Significant Accounting Policies Additional Information (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015
Off Road Vehicle
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items]
Period of warranties provided by Polaris	6 months
Snowmobiles
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items]
Period of warranties provided by Polaris	1 year
Small Electric Vehicles
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items]
Period of warranties provided by Polaris	2 years
Minimum | Motorcycles
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items]
Period of warranties provided by Polaris	1 year
Maximum | Motorcycles
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items]
Period of warranties provided by Polaris	2 years