Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenue:
Total revenue	$ 5,336,308,000	$ 4,054,377,000	$ 5,361,789,000
Costs and expenses:
Motorcycles and Related Products cost of goods sold	3,243,287,000	2,435,745,000	3,229,798,000
Financial Services interest expense	192,944,000	246,447,000	210,438,000
Financial Services provision for credit losses	25,049,000	181,870,000	134,536,000
Selling, administrative and engineering expense	1,048,174,000	1,050,627,000	1,199,056,000
Restructuring expense	3,415,000	130,009,000	32,353,000
Total costs and expenses	4,512,869,000	4,044,698,000	4,806,181,000
Operating income	823,439,000	9,679,000	555,608,000
Other income (expense), net	20,076,000	(1,848,000)	16,514,000
Investment income	6,694,000	7,560,000	16,371,000
Interest expense	30,972,000	31,121,000	31,078,000
Income (loss) before income taxes	819,237,000	(15,730,000)	557,415,000
Income tax provision (benefit)	169,213,000	(17,028,000)	133,780,000
Net income	$ 650,024,000	$ 1,298,000	$ 423,635,000
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 4.23	$ 0.01	$ 2.70
Diluted (in dollars per share)	4.19	0.01	2.68
Cash dividends per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.60	$ 0.44	$ 1.50
Motorcycles and Related Products
Revenue:
Motorcycles and Related Products	$ 4,540,240,000	$ 3,264,054,000	$ 4,572,678,000
Financial Service
Revenue:
Financial Services	$ 796,068,000	$ 790,323,000	$ 789,111,000