Supplemental Consolidating Data - Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2021	Mar. 29, 2020
Revenue:
Total revenue	$ 1,422,507	$ 1,298,244
Costs and expenses:
Motorcycles and Related Products cost of goods sold	811,622	780,868
Financial Services interest expense	55,707	52,473
Provision for credit losses	(22,474)	79,419
Selling, administrative and engineering expense	231,844	277,971
Restructuring (benefit) expense	(366)	0
Total costs and expenses	1,076,333	1,190,731
Operating income	346,174	107,513
Other income, net	277	155
Investment income (loss)	1,402	(5,347)
Interest expense	7,708	7,755
Income before provision for income taxes	340,145	94,566
Provision for income taxes	81,001	24,871
Net income	259,144	69,695
Reportable Legal Entities | HDMC Entities
Revenue:
Total revenue	1,238,468
Costs and expenses:
Motorcycles and Related Products cost of goods sold	811,622
Financial Services interest expense	0
Provision for credit losses	0
Selling, administrative and engineering expense	196,359
Restructuring (benefit) expense	(593)
Total costs and expenses	1,007,388
Operating income	231,080
Other income, net	277
Investment income (loss)	1,402
Interest expense	7,708
Income before provision for income taxes	225,051
Provision for income taxes	55,996
Net income	169,055
Reportable Legal Entities | HDFS Entities
Revenue:
Total revenue	188,750
Costs and expenses:
Motorcycles and Related Products cost of goods sold	0
Financial Services interest expense	55,707
Provision for credit losses	(22,474)
Selling, administrative and engineering expense	40,275
Restructuring (benefit) expense	227
Total costs and expenses	73,735
Operating income	115,015
Other income, net	0
Investment income (loss)	0
Interest expense	0
Income before provision for income taxes	115,015
Provision for income taxes	25,005
Net income	90,010
Consolidating Adjustments
Revenue:
Total revenue	(4,711)
Costs and expenses:
Motorcycles and Related Products cost of goods sold	0
Financial Services interest expense	0
Provision for credit losses	0
Selling, administrative and engineering expense	(4,790)
Restructuring (benefit) expense	0
Total costs and expenses	(4,790)
Operating income	79
Other income, net	0
Investment income (loss)	0
Interest expense	0
Income before provision for income taxes	79
Provision for income taxes	0
Net income	79
Motorcycles and Related Products
Revenue:
Motorcycles and Related Products	1,232,107	1,099,788
Motorcycles and Related Products | Reportable Legal Entities | HDMC Entities
Revenue:
Motorcycles and Related Products	1,238,468
Motorcycles and Related Products | Reportable Legal Entities | HDFS Entities
Revenue:
Motorcycles and Related Products	0
Motorcycles and Related Products | Consolidating Adjustments
Revenue:
Motorcycles and Related Products	(6,361)
Financial Services
Revenue:
Financial Services	190,400	$ 198,456
Financial Services | Reportable Legal Entities | HDMC Entities
Revenue:
Financial Services	0
Financial Services | Reportable Legal Entities | HDFS Entities
Revenue:
Financial Services	188,750
Financial Services | Consolidating Adjustments
Revenue:
Financial Services	$ 1,650