 |
| | 190,357 |
| | 217,537 |
| Return on plan assets | 459,388 |
| | (185,468 | ) | | 41,717 |
| | (13,287 | ) | Plan participant contributions | — |
| | — |
| | 1,999 |
| | 2,492 |
| Benefits paid | (124,784 | ) | | (102,799 | ) | | (13,081 | ) | | (16,385 | ) | Fair value of plan assets, end of period | 2,209,222 |
| | 1,874,618 |
| | 220,992 |
| | 190,357 |
| Funded status of the plan | $ | (2,790 | ) | | $ | (110,090 | ) | | $ | (72,513 | ) | | $ | (96,217 | ) | | | | | | | | | Funded status as recognized on the Consolidated balance sheets: | | | | | | | | Prepaid pension costs | $ | 56,014 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| Accrued liabilities | (2,666 | ) | | (2,314 | ) | | — |
| | (1,764 | ) | Pension liabilities | (56,138 | ) | | (107,776 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| Postretirement healthcare liabilities | — |
| | — |
| | (72,513 | ) | | (94,453 | ) |
| $ | (2,790 | ) | | $ | (110,090 | ) | | $ | (72,513 | ) | | $ | (96,217 | ) | | | | | | | | | Amounts included in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax: | | | | | | | | Prior service credits | $ | (6,489 | ) | | $ | (14,371 | ) | | $ | (7,559 | ) | | $ | (9,381 | ) | Actuarial losses (gains) | 496,919 |
| | 593,608 |
| | (1,321 | ) | | 12,005 |
| | $ | 490,430 |
| | $ | 579,237 |
| | $ | (8,880 | ) | | $ | 2,624 |
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| Schedule of amounts recognized in balance sheet |
The changes in the benefit obligation, fair value of plan assets and the funded status of the Company’s pension and SERPA plans and the postretirement healthcare plans as of the Company’s measurement dates of December 31, were as follows (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pension and SERPA Benefits | | Postretirement Healthcare Benefits | | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2019 | | 2018 | Change in benefit obligation: | | | | | | | | Benefit obligation, beginning of period | $ | 1,984,708 |
| | $ | 2,201,021 |
| | $ | 286,574 |
| | $ | 338,488 |
| Service cost | 25,408 |
| | 32,340 |
| | 4,449 |
| | 7,180 |
| Interest cost | 85,483 |
| | 82,778 |
| | 11,753 |
| | 11,556 |
| Actuarial losses (gains) | 236,719 |
| | (213,583 | ) | | 9,590 |
| | (42,039 | ) | Plan participant contributions | — |
| | — |
| | 1,999 |
| | 2,492 |
| Plan amendments | 8,371 |
| | (12,926 | ) | | — |
| | (4,710 | ) | Special early retirement benefits | 1,583 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Benefits paid | (126,079 | ) | | (106,280 | ) | | (20,860 | ) | | (23,448 | ) | Net curtailments and settlements | (4,181 | ) | | 1,358 |
| | — |
| | (2,945 | ) | Benefit obligation, end of period | 2,212,012 |
| | 1,984,708 |
| | 293,505 |
| | 286,574 |
| | | | | | | | | Change in plan assets: | | | | | | | | Fair value of plan assets, beginning of period | 1,874,618 |
| | 2,162,885 |
| | 190,357 |
| | 217,537 |
| Return on plan assets | 459,388 |
| | (185,468 | ) | | 41,717 |
| | (13,287 | ) | Plan participant contributions | — |
| | — |
| | 1,999 |
| | 2,492 |
| Benefits paid | (124,784 | ) | | (102,799 | ) | | (13,081 | ) | | (16,385 | ) | Fair value of plan assets, end of period | 2,209,222 |
| | 1,874,618 |
| | 220,992 |
| | 190,357 |
| Funded status of the plan | $ | (2,790 | ) | | $ | (110,090 | ) | | $ | (72,513 | ) | | $ | (96,217 | ) | | | | | | | | | Funded status as recognized on the Consolidated balance sheets: | | | | | | | | Prepaid pension costs | $ | 56,014 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| Accrued liabilities | (2,666 | ) | | (2,314 | ) | | — |
| | (1,764 | ) | Pension liabilities | (56,138 | ) | | (107,776 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| Postretirement healthcare liabilities | — |
| | — |
| | (72,513 | ) | | (94,453 | ) |
| $ | (2,790 | ) | | $ | (110,090 | ) | | $ | (72,513 | ) | | $ | (96,217 | ) | | | | | | | | | Amounts included in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax: | | | | | | | | Prior service credits | $ | (6,489 | ) | | $ | (14,371 | ) | | $ | (7,559 | ) | | $ | (9,381 | ) | Actuarial losses (gains) | 496,919 |
| | 593,608 |
| | (1,321 | ) | | 12,005 |
| | $ | 490,430 |
| | $ | 579,237 |
| | $ | (8,880 | ) | | $ | 2,624 |
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| Schedule of PBO in excess of fair value of plan assets |
The funded status of the qualified pension plan and the SERPA plans are combined above. Plans with projected benefit obligations (PBO) or accumulated benefit obligations (ABO) in excess of the fair value of plan assets at December 31, is presented below (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | 2019 | | 2018 | Plans with PBO in excess of fair value of plan assets: | | | | PBO | $ | 58,804 |
| | $ | 1,984,708 |
| Fair value of plan assets | $ | — |
| | $ | 1,874,618 |
| | | | | Plans with ABO in excess of fair value of plan assets: | | | | ABO | $ | 44,232 |
| | $ | 40,085 |
| Fair value of plan assets | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
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| Schedule of ABO in excess of fair value of plan assets |
The funded status of the qualified pension plan and the SERPA plans are combined above. Plans with projected benefit obligations (PBO) or accumulated benefit obligations (ABO) in excess of the fair value of plan assets at December 31, is presented below (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | 2019 | | 2018 | Plans with PBO in excess of fair value of plan assets: | | | | PBO | $ | 58,804 |
| | $ | 1,984,708 |
| Fair value of plan assets | $ | — |
| | $ | 1,874,618 |
| | | | | Plans with ABO in excess of fair value of plan assets: | | | | ABO | $ | 44,232 |
| | $ | 40,085 |
| Fair value of plan assets | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
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| Components of net periodic benefit costs |
Components of net periodic benefit costs for the years ended December 31, include the following (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pension and SERPA Benefits | | Postretirement Healthcare Benefits | | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | Service cost | $ | 25,408 |
| | $ | 32,340 |
| | $ | 31,584 |
| | $ | 4,449 |
| | $ | 7,180 |
| | $ | 7,500 |
| Interest cost | 85,483 |
| | 82,778 |
| | 85,076 |
| | 11,753 |
| | 11,556 |
| | 13,648 |
| Expected return on plan assets | (142,323 | ) | | (147,671 | ) | | (141,385 | ) | | (14,030 | ) | | (14,161 | ) | | (12,623 | ) | Amortization of unrecognized: | | | | | | | | | | | | Prior service (credit) cost | (1,930 | ) | | (420 | ) | | 1,018 |
| | (2,381 | ) | | (1,842 | ) | | (2,171 | ) | Net loss | 44,511 |
| | 64,773 |
| | 43,993 |
| | 277 |
| | 1,817 |
| | 3,261 |
| Special early retirement benefits | 1,583 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Curtailment loss (gain) | — |
| | 1,017 |
| | — |
| | (960 | ) | | (886 | ) | | — |
| Settlement loss | 1,503 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Net periodic benefit cost | $ | 14,235 |
| | $ | 32,817 |
| | $ | 20,286 |
| | $ | (892 | ) | | $ | 3,664 |
| | $ | 9,615 |
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| Schedule of assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost |
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations and net periodic benefit cost at December 31, were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pension and SERPA Benefits | | Postretirement Healthcare Benefits | | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | Assumptions for benefit obligations: | | | | | | | | | | | | Discount rate | 3.49 | % | | 4.38 | % | | 3.71 | % | | 3.26 | % | | 4.23 | % | | 3.52 | % | Rate of compensation increase | 3.39 | % | | 3.38 | % | | 3.43 | % | | n/a |
| | n/a |
| | n/a |
| Assumptions for net periodic benefit cost: | | | | | | | | | | | | Discount rate | 4.38 | % | | 3.71 | % | | 4.30 | % | | 4.23 | % | | 3.52 | % | | 4.03 | % | Expected return on plan assets | 7.10 | % | | 7.25 | % | | 7.25 | % | | 7.25 | % | | 7.25 | % | | 7.25 | % | Rate of compensation increase | 3.38 | % | | 3.43 | % | | 3.50 | % | | n/a |
| | n/a |
| | n/a |
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| Schedule of allocation of plan assets |
The fair values of the Company’s postretirement healthcare plan assets at December 31, 2018 were as follows (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Balance | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 5,276 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 5,276 |
| Equity holdings: | | | | | | U.S. companies | 86,975 |
| | 86,949 |
| | 26 |
| Foreign companies | 16,342 |
| | 16,342 |
| | — |
| Pooled equity funds | 20,747 |
| | 20,747 |
| | — |
| Other | 9 |
| | 9 |
| | — |
| | 124,073 |
| | 124,047 |
| | 26 |
| Fixed-income holdings: | | | | | | U.S. Treasuries | 8,707 |
| | 8,707 |
| | — |
| Federal agencies | 5,445 |
| | — |
| | 5,445 |
| Corporate bonds | 6,590 |
| | — |
| | 6,590 |
| Pooled fixed income funds | 33,959 |
| | 33,959 |
| | — |
| Foreign bonds | 538 |
| | — |
| | 538 |
| Municipal bonds | 272 |
| | — |
| | 272 |
| | 55,511 |
| | 42,666 |
| | 12,845 |
| Plan assets subject to fair value leveling | 184,860 |
| | $ | 166,713 |
| | $ | 18,147 |
| | | | | | | Plan assets measured at net asset value: | | | | | | Real estate investment trust | 5,497 |
| | | | | | $ | 190,357 |
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The fair values of the Company’s postretirement healthcare plan assets at December 31, 2019 were as follows (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Balance | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2,458 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 2,458 |
| Equity holdings: | | | | | | U.S. companies | 104,399 |
| | 104,399 |
| | — |
| Foreign companies | 22,422 |
| | 21,744 |
| | 678 |
| Pooled equity funds | 25,029 |
| | 25,029 |
| | — |
| Other | 7 |
| | 7 |
| | — |
| | 151,857 |
| | 151,179 |
| | 678 |
| Fixed-income holdings: | | | | | | U.S. Treasuries | 5,782 |
| | 5,782 |
| | — |
| Federal agencies | 7,986 |
| | — |
| | 7,986 |
| Corporate bonds | 8,425 |
| | — |
| | 8,425 |
| Pooled fixed income funds | 36,720 |
| | 36,720 |
| | — |
| Foreign bonds | 672 |
| | — |
| | 672 |
| Municipal bonds | 454 |
| | — |
| | 454 |
| | 60,039 |
| | 42,502 |
| | 17,537 |
| Plan assets subject to fair value leveling | 214,354 |
| | $ | 193,681 |
| | $ | 20,673 |
| | | | | | | Plan assets measured at net asset value: | | | | | | Real estate investment trusts | 6,638 |
| | | | | | $ | 220,992 |
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The fair values of the Company’s pension plan assets at December 31, 2018 were as follows (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Balance | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 40,984 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 40,984 |
| Equity holdings: | | | | | | U.S. companies | 636,308 |
| | 621,459 |
| | 14,849 |
| Foreign companies | 66,143 |
| | 66,143 |
| | — |
| Harley-Davidson common stock | 43,455 |
| | 43,455 |
| | — |
| Pooled equity funds | 330,476 |
| | 330,476 |
| | — |
| Other | 85 |
| | 85 |
| | — |
| | 1,076,467 |
| | 1,061,618 |
| | 14,849 |
| Fixed-income holdings: | | | | | | U.S. Treasuries | 45,102 |
| | 45,102 |
| | — |
| Federal agencies | 27,811 |
| | — |
| | 27,811 |
| Corporate bonds | 434,070 |
| | — |
| | 434,070 |
| Pooled fixed income funds | 140,630 |
| | 42,400 |
| | 98,230 |
| Foreign bonds | 83,852 |
| | 266 |
| | 83,586 |
| Municipal bonds | 9,276 |
| | — |
| | 9,276 |
| | 740,741 |
| | 87,768 |
| | 652,973 |
| Plan assets subject to fair value leveling | 1,858,192 |
| | $ | 1,149,386 |
| | $ | 708,806 |
| | | | | | | Plan assets measured at net asset value: | | | | | | Limited partnership interests | 5,918 |
| | | | | Real estate investment trust | 10,508 |
| | | | | | 16,426 |
| | | | | | $ | 1,874,618 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Balance | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 35,463 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 35,463 |
| Equity holdings: | | | | | | U.S. companies | 728,892 |
| | 707,276 |
| | 21,616 |
| Foreign companies | 79,707 |
| | 77,275 |
| | 2,432 |
| Harley-Davidson common stock | 47,365 |
| | 47,365 |
| | — |
| Pooled equity funds | 377,301 |
| | 377,301 |
| | — |
| Other | 72 |
| | 72 |
| | — |
| | 1,233,337 |
| | 1,209,289 |
| | 24,048 |
| Fixed-income holdings: | | | | | | U.S. Treasuries | 67,234 |
| | 67,234 |
| | — |
| Federal agencies | 15,434 |
| | — |
| | 15,434 |
| Corporate bonds | 583,475 |
| | — |
| | 583,475 |
| Pooled fixed income funds | 142,134 |
| | 48,674 |
| | 93,460 |
| Foreign bonds | 103,439 |
| | — |
| | 103,439 |
| Municipal bonds | 12,339 |
| | — |
| | 12,339 |
| | 924,055 |
| | 115,908 |
| | 808,147 |
| Plan assets subject to fair value leveling | 2,192,855 |
| | $ | 1,325,197 |
| | $ | 867,658 |
| | | | | | | Plan assets measured at net asset value: | | | | | | Limited partnership interests | 4,118 |
| | | | | Real estate investment trusts | 12,249 |
| | | | | | 16,367 |
| | | | | | $ | 2,209,222 |
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| Schedule of weighted average health care cost trend rate |
The weighted-average healthcare cost trend rates used in determining the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation of the healthcare plans were as follows: | | | | | | | | 2019 | | 2018 | Healthcare cost trend rate for next year | 7.25 | % | | 6.75 | % | Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline (the ultimate rate) | 5.00 | % | | 5.00 | % | Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate | 2029 |
| | 2026 |
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| Schedule of expected benefit payments for next five years and thereafter |
The Company's future expected benefit payments as of December 31, 2019 were as follows (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pension Benefits | | SERPA Benefits | | Postretirement Healthcare Benefits | 2020 | $ | 97,227 |
| | $ | 2,666 |
| | $ | 23,328 |
| 2021 | $ | 98,376 |
| | $ | 3,000 |
| | $ | 23,501 |
| 2022 | $ | 101,566 |
| | $ | 3,309 |
| | $ | 23,625 |
| 2023 | $ | 104,864 |
| | $ | 4,176 |
| | $ | 23,307 |
| 2024 | $ | 108,436 |
| | $ | 4,401 |
| | $ | 22,902 |
| 2025-2028 | $ | 590,687 |
| | $ | 29,048 |
| | $ | 109,195 |
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