Revenue Recognition (Contract Revenue) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	$ 1,735,866	$ 1,771,647	$ 1,779,315	$ 1,495,690	$ 1,627,120	$ 1,651,415	$ 1,502,532	$ 1,297,473	$ 6,782,518	$ 6,078,540	$ 5,428,477
ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									4,209,063	3,919,417
Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									584,096	545,646
Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									461,255	444,644
Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									906,751	889,177
Boats
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									621,353	279,656
Wholegoods
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									4,960,492	4,348,491
Wholegoods | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									3,463,135	3,237,463
Wholegoods | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									502,090	465,269
Wholegoods | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									373,914	366,103
Wholegoods | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									0	0
Wholegoods | Boats
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									621,353	279,656
PG&A
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									1,822,026	1,730,049
PG&A | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									745,928	681,954
PG&A | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									82,006	80,377
PG&A | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									87,341	78,541
PG&A | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									906,751	889,177
PG&A | Boats
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									0	0
United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									5,551,706	4,883,807
United States | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									3,470,141	3,178,104
United States | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									375,977	371,483
United States | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									232,626	212,653
United States | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									867,052	847,293
United States | Boats
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									605,910	274,274
Canada
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									394,903	390,224
Canada | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									304,020	293,269
Canada | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									31,129	31,150
Canada | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									4,612	18,539
Canada | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									39,699	41,884
Canada | Boats
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									15,443	5,382
EMEA
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									639,943	602,899
EMEA | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									302,511	306,890
EMEA | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									116,158	87,977
EMEA | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									221,274	208,032
EMEA | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									0	0
EMEA | Boats
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									0	0
APLA
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									195,966	201,610
APLA | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									132,391	141,154
APLA | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									60,832	55,036
APLA | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									2,743	5,420
APLA | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									0	0
APLA | Boats
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales									$ 0	$ 0