Revenue Recognition (Contract Revenue) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 1,405,200	$ 1,495,700
ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	823,700	867,500
Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	126,600	117,900
Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	98,300	105,000
Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	202,100	220,500
Boats
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	154,500	184,800
Wholegoods
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	986,400	1,072,700
Wholegoods | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	644,700	700,900
Wholegoods | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	109,800	102,300
Wholegoods | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	77,400	84,700
Wholegoods | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	0	0
Wholegoods | Boats
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	154,500	184,800
PG&A
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	418,800	423,000
PG&A | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	179,000	166,600
PG&A | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	16,800	15,600
PG&A | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	20,900	20,300
PG&A | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	202,100	220,500
PG&A | Boats
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	0	0
UNITED STATES
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	1,154,400	1,220,900
UNITED STATES | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	682,700	708,900
UNITED STATES | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	77,800	67,900
UNITED STATES | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	48,500	51,700
UNITED STATES | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	194,000	211,600
UNITED STATES | Boats
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	151,400	180,800
CANADA
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	69,300	71,600
CANADA | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	52,000	51,600
CANADA | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	4,600	6,000
CANADA | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	1,500	1,100
CANADA | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	8,100	8,900
CANADA | Boats
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	3,100	4,000
EMEA
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	139,100	160,800
EMEA | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	62,000	78,700
EMEA | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	29,400	30,700
EMEA | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	47,700	51,400
EMEA | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	0	0
EMEA | Boats
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	0	0
APLA
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	42,400	42,400
APLA | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	27,000	28,300
APLA | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	14,800	13,300
APLA | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	600	800
APLA | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	0	0
APLA | Boats
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 0	$ 0