Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Accordingly, the segment information presented below is limited to sales and gross profit data (in thousands):

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2018			2017			2016
Sales
ORV/Snowmobiles	$	3,919,417		$	3,570,753		$	3,283,890
Motorcycles	545,646			576,068			699,171
Global Adjacent Markets	444,644			396,764			341,937
Aftermarket	889,177			884,892			191,631
Boats	279,656			—			—
Total sales	6,078,540			5,428,477			4,516,629
Gross profit
ORV/Snowmobiles	1,113,908			1,054,557			907,597
Motorcycles	63,045			16,697			87,538
Global Adjacent Markets	116,583			94,920			95,149
Aftermarket	234,365			225,498			46,289
Boats	46,252			—			—
Corporate	(72,953		)	(67,021		)	(30,950		)
Total gross profit	$	1,501,200		$	1,324,651		$	1,105,623

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