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Segment Reporting (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
Segment Reporting (Detail) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) segment	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of operating segments \| segment									6
Number of reportable segments \| segment									5
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	$ 1,627,120	$ 1,651,415	$ 1,502,532	$ 1,297,473	$ 1,431,049	$ 1,478,726	$ 1,364,920	$ 1,153,782	$ 6,078,540	$ 5,428,477	$ 4,516,629
Gross profit	$ 391,273	$ 401,270	$ 385,176	$ 323,481	$ 367,812	$ 363,962	$ 350,386	$ 242,491	1,501,200	1,324,651	1,105,623
ORV/Snowmobiles
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									3,919,417
Motorcycles
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									545,646
Global Adjacent Markets
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									444,644
Aftermarket
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									889,177
Boats
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									279,656
Operating Segments [Member] \| ORV/Snowmobiles
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									3,919,417	3,570,753	3,283,890
Gross profit									1,113,908	1,054,557	907,597
Operating Segments [Member] \| Motorcycles
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									545,646	576,068	699,171
Gross profit									63,045	16,697	87,538
Operating Segments [Member] \| Global Adjacent Markets
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									444,644	396,764	341,937
Gross profit									116,583	94,920	95,149
Operating Segments [Member] \| Aftermarket
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									889,177	884,892	191,631
Gross profit									234,365	225,498	46,289
Operating Segments [Member] \| Boats
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									279,656	0	0
Gross profit									46,252	0	0
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gross profit									$ (72,953)	$ (67,021)	$ (30,950)