Revenue Recognition (Contract Revenue) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	$ 7,027,900	$ 6,782,500	$ 6,078,500
ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	4,533,300	4,209,100	3,919,400
Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	581,700	584,100	545,600
Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	424,600	461,300	444,600
Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	884,900	906,700	889,200
Boats
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	603,400	621,300	279,700
Wholegoods
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	5,053,300	4,960,500	4,348,500
Wholegoods | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	3,612,900	3,463,200	3,237,500
Wholegoods | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	493,400	502,100	465,200
Wholegoods | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	343,600	373,900	366,100
Wholegoods | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	0	0	0
Wholegoods | Boats
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	603,400	621,300	279,700
PG&A
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	1,974,600	1,822,000	1,730,000
PG&A | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	920,400	745,900	681,900
PG&A | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	88,300	82,000	80,400
PG&A | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	81,000	87,400	78,500
PG&A | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	884,900	906,700	889,200
PG&A | Boats
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	0	0	0
United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	5,791,100	5,551,700	4,883,800
United States | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	3,749,900	3,470,100	3,178,100
United States | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	397,000	376,000	371,400
United States | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	208,300	232,700	212,700
United States | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	843,500	867,000	847,300
United States | Boats
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	592,400	605,900	274,300
Canada
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	396,100	394,800	390,200
Canada | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	319,700	304,000	293,200
Canada | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	21,200	31,100	31,200
Canada | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	2,800	4,600	18,500
Canada | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	41,400	39,700	41,900
Canada | Boats
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	11,000	15,400	5,400
EMEA
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	614,800	640,000	602,900
EMEA | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	307,900	302,500	306,900
EMEA | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	96,700	116,200	88,000
EMEA | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	210,200	221,300	208,000
EMEA | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	0	0	0
EMEA | Boats
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	0	0	0
APLA
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	225,900	196,000	201,600
APLA | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	155,800	132,500	141,200
APLA | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	66,800	60,800	55,000
APLA | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	3,300	2,700	5,400
APLA | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	0	0	0
APLA | Boats
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0