Revenue Recognition (Contract Revenue) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 1,297,473
ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	832,564
Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	131,557
Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	113,327
Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	220,025
Wholegoods
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	889,624
Wholegoods | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	683,504
Wholegoods | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	114,108
Wholegoods | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	92,012
Wholegoods | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	0
PG&A
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	407,849
PG&A | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	149,060
PG&A | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	17,449
PG&A | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	21,315
PG&A | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	220,025
United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	1,007,539
United States | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	662,595
United States | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	83,897
United States | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	50,053
United States | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	210,994
Canada
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	79,095
Canada | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	57,755
Canada | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	6,940
Canada | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	5,369
Canada | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	9,031
EMEA
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	162,521
EMEA | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	78,929
EMEA | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	26,671
EMEA | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	56,921
EMEA | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	0
APLA
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	48,318
APLA | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	33,285
APLA | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	14,049
APLA | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	984
APLA | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 0