Finance Receivables - Recorded Investment of Retail and Wholesale Finance Receivables by Credit Quality Indicator (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 25, 2022
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Total	$ 8,047,938	$ 7,497,149	$ 7,702,544
Wholesale
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Year 1	937,461	714,238	714,122
Year 2	95,482	11,478	22,850
Year 3	5,928	6,646	7,169
Year 4	5,379	8,457	3,749
Year 5	4,601	7,938	8,607
More than 5 years	690	191	398
Total	1,049,541	748,948	756,895
Wholesale \| Non-Performing
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Year 1	0	0	0
Year 2	0	0	0
Year 3	0	0	0
Year 4	0	0	0
Year 5	0	0	0
More than 5 years	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0
Wholesale \| Doubtful
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Year 1	0	0	0
Year 2	0	0	0
Year 3	0	0	0
Year 4	0	0	0
Year 5	0	0	0
More than 5 years	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0
Wholesale \| Substandard
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Year 1	0	0	0
Year 2	0	0	0
Year 3	0	0	0
Year 4	0	0	0
Year 5	0	0	0
More than 5 years	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0
Wholesale \| Special Mention
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Year 1	603	0	0
Year 2	30	0	0
Year 3	0	0	0
Year 4	0	0	0
Year 5	0	0	0
More than 5 years	0	0	0
Total	633	0	0
Wholesale \| Medium Risk
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Year 1	2,754	0	0
Year 2	16	0	0
Year 3	0	0	0
Year 4	25	0	0
Year 5	0	0	0
More than 5 years	0	0	0
Total	2,795	0	0
Wholesale \| Low Risk
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Year 1	934,104	714,238	714,122
Year 2	95,436	11,478	22,850
Year 3	5,928	6,646	7,169
Year 4	5,354	8,457	3,749
Year 5	4,601	7,938	8,607
More than 5 years	690	191	398
Total	$ 1,046,113	$ 748,948	$ 756,895

Amortized cost excluding accrued interest, before allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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