Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Revenue:
Total revenue	$ 4,054,377,000	$ 5,361,789,000	$ 5,716,875,000
Costs and expenses:
Motorcycles and Related Products cost of goods sold	2,435,745,000	3,229,798,000	3,351,796,000
Financial Services interest expense	246,447,000	210,438,000	193,187,000
Financial Services provision for credit losses	181,870,000	134,536,000	106,870,000
Selling, administrative and engineering expense	1,050,627,000	1,199,056,000	1,258,098,000
Restructuring expense	130,009,000	32,353,000	93,401,000
Total costs and expenses	4,044,698,000	4,806,181,000	5,003,352,000
Operating income	9,679,000	555,608,000	713,523,000
Other (expense) income, net	(1,848,000)	16,514,000	3,039,000
Investment income	7,560,000	16,371,000	951,000
Interest expense	31,121,000	31,078,000	30,884,000
(Loss) income before income taxes	(15,730,000)	557,415,000	686,629,000
Income tax (benefit) provision	(17,028,000)	133,780,000	155,178,000
Net income	$ 1,298,000	$ 423,635,000	$ 531,451,000
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 2.70	$ 3.21
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.01	2.68	3.19
Cash dividends per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.44	$ 1.50	$ 1.48
Motorcycles and Related Products
Revenue:
Motorcycles and Related Products	$ 3,264,054,000	$ 4,572,678,000	$ 4,968,646,000
Financial Service
Revenue:
Financial Services	$ 790,323,000	$ 789,111,000	$ 748,229,000