Business Segments And Foreign Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Business Segments And Foreign Operations [Abstract]

Information By Strategic Business Units

	2011		2010		2009
Motorcycles net revenue	$	4,662,264	$	4,176,627	$	4,287,130
Gross profit		1,555,976		1,427,403		1,386,196
Selling, administrative and engineering expense		926,808		885,137		851,165
Restructuring expense and other impairments		67,992		163,508		220,976
Operating income from Motorcycles	$	561,176	$	378,758	$	314,055
Financial services revenue	$	649,449	$	682,709	$	494,779
Financial services expense		380,658		500,836		581,059
Goodwill impairment		—		—		28,387
Restructuring expense		—		—		3,302
Operating income (loss) from Financial Services(a)(b)(c)	$	268,791	$	181,873	$	(117,969	)

(a) Financial Services operating income for 2010 includes the effects of consolidating formerly unconsolidated QSPEs (see Note 1).

(b) Financial Services operating (loss) income for 2009 includes a lower of cost or market adjustment of $5.9 million

(c) Financial Services operating (loss) income for 2009 includes an impairment charge of $45.4 million (see Note 7)

Information By Industry Segment

	Motorcycles		Financial Services		Consolidated
2011
Total assets	$	2,959,333	$	6,714,831	$	9,674,164
Depreciation	$	173,959	$	6,449	$	180,408
Capital expenditures	$	179,988	$	9,047	$	189,035
2010
Total assets	$	2,701,965	$	6,728,775	$	9,430,740
Depreciation	$	248,246	$	6,925	$	255,171
Capital expenditures	$	167,730	$	3,115	$	170,845
2009
Total assets(a)	$	3,277,925	$	5,877,593	$	9,155,518
Depreciation	$	238,276	$	8,068	$	246,344
Capital expenditures	$	111,316	$	5,432	$	116,748

(a) 2009 total assets for the Motorcycles segment includes assets of discontinued operations of $181.2 million.

Segment Information By Geographical Locations

	2011		2010		2009
Revenue from Motorcycles(a):
United States	$	3,155,608	$	2,818,032	$	2,910,094
Europe		781,432		699,492		700,882
Japan		229,427		234,247		255,901
Canada		154,314		157,606		175,964
Australia		141,392		136,172		137,626
Other foreign countries		200,091		131,078		106,663
	$	4,662,264	$	4,176,627	$	4,287,130
Revenue from Financial Services(a):
United States	$	619,214	$	652,849	$	466,161
Europe		4,471		3,497		3,164
Canada		25,764		26,363		25,454
	$	649,449	$	682,709	$	494,779
Long-lived assets(b):
United States	$	822,089	$	842,461	$	918,659
International		59,571		62,192		65,412
	$	881,660	$	904,653	$	984,071

(a) Revenue is attributed to geographic regions based on location of customer.

(b) Long-lived assets include all long-term assets except those specifically excluded under ASC Topic 280, "Segment Reporting," such as deferred income taxes and finance receivables.