Business Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 25, 2011

Business Segments [Abstract]

Information By Strategic Business Units

	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	September 25, 2011		September 26, 2010		September 25, 2011		September 26, 2010
Motorcycles net revenue	$	1,232,699	$	1,087,115	$	3,635,487	$	3,259,551
Gross profit		415,391		379,806		1,235,525		1,156,337
Selling, administrative and engineering expense		222,258		210,828		660,890		624,984
Restructuring expense		12,429		67,476		49,022		145,837
Operating income from Motorcycles		180,704		101,502		525,613		385,516
Financial services revenue		164,557		172,845		492,296		516,387
Financial services expense		102,573		121,977		280,322		377,992
Operating income from Financial Services		61,984		50,868		211,974		138,395
Operating income	$	242,688	$	152,370	$	737,587	$	523,911