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Investment in Other Affiliates Additional Information (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 29 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]        
Document Period End Date Mar. 31, 2015      
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments $ (1,623,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments $ (896,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments    
Eicher -Polaris Private Limited        
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]        
Equity method investment ownership percentage 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
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    50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
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Period for proportionate share of income (loss) to be reflected in consolidated financials 1 month      
Joint venture investment 50,000,000pii_JointVentureInvestment
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Investment Maturity Period     3 years  
Payments to Acquire Businesses and Interest in Affiliates       $ 26,927,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates
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