Cash Flows Between Transferor and Transferee, Transfers on Finance Receivables

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Cash Flows Between Transferror and Transferee, Not Accounted For As A Sale, Proceeds From New Transfers

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Cash Flows Between Transferror and Transferee, Transfers on Finance Receivables

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Proceeds From Issuance Of Secured Debt, Gross

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The cash inflow from amounts received from issuance of long-term debt that is wholly or partially secured by collateral. Excludes proceeds from tax exempt secured debt.

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Carrying amount of financial assets accounted for as secured borrowings recognized in the transferor's statement of financial position at the end of each period presented.

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The reporting entity's maximum amount of exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with the Variable Interest Entity (VIE).

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Asset-Backed Financing - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 27, 2022 CAD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 CAD ($)	Nov. 25, 2020 USD ($)
Variable Interest Entity
Proceeds from securitization debt	$ 0	$ 597,411,000
Asset Backed Securitization 1 \| Consolidated VIEs \| Secured Debt \| Asset-backed Securities, Securitized Loans and Receivables
Variable Interest Entity
Secured notes issued		600,000,000
Proceeds from securitization debt		597,400,000
U.S. Line of Credit \| Asset-backed U.S. commercial paper conduit facility \| Consolidated VIEs \| Secured Debt
Variable Interest Entity
Length of option	5 years
Amount transferred to receivables	$ 47,100,000	0
Proceeds from transfer of finance receivables	41,300,000
U.S. Line of Credit \| Asset-backed U.S. commercial paper conduit facility VIE, facility one \| Consolidated VIEs \| Secured Debt
Variable Interest Entity
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity	300,000,000
U.S. Line of Credit \| Asset-Backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility VIE, Combined Facilities \| Consolidated VIEs \| Secured Debt
Variable Interest Entity
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity					$ 900,000,000
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity					$ 300,000,000
U.S. Line of Credit \| Asset Backed Securitization 1
Variable Interest Entity
Off-balance sheet asset-backed securitization VIE repurchase	0
Finance receivables		663,100,000
Global credit facility borrowings \| Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility \| Consolidated VIEs \| Secured Debt
Variable Interest Entity
Amount transferred to receivables		$ 0
Proceeds from transfer of finance receivables	$ 21,200,000
Global credit facility borrowings \| Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility \| Unconsolidated VIEs \| Secured Debt
Variable Interest Entity
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 220.0	$ 125.0
Length of option	5 years
VIE, maximum loss exposure, amount	$ 16,100,000
Global credit facility borrowings \| Asset-backed Canadian Retail Motorcycle Finance Receivables \| Consolidated VIEs \| Secured Debt
Variable Interest Entity
Amount transferred to receivables	$ 25,300,000