10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark one)
☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 1-11411

POLARIS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota					41-1790959
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)					(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2100 Highway 55,	Medina	MN			55340
(Address of principal executive offices)					(Zip Code)
			763	542-0500
			(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
			N/A
			(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

	Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.01 par value	PII	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	x	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐
		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨ 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   Yes  ☐    No   x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

As of October 19, 2021, 60,681,761 shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value, of the registrant were outstanding. 

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  POLARIS INC.

FORM 10-Q

For Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2021

			Page
Part I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
	Item 1 – Financial Statements		3
		Consolidated Balance Sheets	3
		Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss)	4
		Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)	5
		Consolidated Statements of Equity	6
		Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	8
		Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	9
	Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		21
		Results of Operations	23
		Liquidity and Capital Resources	28
		Inflation and Foreign Exchange Rates	31
		Critical Accounting Policies	32
		Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements	32
	Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		32
	Item 4 – Controls and Procedures		33
Part II OTHER INFORMATION
	Item 1 – Legal Proceedings		33
	Item 1A – Risk Factors		34
	Item 2 – Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		34
	Item 6 – Exhibits		34
SIGNATURES			35

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Part I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

POLARIS INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions, except per share data)

	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
	(Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	316.5	$	634.7
Trade receivables, net	242.7		257.2
Inventories, net	1,773.6		1,177.6
Prepaid expenses and other	114.3		134.1
Income taxes receivable	0.6		3.9
Total current assets	2,447.7		2,207.5
Property and equipment, net	931.4		888.8
Investment in finance affiliate	31.4		59.4
Deferred tax assets	160.3		177.7
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	1,053.2		1,083.7
Operating lease assets	165.1		125.4
Other long-term assets	81.2		90.2
Total assets	$	4,870.3	$	4,632.7
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities:
Current portion of debt, finance lease obligations and notes payable	$	53.3	$	142.1
Accounts payable	928.2		782.2
Accrued expenses:
Compensation	241.3		215.4
Warranties	137.1		140.8
Sales promotions and incentives	76.9		138.1
Dealer holdback	79.7		121.7
Other	255.3		292.4
Current operating lease liabilities	39.4		34.7
Income taxes payable	33.6		22.0
Total current liabilities	1,844.8		1,889.4
Long-term income taxes payable	16.3		14.4
Finance lease obligations	12.7		14.7
Long-term debt	1,457.3		1,293.9
Deferred tax liabilities	4.2		4.4
Long-term operating lease liabilities	128.1		92.3
Other long-term liabilities	181.7		166.5
Total liabilities	$	3,645.1	$	3,475.6
Deferred compensation	$	11.5	$	12.3
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock $0.01 par value per share, 20.0 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding	—		—
Common stock $0.01 par value per share, 160.0 shares authorized, 60.7 and 61.9 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	$	0.6	$	0.6
Additional paid-in capital	1,134.6		983.9
Retained earnings	150.5		218.4
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(73.9)		(58.4)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,211.8		1,144.5
Noncontrolling interest	1.9		0.3
Total equity	1,213.7		1,144.8
Total liabilities and equity	$	4,870.3	$	4,632.7

The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

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POLARIS INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)

(In millions, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Sales	$	1,959.5	$	1,954.6	$	6,027.8	$	4,871.6
Cost of sales	1,493.9		1,420.0		4,530.3		3,711.4
Gross profit	465.6		534.6		1,497.5		1,160.2
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing	143.2		135.5		443.3		405.3
Research and development	86.8		77.2		255.1		222.4
General and administrative	91.6		100.6		286.2		267.0
Goodwill and other intangible asset impairments	—		—		—		379.2
Total operating expenses	321.6		313.3		984.6		1,273.9
Income from financial services	11.3		18.1		41.2		63.2
Operating income (loss)	155.3		239.4		554.1		(50.5)
Non-operating expense:
Interest expense	10.8		17.3		33.0		51.4
Other (income) expense, net	0.1		3.2		(5.6)		4.9
Income (loss) before income taxes	144.4		218.9		526.7		(106.8)
Provision for income taxes	29.6		52.0		119.2		(32.9)
Net income (loss)	114.8		166.9		407.5		(73.9)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(0.2)		(0.1)		(0.4)		(0.1)
Net income (loss) attributable to Polaris Inc.	$	114.6	$	166.8	$	407.1	$	(74.0)
Net income (loss) per share attributable to Polaris Inc. common shareholders:
Basic	$	1.88	$	2.70	$	6.63	$	(1.20)
Diluted	$	1.84	$	2.66	$	6.48	$	(1.20)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	61.0		61.9		61.4		61.8
Diluted	62.3		62.8		62.9		61.8

The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

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POLARIS INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Net income (loss)	$	114.8	$	166.9	$	407.5	$	(73.9)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(12.9)		12.8		(21.4)		(1.8)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments	2.5		1.8		5.7		(10.6)
Retirement plan and other activity	—		0.1		0.2		0.2
Comprehensive income (loss)	104.4		181.6		392.0		(86.1)
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(0.2)		(0.1)		(0.4)		(0.1)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Polaris Inc.	$	104.2	$	181.5	$	391.6	$	(86.2)

The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

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POLARIS INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

	Number of Shares	Common Stock		Additional Paid- In Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)		Non Controlling Interest		Total Equity
Balance, June 30, 2021	60.6	$	0.6	$	1,110.0	$	73.5	$	(63.5)	$	1.7	$	1,122.3
Employee stock compensation	0.1	—		20.0		—		—		—		20.0
Deferred compensation	—	—		(1.0)		1.4		—		—		0.4
Proceeds from stock issuances under employee plans	—	—		5.6		—		—		—		5.6
Cash dividends declared (1)	—	—		—		(38.2)		—		—		(38.2)
Repurchase and retirement of common shares	—	—		—		(0.8)		—		—		(0.8)
Net income	—	—		—		114.6		—		0.2		114.8
Other comprehensive income	—	—		—		—		(10.4)		—		(10.4)
Balance, September 30, 2021	60.7	0.6		1,134.6		150.5		(73.9)		1.9		1,213.7

	Number of Shares	Common Stock		Additional Paid- In Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)		Non Controlling Interest		Total Equity
Balance, June 30, 2020	61.3	$	0.6	$	921.3	$	(69.3)	$	(99.6)	$	0.2	$	753.2
Employee stock compensation	—	—		27.7		—		—		—		27.7
Deferred compensation	—	—		(1.9)		(0.1)		—		—		(2.0)
Proceeds from stock issuances under employee plans	0.4	—		25.7		—		—		—		25.7
Cash dividends declared (1)	—	—		—		(38.2)		—		—		(38.2)
Repurchase and retirement of common shares	—	—		—		(0.2)		—		—		(0.2)
Net loss	—	—		—		166.8		—		0.1		166.9
Other comprehensive income	—	—		—		—		14.7		—		14.7
Balance, September 30, 2020	61.7	0.6		972.8		59.0		(84.9)		0.3		947.8

(1) Polaris Inc. declared a $0.63 dividend per share for the three month period ended September 30, 2021 and a $0.62 dividend per share for the three month period ended September 30, 2020.

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	Number of Shares	Common Stock		Additional Paid- In Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)		Non Controlling Interest		Total Equity
Balance, December 31, 2020	61.9	$	0.6	$	983.9	$	218.4	$	(58.4)	$	0.3	$	1,144.8
Employee stock compensation	0.4	—		49.7		—		—		—		49.7
Deferred compensation	—	—		1.9		(1.1)		—		—		0.8
Proceeds from stock issuances under employee plans	1.7	—		151.7		—		—		—		151.7
Cash dividends declared (2)	—	—		—		(115.2)		—		—		(115.2)
Repurchase and retirement of common shares	(3.3)	—		(52.6)		(358.7)		—		—		(411.3)
Net income	—	—		—		407.1		—		0.4		407.5
Contributions	—	—		—		—		—		1.2		1.2
Other comprehensive loss	—	—		—		—		(15.5)		—		(15.5)
Balance September 30, 2021	60.7	$	0.6	$	1,134.6	$	150.5	$	(73.9)	$	1.9	$	1,213.7

	Number of Shares	Common Stock		Additional Paid- In Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)		Non Controlling Interest		Total Equity
Balance, December 31, 2019	61.4	$	0.6	$	892.8	$	287.3	$	(72.7)	$	0.2	$	1,108.2
Employee stock compensation	0.4	—		59.4		—		—		—		59.4
Deferred compensation	—	—		(3.8)		1.2		—		—		(2.6)
Proceeds from stock issuances under employee plans	0.5	—		32.6		—		—		—		32.6
Cash dividends declared (2)	—	—		—		(114.2)		—		—		(114.2)
Repurchase and retirement of common shares	(0.6)	—		(8.2)		(41.3)		—		—		(49.5)
Net loss	—	—		—		(74.0)		—		0.1		(73.9)
Other comprehensive loss	—	—		—		—		(12.2)		—		(12.2)
Balance September 30, 2020	61.7	$	0.6	$	972.8	$	59.0	$	(84.9)	$	0.3	$	947.8

(2) Polaris Inc. declared a $1.89 dividend per share for the nine month period ended September 30, 2021 and a $1.86 dividend per share for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020.

The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

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POLARIS INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

	Nine months ended September 30,
	2021		2020
Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)	$	407.5	$	(73.9)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	178.2		190.5
Noncash compensation	45.2		59.4
Noncash income from financial services	(5.7)		(15.0)
Deferred income taxes	17.1		(94.1)
Goodwill and other intangible asset impairments	—		379.2
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables	8.2		(48.6)
Inventories	(604.0)		(90.4)
Accounts payable	150.1		338.5
Accrued expenses	(95.8)		(19.4)
Income taxes payable/receivable	17.6		51.6
Prepaid expenses and others, net	35.0		(2.1)
Net cash provided by operating activities	153.4		675.7
Investing Activities:
Purchase of property and equipment	(199.3)		(131.8)
Investment in finance affiliate, net	33.7		80.6
Investment in other affiliates, net	—		(2.5)
Net cash used for investing activities	(165.6)		(53.7)
Financing Activities:
Borrowings under debt arrangements / finance lease obligations	1,250.1		1,299.9
Repayments under debt arrangements / finance lease obligations	(1,176.4)		(1,131.6)
Repurchase and retirement of common shares	(411.3)		(49.5)
Cash dividends to shareholders	(115.2)		(114.2)
Proceeds from stock issuances under employee plans	151.7		32.6
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(301.1)		37.2
Impact of currency exchange rates on cash balances	(6.9)		1.4
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(320.2)		660.6
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	657.5		196.3
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	337.3	$	856.9
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Interest paid on debt borrowings	$	38.0	$	54.2
Income taxes paid	$	86.3	$	5.6
Leased assets obtained for operating lease liabilities	$	69.9	$	21.9
The following presents the classification of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash within the consolidated balance sheets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	316.5	$	820.6
Other long-term assets	20.8		36.3
Total	$	337.3	$	856.9

The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

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POLARIS INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1. Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of presentation. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Polaris Inc. (“Polaris” or the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial statements and, therefore, do not include all information and disclosures of results of operations, financial position, and changes in cash flow in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. Accordingly, such statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In the opinion of management, such statements reflect all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations, equity, and cash flows for the periods presented. Due to the seasonality trends for certain products and to certain changes in production and shipping cycles, results of such periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the complete year.

Fair value measurements. Fair value is the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are classified using the following hierarchy, which is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation as of the measurement date:

Level  1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level  2 — Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

In making fair value measurements, observable market data must be used when available. When inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the level within which the fair value measurement is categorized is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company utilizes the market approach to measure fair value for its non-qualified deferred compensation assets and liabilities, and the income approach for foreign currency contracts and interest rate contracts. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities, and for the income approach, the Company uses significant other observable inputs to value its derivative instruments used to hedge foreign currency and interest rate transactions.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below (in millions):

	Fair Value Measurements as of September 30, 2021
Asset (Liability)	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Non-qualified deferred compensation assets	$	50.6	$	50.6	$	—	$	—
Total assets at fair value	$	50.6	$	50.6	$	—	$	—
Non-qualified deferred compensation liabilities	$	(50.6)	$	(50.6)	$	—	$	—
Foreign exchange contracts, net	(0.8)		—		(0.8)		—
Interest rate contracts, net	(12.2)		—		(12.2)		—
Total liabilities at fair value	$	(63.6)	$	(50.6)	$	(13.0)	$	—
	Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2020
Asset (Liability)	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Non-qualified deferred compensation assets	$	48.3	$	48.3	$	—	$	—
Total assets at fair value	$	48.3	$	48.3	$	—	$	—
Non-qualified deferred compensation liabilities	$	(48.3)	$	(48.3)	$	—	$	—
Foreign exchange contracts, net	(2.3)		—		(2.3)		—
Interest rate contracts, net	(18.1)		—		(18.1)		—
Total liabilities at fair value	$	(68.7)	$	(48.3)	$	(20.4)	$	—

Fair value of other financial instruments. The carrying values of the Company’s short-term financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and short-term debt, including current maturities of long-term debt, finance lease

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obligations and notes payable, approximate their fair values. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the fair value of the Company’s long-term debt, finance lease obligations and notes payable was approximately $1,595.9 million and $1,552.3 million, respectively, and was determined primarily using Level 2 inputs, including quoted market prices or discounted cash flows based on quoted market rates for similar types of debt. The carrying value of long-term debt, finance lease obligations and notes payable including current maturities was $1,523.3 million and $1,450.7 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

Inventories. Inventory costs include material, labor and manufacturing overhead costs, including depreciation expense associated with the manufacture and distribution of the Company’s products. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value with substantially all inventories recorded using the first-in, first-out method. Finished goods include products that are completed and ready for sale or substantially completed as the product has gone through the primary manufacturing and assembly process. The major components of inventories are as follows (in millions):

	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Raw materials and purchased components	$	759.5	$	533.5
Service parts, garments and accessories	397.4		330.5
Finished goods	697.4		381.3
Less: reserves	(80.7)		(67.7)
Inventories	$	1,773.6	$	1,177.6

Product warranties. The Company typically provides a limited warranty for its vehicles and boats for a period of six months to ten years, depending on the product. The Company provides longer warranties in certain geographical markets as determined by local regulations and customary practice and may also provide longer warranties related to certain promotional programs. The Company’s standard warranties require the Company, generally through its dealer network, to repair or replace defective products during such warranty periods. The warranty reserve is established at the time of sale to the dealer or distributor based on management’s best estimate using historical rates and trends. The Company records these amounts as a liability in the consolidated balance sheet until they are ultimately paid. Adjustments to the warranty reserve are made based on actual claims experience in order to properly estimate the amounts necessary to settle future and existing claims on products sold as of the balance sheet date. The warranty reserve includes the estimated costs related to recalls, which are accrued when probable and estimable. Factors that could have an impact on the warranty reserve include the following: changes in manufacturing quality, shifts in product mix, changes in warranty coverage periods, impacts on product usage (including weather), product recalls, and changes in sales volume.

The activity in the warranty reserve during the periods presented was as follows (in millions):

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Balance at beginning of period	$	142.2	$	134.2	$	140.8	$	136.2
Additions charged to expense	26.9		37.2		97.3		91.2
Warranty claims paid, net	(32.0)		(30.8)		(101.0)		(86.8)
Balance at end of period	$	137.1	$	140.6	$	137.1	$	140.6

New accounting pronouncements.

Income Taxes. In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740. The amendments also improve consistent application of and simplify the accounting for other areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance. The Company adopted ASU 2019-12 on January 1, 2021. The adoption of the ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, equity or cash flows.

Reference Rate Reform. In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. This ASU provides practical expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The FASB also issued ASU 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope in January 2021, which adds implementation guidance to clarify which optional expedients in Topic 848 may be applied to derivative instruments that do not reference LIBOR or a reference rate that is expected to be discontinued, but that are being modified as a result of the discounting transition. The ASUs may be applied through December 31, 2022 and are applicable to the Company’s contracts and hedging relationships that reference LIBOR. The Company is still evaluating whether to apply any of the expedients and/or exceptions included in these ASUs.

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There are no other new accounting pronouncements that are expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Note 2. Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue when it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control of a good or service to a customer. Revenue is measured based on the consideration that the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for the goods or services transferred. Sales, value add, and other taxes that are collected from a customer concurrent with revenue-producing activities are excluded from revenue. Revenue from goods and services transferred to customers at a point-in-time accounts for the majority of the Company’s revenue. Revenue from products or services transferred over time is discussed in the deferred revenue section.

The following tables disaggregate the Company's revenue by major product type and geography (in millions):

	Three months ended September 30, 2021
	ORV / Snowmobiles		Motorcycles		Global Adj. Markets		Aftermarket		Boats		Total
Revenue by product type
Wholegoods	$	924.8	$	162.7	$	120.0	$	—	$	183.6	$	1,391.1
PG&A	283.5		31.7		26.5		226.7		—		568.4
Total revenue	$	1,208.3	$	194.4	$	146.5	$	226.7	$	183.6	$	1,959.5
Revenue by geography
United States	$	958.8	$	132.9	$	84.4	$	215.9	$	177.6	$	1,569.6
Canada	116.9		9.8		0.3		10.8		6.0		143.8
EMEA	80.0		29.2		59.7		—		—		168.9
APLA	52.6		22.5		2.1		—		—		77.2
Total revenue	$	1,208.3	$	194.4	$	146.5	$	226.7	$	183.6	$	1,959.5
	Three months ended September 30, 2020
	ORV / Snowmobiles		Motorcycles		Global Adj. Markets		Aftermarket		Boats		Total
Revenue by product type
Wholegoods	$	1,022.0	$	137.7	$	86.1	$	—	$	155.1	$	1,400.9
PG&A	266.8		29.2		20.5		237.2		—		553.7
Total revenue	$	1,288.8	$	166.9	$	106.6	$	237.2	$	155.1	$	1,954.6
Revenue by geography
United States	$	1,090.5	$	120.2	$	52.9	$	224.9	$	152.9	$	1,641.4
Canada	89.6		6.1		0.2		12.3		2.2		110.4
EMEA	71.2		21.6		52.9		—		—		145.7
APLA	37.5		19.0		0.6		—		—		57.1
Total revenue	$	1,288.8	$	166.9	$	106.6	$	237.2	$	155.1	$	1,954.6

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	Nine months ended September 30, 2021
	ORV / Snowmobiles		Motorcycles		Global Adj. Markets		Aftermarket		Boats		Total
Revenue by product type
Wholegoods	$	2,920.5	$	480.8	$	342.9	$	—	$	579.9	$	4,324.1
PG&A	834.3		90.9		82.5		696.0		—		1,703.7
Total revenue	$	3,754.8	$	571.7	$	425.4	$	696.0	$	579.9	$	6,027.8
Revenue by geography
United States	$	2,949.4	$	361.6	$	216.6	$	665.0	$	562.2	$	4,754.8
Canada	351.9		25.4		2.0		31.0		17.5		427.8
EMEA	282.6		116.4		200.1		—		0.2		599.3
APLA	170.9		68.3		6.7		—		—		245.9
Total revenue	$	3,754.8	$	571.7	$	425.4	$	696.0	$	579.9	$	6,027.8
	Nine months ended September 30, 2020
	ORV / Snowmobiles		Motorcycles		Global Adj. Markets		Aftermarket		Boats		Total
Revenue by product type
Wholegoods	$	2,404.0	$	365.8	$	225.9	$	—	$	441.8	$	3,437.5
PG&A	661.4		69.0		56.9		646.8		—		1,434.1
Total revenue	$	3,065.4	$	434.8	$	282.8	$	646.8	$	441.8	$	4,871.6
Revenue by geography
United States	$	2,568.8	$	288.2	$	140.5	$	617.7	$	434.0	$	4,049.2
Canada	194.4		14.9		1.8		29.1		7.8		248.0
EMEA	196.0		77.5		137.8		—		—		411.3
APLA	106.2		54.2		2.7		—		—		163.1
Total revenue	$	3,065.4	$	434.8	$	282.8	$	646.8	$	441.8	$	4,871.6

ORV/Snowmobiles, Motorcycles, Global Adjacent Markets, and Boats segments

Wholegood vehicles, boats, and parts, garments and accessories. For the majority of wholegood vehicles, boats, and PG&A, the Company transfers control and recognizes a sale when it ships the product from its manufacturing facility, distribution center, or vehicle holding center to its customer (primarily dealers and distributors). The amount of consideration the Company receives and revenue it recognizes varies with changes in marketing incentives and rebates it offers to its dealers and their customers. Payment terms vary by customer and most of the Company’s sales are financed by the customer under floorplan financing arrangements whereby the Company receives payment within a few days of shipment of the product.

When the right of return exists, the Company adjusts the consideration for the estimated effect of returns. The Company estimates expected returns based on historical sales levels, the timing and magnitude of historical sales return levels as a percent of sales, type of product, type of customer, and a projection of this experience into the future. The Company adjusts its estimate of revenue at the earlier of when the most likely amount of consideration it expects to receive changes or when the consideration becomes fixed.

Depending on the terms of the arrangement, the Company may also defer the recognition of a portion of the consideration received because it has to satisfy a future obligation. The Company uses an observable price to determine the stand-alone selling price for separate performance obligations. The Company has elected to recognize the cost for freight and shipping when control over vehicles, boats, parts, garments or accessories has transferred to the customer as an expense in cost of sales.

Extended Service Contracts. The Company sells separately-priced service contracts that extend mechanical breakdown coverages beyond its base limited warranty agreements to vehicle owners (“ESCs”). The separately priced service contracts range from 12 months to 84 months. The Company primarily receives payment at the inception of the contract and recognizes

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revenue over the term of the agreement in proportion to the costs expected to be incurred in satisfying the obligations under the contract.

Aftermarket segment

The Company’s Aftermarket products are sold through dealer, distributor, retail, and e-commerce channels. The Company transfers control and recognizes a sale when products are shipped or delivered to its customer. The amount of consideration the Company receives and revenue it recognizes varies with changes in marketing incentives and rebates it offers to its customers and their customers. Payment terms vary by customer but typically range from due upon delivery (or point-of-sale) to 180 days after delivery.

When the Company gives its customers the right to return eligible parts and accessories, it estimates the expected returns based on an analysis of historical experience. The Company adjusts its estimate of revenue at the earlier of when the most likely amount of consideration it expects to receive changes or when the consideration becomes fixed.

Service revenue. The Company offers installation services for parts that it sells. Service revenues are recognized upon completion of the service.

Depending on the terms of the arrangement, the Company may also defer the recognition of a portion of the consideration received because it has to satisfy a future obligation. The Company uses an observable price to determine the stand-alone selling price for separate performance obligations. The Company has elected to recognize the cost for freight and shipping when control over parts, garments or accessories has transferred to the customer as an expense in cost of sales.

Contract Liabilities

Contract liabilities relate to deferred revenue recognized for cash consideration received at contract inception in advance of the Company's performance under the respective contract and generally relate to the sale of separately priced extended service contracts (“ESCs”). The Company finances its self-insured risks related to ESCs. The premiums for ESCs are primarily recognized in income in proportion to the costs expected to be incurred over the contract period. Warranty costs are recognized as incurred.

The Company expects to recognize approximately $43.7 million of the unearned amount over the next 12 months and $81.8 million thereafter. The activity in the deferred revenue reserve during the periods presented was as follows (in millions):

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Balance at beginning of period	$	123.7	$	89.8	$	107.1	$	81.6
New contracts sold	13.5		15.8		52.1		42.6
Less: reductions for revenue recognized	(11.7)		(7.3)		(33.7)		(25.9)
Balance at end of period (1)	$	125.5	$	98.3	$	125.5	$	98.3

(1) The unamortized ESC premiums (deferred revenue) recorded in other current liabilities totaled $43.7 million and $35.1 million as of September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, while the amount recorded in other long-term liabilities totaled $81.8 million and $63.2 million as of September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Note 3. Share-Based Compensation

The amount of compensation cost for share-based awards recognized during a period is based on the portion of the awards that are ultimately expected to vest. The Company estimates forfeitures at the time of grant and revises those estimates in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The Company analyzes historical data to estimate pre-vesting forfeitures and records share-based compensation expense for those awards expected to vest.

Total share-based compensation expenses were comprised as follows (in millions):

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Option awards	$	2.3	$	6.3	$	7.6	$	15.9
Other share-based awards	13.1		17.6		31.2		34.8
Total share-based compensation before tax	15.4		23.9		38.8		50.7
Tax benefit	3.7		5.7		9.3		12.1
Total share-based compensation expense included in net income (loss)	$	11.7	$	18.2	$	29.5	$	38.6

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In addition to the above share-based compensation expenses, the Company sponsors a qualified non-leveraged employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). Shares allocated to eligible participants’ accounts vest at various percentage rates based on years of service and require no cash payments from the recipient.

As of September 30, 2021, there was $69.3 million of total unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to unvested share-based equity awards. Unrecognized share-based compensation expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.25 years. Included in unrecognized share-based compensation expense was approximately $8.0 million related to stock options and $61.3 million related to restricted stock.

Note 4. Financing Agreements

The carrying value of debt, finance lease obligations, and notes payable and the average related interest rates were as follows (in millions):

	Average interest rate as of September 30, 2021	Maturity	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Revolving loan facility	0.97%	June 2026	$	210.0	$	—
Term loan facility	1.08%	June 2026	888.0		940.0
Senior notes—fixed rate	4.60%	May 2021	—		75.0
Senior notes—fixed rate	4.23%	July 2028	350.0		350.0
Finance lease obligations	5.22%	Various through 2029	14.1		16.2
Notes payable and other	4.24%	Various through 2030	68.3		75.0
Debt issuance costs			(7.1)		(5.5)
Total debt, finance lease obligations, and notes payable			$	1,523.3	$	1,450.7
Less: current maturities			53.3		142.1
Total long-term debt, finance lease obligations, and notes payable			$	1,470.0	$	1,308.6

In December 2010, the Company entered an unsecured Master Note Purchase Agreement, which has been amended and supplemented, under which it has issued senior notes. In May 2011, the Company issued $75 million of unsecured senior notes due May 2021. The Senior Notes were were fully repaid in May 2021. In July 2018, the Company issued $350 million of unsecured senior notes due July 2028 which remain outstanding.

The Company maintains an unsecured credit facility which consists of a term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”) and a revolving loan facility (the “Revolving Loan Facility”). In July 2018, the Company amended its unsecured credit facility to increase its Term Loan Facility to $1,180 million, of which $888 million was outstanding as of September 30, 2021. In June 2021, the Company further amended its unsecured credit facility to increase its Revolving Loan Facility to $1.0 billion and extend the expiration date to June 2026. Interest is charged at rates based on a LIBOR or “prime” base rate. The Company is required to make principal payments under the Term Loan Facility of $45 million over the next 12 months. These payments are classified as current maturities in the consolidated balance sheets.

The credit facility and the Master Note Purchase Agreement contain covenants that require the Company to maintain certain financial ratios, including minimum interest coverage and maximum leverage ratios. The agreements also require the Company to maintain an interest coverage ratio of not less than 3.00 to 1.00 and a leverage ratio of not more than 3.50 to 1.00 on a rolling four quarter basis. The Company was in compliance with all such covenants as of September 30, 2021.

Debt issuance costs are recognized as a reduction in the carrying value of the related long-term debt in the consolidated balance sheets and are being amortized to interest expense in the consolidated statements of income over the expected remaining terms of the related debt.

As a component of the Boat Holdings merger agreement, the Company has committed to make a series of deferred payments to the former owners following the closing date of the merger through July 2030. The original discounted payable was for $76.7 million, of which $61.0 million was outstanding as of September 30, 2021. The outstanding balance is included in long-term debt and current portion of long-term debt in the consolidated balance sheets.

The Company has a mortgage note payable agreement for land, on which the Company built the Huntsville, Alabama manufacturing facility in 2016. The original mortgage note payable was for $14.5 million, of which $7.3 million was outstanding as of September 30, 2021. The outstanding balance is included in long-term debt and current portion of long-term debt in the consolidated balance sheets. The payment of principal and interest for the note payable is forgivable if the Company satisfies certain job commitments over the term of the note. The Company has met the required commitments to date.

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Note 5. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

In the second quarter of 2020 the Company recorded impairment charges of $108.9 million related to certain brand/trade names associated with Transamerican Auto Parts which are included in the Aftermarket reporting unit. Further, during the second quarter of 2020, the Company recorded impairment charges of $270.3 million related to goodwill of the Aftermarket reporting unit. Subsequent to the impairment charges recorded in the second quarter, there is no remaining goodwill for the Aftermarket reporting unit. The charges are included in goodwill and other intangible asset impairments on the consolidated statements income. The impairments resulted in a $90.3 million income tax benefit (deferred tax asset) associated with the remaining tax-deductible basis in goodwill and intangibles.

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization, as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are as follows (in millions):

	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Goodwill	$	393.2	$	397.3
Other intangible assets, net	660.0		686.4
Total goodwill and other intangible assets, net	$	1,053.2	$	1,083.7

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 are as follows (in millions):

	ORV/Snowmobiles		Motorcycles		Global Adjacent Markets		Aftermarket		Boats		Total Polaris
Goodwill	72.9		5.2		92.1		270.3		227.1		$	667.6
Accumulated goodwill impairment losses	—		—		—		(270.3)		—		(270.3)
Balance as of December 31, 2020	$	72.9	$	5.2	$	92.1	$	—	$	227.1	$	397.3
Currency translation effect on foreign goodwill balances	—		—		(4.1)		—		—		(4.1)
Goodwill	72.9		5.2		88.0		270.3		227.1		663.5
Accumulated goodwill impairment losses	—		—		—		(270.3)		—		(270.3)
Balance as of September 30, 2021	$	72.9	$	5.2	$	88.0	$	—	$	227.1	$	393.2

	ORV/Snowmobiles		Motorcycles		Global Adjacent Markets		Aftermarket		Boats		Total Polaris
Goodwill	72.0		5.2		85.2		270.4		227.1		$	659.9
Accumulated goodwill impairment losses	—		—		—		—		—		—
Balance as of December 31, 2019	$	72.0	$	5.2	$	85.2	$	270.4	$	227.1	$	659.9
Impairments	—		—		—		(270.3)		—		(270.3)
Currency translation effect on foreign goodwill balances	0.2		—		3.2		(0.1)		—		3.3
Goodwill	72.2		5.2		88.4		270.3		227.1		663.2
Accumulated goodwill impairment losses	—		—		—		(270.3)		—		(270.3)
Balance as of September 30, 2020	$	72.2	$	5.2	$	88.4	$	—	$	227.1	$	392.9

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The components of other intangible assets were as follows ($ in millions):

	Weighted-average useful life (years)	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Non-amortizable—indefinite lived:
Brand/trade names		$	333.6	$	334.3
Amortizable:
Non-compete agreements	4	2.6		2.6
Dealer/customer related	17	460.3		460.3
Developed technology	5	9.8		9.9
Total amortizable	16	472.7		472.8
Less: Accumulated amortization		(146.3)		(120.7)
Net amortized other intangible assets		326.4		352.1
Total other intangible assets, net		$	660.0	$	686.4

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $8.5 million and $8.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $25.7 million and $27.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Estimated amortization expense for the remainder of 2021 through 2026 is as follows: 2021 (remainder), $7.6 million; 2022, $28.3 million; 2023, $25.7 million; 2024, $25.0 million; 2025, $25.0 million; 2026, $23.8 million; and after 2026, $191.0 million. The preceding expected amortization expense is an estimate and actual amounts could differ due to additional intangible asset acquisitions, changes in foreign currency rates or impairments of intangible assets.

Note 6. Shareholders’ Equity

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company paid $411.3 million to repurchase approximately 3.3 million shares of its common stock. As of September 30, 2021, the Board of Directors has authorized the Company to repurchase up to an additional $888.8 million of the Company’s common stock. The repurchase of any or all such shares authorized for repurchase will be governed by applicable SEC rules and dependent on management’s assessment of market conditions and subject to the restrictions on share repurchases set forth in the incremental amendment.

The Company paid a regular cash dividend of $0.63 per share on September 15, 2021 to holders of record at the close of business on September 1, 2021. Cash dividends declared and paid per common share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, were as follows: 

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Cash dividends declared and paid per common share	$	0.63	$	0.62	$	1.89	$	1.86

Net income (loss) per share

Basic income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period, including shares earned under the Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors (“Director Plan”), the ESOP and deferred stock units under the 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan (“Omnibus Plan”). Diluted income (loss) per share is computed under the treasury stock method and is calculated to compute the dilutive effect of outstanding stock options and certain share-based awards issued under the Omnibus Plan. A reconciliation of these amounts is as follows (in millions):

	Three months ended September 30,		Nine months ended September 30,
	2021	2020	2021	2020
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding	60.6	61.5	61.1	61.4
Director Plan and deferred stock units	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
ESOP	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2
Common shares outstanding—basic	61.0	61.9	61.4	61.8
Dilutive effect of restricted stock units	0.7	0.5	0.7	—
Dilutive effect of stock option awards	0.6	0.4	0.8	—
Common and potential common shares outstanding—diluted	62.3	62.8	62.9	61.8

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During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the number of options that were not included in the computation of diluted income (loss) per share because the option exercise price was greater than the market price, and therefore, the effect would have been anti-dilutive were 0.8 million and 0.8 million, respectively, compared to 2.2 million and 5.0 million for the same periods in 2020. As a result of the Company’s net loss during the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, an additional 0.7 million of outstanding stock options and certain share-based awards under the Omnibus Plan were not included in the computation of diluted income (loss) per share because the effect would have been anti-dilutive.

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

Changes in the accumulated other comprehensive loss balance are as follows (in millions):

	Foreign Currency Translation		Cash Flow Hedging Derivatives		Retirement Plan and Other Activity		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance as of December 31, 2020	$	(39.1)	$	(15.5)	$	(3.8)	$	(58.4)
Reclassification to the statement of income	—		6.8		0.2		7.0
Change in fair value	(21.4)		(1.1)		—		(22.5)
Balance as of September 30, 2021	$	(60.5)	$	(9.8)	$	(3.6)	$	(73.9)

The table below provides the amount of gains and losses, net of tax, reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into the statements of income (loss) for cash flow derivatives designated as hedging instruments and retirement plan activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (in millions): 

Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships and Other Activity	Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
		2021		2020		2021		2020
Foreign currency contracts	Other (income) expense, net	$	(0.5)	$	1.0	$	(1.7)	$	4.5
Foreign currency contracts	Cost of sales	0.2		(0.7)		1.0		(1.4)
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense	(2.0)		(2.0)		(6.1)		(4.1)
Retirement plan activity	Operating expenses	—		(0.1)		(0.2)		(0.2)
Total		$	(2.3)	$	(1.8)	$	(7.0)	$	(1.2)

The net amount of the existing gains or losses as of September 30, 2021 that is expected to be reclassified into the statements of income (loss) within the next 12 months is not expected to be material. See Note 9 for further information regarding derivative activities.

Note 7. Financial Services Arrangements

Polaris Acceptance, a joint venture between the Company and Wells Fargo Commercial Distribution Finance Corporation, a direct subsidiary of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”), which is supported by a partnership agreement between their respective wholly owned subsidiaries, finances substantially all of the Company’s United States sales of snowmobiles, off-road vehicles (“ORV”), motorcycles, and related PG&A, whereby the Company receives payment within a few days of shipment of the product.

The Company’s subsidiary has a 50 percent equity interest in Polaris Acceptance. Polaris Acceptance sells a majority of its receivable portfolio to a securitization facility (the “Securitization Facility”) arranged by Wells Fargo. The sale of receivables from Polaris Acceptance to the Securitization Facility is accounted for in Polaris Acceptance’s financial statements as a “true-sale” under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 860. The Company’s allocable share of the income of Polaris Acceptance has been included as a component of income from financial services in the accompanying consolidated statements of income. The partnership agreement is effective through February 2027.

The Company’s total investment in Polaris Acceptance of $31.4 million as of September 30, 2021 is accounted for under the equity method and is recorded in investment in finance affiliate in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30, 2021, the outstanding amount of net receivables financed for dealers under this arrangement was $482.8 million, which included $258.4 million in the Polaris Acceptance portfolio and $224.4 million of receivables within the Securitization Facility (“Securitized Receivables”).

The Company has agreed to repurchase products repossessed by Polaris Acceptance up to an annual maximum of 15 percent of the aggregate average month-end outstanding Polaris Acceptance receivables and Securitized Receivables during the prior

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calendar year. For calendar year 2021, the potential 15 percent aggregate repurchase obligation is approximately $138.7 million.

A subsidiary of TCF Financial Corporation (“TCF”) finances a portion of the Company’s United States sales of boats whereby the Company receives payment within a few days of shipment of the product. The Company has agreed to repurchase products repossessed by TCF up to a maximum of 100 percent of the aggregate outstanding TCF receivables balance. As of September 30, 2021, the potential aggregate repurchase obligation was approximately $71.8 million.

The Company has other financing arrangements related to its foreign subsidiaries in which it has agreed to repurchase repossessed products. For calendar year 2021, the potential aggregate repurchase obligations are approximately $27.8 million.

The Company’s financial exposure under these repurchase agreements is limited to the difference between the amounts unpaid by the dealer or distributor with respect to the repossessed product plus costs of repossession and the amount received on the resale of the repossessed product. No material losses have been incurred under these agreements during the periods presented.

The Company has agreements with third-party financing companies to provide financing options to end consumers of the Company’s products. The Company has no material contingent liabilities for residual value or credit collection risk under these agreements. The Company’s income generated from these agreements has been included as a component of income from financial services in the accompanying consolidated statements of income.

Note 8. Commitments and Contingencies

Product liability. The Company is subject to product liability claims in the normal course of business. The Company carries excess insurance coverage for product liability claims. The Company self-insures product liability claims before the policy date and up to the purchased insurance coverage after the policy date. The estimated costs resulting from any losses are charged to operating expenses when it is probable a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss is reasonably estimable. The Company utilizes historical trends and actuarial analysis, along with an analysis of current claims, to assist in determining the appropriate loss reserve levels. As of September 30, 2021, the Company had an accrual of $79.1 million for the probable payment of pending claims related to product liability litigation associated with the Company’s products. This accrual is included as a component of other accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheets.

Litigation. The Company is a defendant in lawsuits and subject to other claims arising in the normal course of business, including matters related to intellectual property, commercial matters, and product liability claims. In addition, as of September 30, 2021, the Company is party to four putative class actions pending against the Company in the United States. These class actions allege that the Company violated various California consumer protection laws related to rollover protection structure certification in California, Oregon, Nevada, and Texas. The Company is unable to provide an evaluation of the likelihood that a loss will be incurred or an estimate of the range of possible loss on the putative class actions.

In the opinion of management, it is presently unlikely that any legal proceedings pending against or involving the Company will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. However, in many of these matters, it is inherently difficult to determine whether a loss is probable or reasonably possible or to estimate the size or range of the possible loss given the variety of potential outcomes of actual and potential claims, the uncertainty of future rulings, the behavior or incentives of adverse parties, and other factors outside of the control of the Company. Accordingly, the Company’s loss reserve may change from time to time, and actual losses could exceed the amounts accrued by an amount that could be material to the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows in any particular reporting period.

Regulatory. In the normal course of business, the Company’s products are subject to extensive laws and regulations relating to safety, environmental, and other regulations promulgated by the United States federal government and individual states, as well as international regulatory authorities. Failure to comply with applicable regulations could result in fines, penalties or other costs. 

Note 9. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Company is exposed to certain risks relating to its ongoing business operations. The primary risks managed by using derivative instruments are foreign currency risk and interest rate risk. Derivative contracts on various currencies are entered into in order to manage foreign currency exposures associated with certain product sourcing activities and intercompany cash flows. Interest rate swaps are entered into in order to maintain a balanced risk of fixed and floating interest rates associated with the Company’s debt.

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The Company’s foreign currency management objective is to mitigate the potential impact of currency fluctuations on the value of its U.S. dollar cash flows and to reduce the variability of certain cash flows at the subsidiary level. The Company actively manages certain forecasted foreign currency exposures and uses a centralized currency management operation to take advantage of potential opportunities to naturally offset foreign currency exposures. The decision of whether and when to execute derivative instruments, along with the duration of the instrument, may vary from period to period depending on market conditions, the relative costs of the instruments and capacity to hedge. The duration is linked to the timing of the underlying exposure, with the connection between the two being regularly monitored. The Company does not use any financial contracts for trading purposes.

As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had the following open foreign currency contracts (in millions):

	September 30, 2021				December 31, 2020
Foreign Currency	Notional Amounts (in U.S. Dollars)		Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)		Notional Amounts (in U.S. Dollars)		Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Australian Dollar	$	16.1	$	0.5	$	26.0	$	(0.5)
Canadian Dollar	126.4		(0.1)		169.8		(2.8)
Mexican Peso	53.6		(1.2)		13.5		1.0
Total	$	196.1	$	(0.8)	$	209.3	$	(2.3)

These contracts, with maturities through September 2022, met the criteria for cash flow hedges, and are recorded in other current assets or other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. The unrealized gains or losses, after tax, are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss in shareholders’ equity.

The Company enters into interest rate swap transactions to hedge the variable interest rate payments for the term loan facility. In connection with these transactions, the Company pays interest based upon a fixed rate and receives variable rate interest payments based on the one-month LIBOR.

As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had the following open interest rate swap contracts (in millions):

		September 30, 2021				December 31, 2020
Effective Date	Termination Date	Notional Amounts		Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)		Notional Amounts		Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)
May 2, 2018	May 4, 2021	$	—	$	—	$	25.0	$	(0.2)
September 30, 2019	September 30, 2023	150.0		(7.9)		150.0		(11.3)
March 3, 2020	February 28, 2023	400.0		(4.3)		400.0		(6.6)
Total		$	550.0	$	(12.2)	$	575.0	$	(18.1)

These contracts, with maturities through September 2023, met the criteria for cash flow hedges, and are recorded in other current assets or other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. Assets and liabilities are offset in the consolidated balance sheet if the right of offset exists. The unrealized gains or losses, after tax, are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss in shareholders’ equity.

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The table below summarizes the carrying values of derivative instruments as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (in millions):

	Carrying Values of Derivative Instruments as of September 30, 2021
	Fair Value— Assets		Fair Value— (Liabilities)		Derivative Net Carrying Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange contracts	$	1.2	$	(2.0)	$	(0.8)
Interest rate contracts	—		(12.2)		(12.2)
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments	$	1.2	$	(14.2)	$	(13.0)

	Carrying Values of Derivative Instruments as of December 31, 2020
	Fair Value— Assets		Fair Value— (Liabilities)		Derivative Net Carrying Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange contracts	$	1.0	$	(3.3)	$	(2.3)
Interest rate contracts	—		(18.1)		(18.1)
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments	$	1.0	$	(21.4)	$	(20.4)

Assets are included in prepaid expenses and other and liabilities are included in other accrued expenses on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Gains and losses on derivative instruments representing either hedge ineffectiveness or hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in the current statement of income.

The amount of gains (losses), net of tax, related to the effective portion of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges included in accumulated other comprehensive loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 were $2.5 million and $5.7 million, respectively, compared to $1.8 million and $(10.6) million for the same respective periods in 2020.

See Note 6 for information about the amount of gains and losses, net of tax, reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into the statements of income for derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments. The ineffective portion of foreign currency contracts was not material for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021.

Note 10. Segment Reporting

The Company’s reportable segments are based on the Company’s method of internal reporting, which generally segregates the operating segments by product line, inclusive of wholegoods and PG&A. These results are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have occurred had each segment been an independent, stand-alone entity during the periods presented. The internal reporting of these operating segments is defined based, in part, on the reporting and review process used by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The Company has six operating segments: 1) ORV, 2) Snowmobiles, 3) Motorcycles, 4) Global Adjacent Markets, 5) Aftermarket, and 6) Boats, and five reportable segments: 1) ORV/Snowmobiles, 2) Motorcycles, 3) Global Adjacent Markets, 4) Aftermarket, and 5) Boats.

The ORV/Snowmobiles segment includes the aggregated results of the Company’s ORV and Snowmobiles operating segments. The Motorcycles, Global Adjacent Markets, Aftermarket, and Boats segments include the results for those respective operating segments. The Corporate amounts include costs that are not allocated to segments, including certain unallocated manufacturing costs.

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Segment sales and gross profit data are summarized as follows (in millions):

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Sales
ORV/Snowmobiles	$	1,208.3	$	1,288.8	$	3,754.8	$	3,065.4
Motorcycles	194.4		166.9		571.7		434.8
Global Adjacent Markets	146.5		106.6		425.4		282.8
Aftermarket	226.7		237.2		696.0		646.8
Boats	183.6		155.1		579.9		441.8
Total sales	$	1,959.5	$	1,954.6	$	6,027.8	$	4,871.6
Gross profit
ORV/Snowmobiles	$	260.3	$	377.8	$	952.3	$	831.2
Motorcycles	17.8		15.5		49.7		18.9
Global Adjacent Markets	40.9		31.5		115.5		75.2
Aftermarket	60.1		63.7		184.2		157.6
Boats	41.2		33.3		135.0		81.6
Corporate	45.3		12.8		60.8		(4.3)
Total gross profit	$	465.6	$	534.6	$	1,497.5	$	1,160.2

Note 11. Subsequent Event

On October 26, 2021 the Company announced plans to divest its Global Electric Motorcar (GEM) and Taylor-Dunn businesses in an effort to more strategically allocate the Company’s resources. The Company expects to complete the divestiture by the end of the calendar year. 

Item 2 – MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion pertains to the results of operations and financial position of Polaris Inc., a Minnesota corporation, for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021 compared to the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2020. The terms “Polaris,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” as used herein refer to the business and operations of Polaris Inc., its subsidiaries and its predecessors, which began doing business in 1954. We design, engineer and manufacture powersports vehicles, which include: Off-Road Vehicles (“ORV”), including all-terrain vehicles (“ATV”) and side-by-side vehicles; snowmobiles; motorcycles; Global Adjacent Markets vehicles, including Commercial, Government, and Defense vehicles; Boats; and related Parts, Garments and Accessories (“PG&A”), as well as Aftermarket accessories and apparel. Due to the seasonality of certain products and to certain changes in production and shipping cycles, results of such periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the complete year. Unless otherwise noted, all “quarter” comparisons are from the third quarter of 2021 to the third quarter of 2020, and all “year-to-date” comparisons are from the nine month period ended September 30, 2021 to the nine month period ended September 30, 2020. Estimates related to industry retail sales are unaudited and based on internally-generated management estimates, including estimates based on extrapolations from third-party surveys of the industries in which we compete, and are subject to change.

Overview

The global spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), heightened consumer demand across industries, and disruptive weather events have impacted the global economy, disrupted global supply chains and created significant volatility and disruption of financial markets. The impact of these factors has affected our business segments, employees, dealers, suppliers, and customers in a variety of ways.

As a result of COVID-19, our sales and profitability during the first half of 2020 were negatively impacted by the temporary suspension of select plant operations, which reduced our manufacture and shipment of products, as well as the temporary closures of certain dealers. During this period, sales and profitability were also negatively impacted by a decline in economic activity related to certain of our end markets, such as those served by Global Adjacent Markets and Aftermarket.

Beginning in the second quarter of 2020 and continuing through the third quarter of 2021 the Company has seen strong retail

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demand for our Powersports products and boats as they provide an attractive social-distancing solution for new and existing Powersports customers. Polaris North American dealer inventory as of September 30, 2021 was down significantly compared to pre-pandemic levels as retail sales outpaced shipments.

Navigating the global supply chain as we seek to satisfy retail demand has been challenging. Due to the dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic, heightened demand, and other natural disasters, our supply chain and manufacturing operations experienced inefficiencies caused by port delays and production-limiting disruptions. These disruptions, and related costs from associated plant, production, and labor inefficiencies, are significant, widespread and impacting many manufacturers across various industries including Polaris. We expect supply chain-related headwinds and elevated commodity and logistics prices to continue into 2022. While we have made pricing changes to address the increase in these costs, manufacturing disruptions combined with the impact of these elevated commodity and logistics costs are expected to negatively affect the Company’s profitability. Further, these supply chain constraints, coupled with strong retail demand, will challenge our ability to replenish dealer inventory levels.

Third quarter sales totaled $1,959.5 million, an increase of $4.9 million from last year’s third quarter sales of $1,954.6 million. Our third quarter sales to North American customers decreased 2 percent and our sales to customers outside of North America increased 21 percent. The increased sales in the quarter were driven primarily by increased pricing and lower promotional costs, mostly offset by lower shipments.

Our gross profit of $465.6 million decreased 13 percent from $534.6 million in the comparable prior year third quarter. The decrease in gross profit was driven by higher input costs including logistics, components, and commodity prices, as well as plant inefficiencies related to supply chain constraints, partially offset by increased pricing and lower promotional costs. We reported net income of $114.6 million, or $1.84 per diluted share, compared to 2020 third quarter net income of $166.8 million, or $2.66 per diluted share.

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Consolidated Results of Operations

The consolidated results of operations were as follows:

	Three months ended September 30,								Nine months ended September 30,
($ in millions except percentages and share data)	2021			2020			Change 2021 vs. 2020		2021			2020			Change 2021 vs. 2020
Sales	$	1,959.5		$	1,954.6		—	%	$	6,027.8		$	4,871.6		24	%
Cost of sales	$	1,493.9		$	1,420.0		5	%	$	4,530.3		$	3,711.4		22	%
Gross profit	$	465.6		$	534.6		(13)	%	$	1,497.5		$	1,160.2		29	%
Percentage of sales	23.8		%	27.3		%	-359 bps		24.8		%	23.8		%	+103 bps
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing	$	143.2		$	135.5		6	%	$	443.3		$	405.3		9	%
Research and development	$	86.8		$	77.2		12	%	$	255.1		$	222.4		15	%
General and administrative	$	91.6		$	100.6		(9)	%	$	286.2		$	267.0		7	%
Goodwill and other intangible asset impairment	$	—		$	—				$	—		$	379.2		NM
Total operating expenses	$	321.6		$	313.3		3	%	$	984.6		$	1,273.9		(23)	%
Percentage of sales	16.4		%	16.0		%	+38 bps		16.3		%	26.2		%	-982 bps
Income from financial services	$	11.3		$	18.1		(38)	%	$	41.2		$	63.2		(35)	%
Operating income (loss)	$	155.3		$	239.4		(35)	%	$	554.1		$	(50.5)		NM
Non-operating expense:
Interest expense	$	10.8		$	17.3		(38)	%	$	33.0		$	51.4		(36)	%
Other (income) expense, net	$	0.1		$	3.2		(97)	%	$	(5.6)		$	4.9		NM
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	144.4		$	218.9		(34)	%	$	526.7		$	(106.8)		NM
Provision for income taxes	$	29.6		$	52.0		(43)	%	$	119.2		$	(32.9)		NM
Effective income tax rate	20.5		%	23.7		%	-319 bps		22.6		%	30.9		%	-823 bps
Net income (loss)	$	114.8		$	166.9		(31)	%	$	407.5		$	(73.9)		NM
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	$	(0.2)		$	(0.1)		100	%	$	(0.4)		$	(0.1)		NM
Net income (loss) attributable to Polaris Inc.	$	114.6		$	166.8		(31)	%	$	407.1		$	(74.0)		NM
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to Polaris Inc. shareholders	$	1.84		$	2.66		(31)	%	$	6.48		$	(1.20)		NM
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding	62.3			62.8			(1)	%	62.9			61.8			2	%
NM = not meaningful

Sales:

Sales for the quarter were $1,959.5 million, a $4.9 million increase from $1,954.6 million of sales in the prior year, primarily driven by increased pricing and lower promotional costs, mostly offset by lower shipments. Year-to-date sales were $6,027.8 million, a 24 percent increase from $4,871.6 million of sales in the prior year. For the year-to-date period, the Company achieved growth across all segments and regions driven primarily by increased shipments in comparison to 2020, when the Company temporarily suspended select plant operations as a result of the then emerging COVID-19 pandemic.

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The components of the consolidated sales change were as follows:

	Percent change in total Company sales compared to corresponding period of the prior year
	Three months ended		Nine months ended
	September 30, 2021		September 30, 2021
Volume	(6)	%	17	%
Product mix and price	5		5
Currency	1		2
	—	%	24	%

Volume caused a six percent decrease to sales for the quarter, driven by lower ORV and snowmobile shipments. Volume contributed a 17 percent increase for the year-to-date period, driven by increased shipments in all segments, but most significantly ORV shipments, as well as higher PG&A sales. Product mix and price contributed a five percent increase for the quarter and year-to-date periods, primarily due to lower promotional spending and increased product pricing. Currency contributed a one percent and two percent increase for the quarter and year-to-date periods, respectively.

Sales by geographic region were as follows:

	Three months ended September 30,										Nine months ended September 30,
($ in millions)	2021		Percent of Total Sales		2020		Percent of Total Sales		Percent Change 2021 vs. 2020		2021		Percent of Total Sales		2020		Percent of Total Sales		Percent Change 2021 vs. 2020
United States	$	1,569.6	80	%	$	1,641.4	84	%	(4)	%	$	4,754.8	79	%	$	4,049.2	83	%	17	%
Canada	143.8		7	%	110.4		6	%	30	%	427.8		7	%	248.0		5	%	73	%
Other countries	246.1		13	%	202.8		10	%	21	%	845.2		14	%	574.4		12	%	47	%
Total sales	$	1,959.5	100	%	$	1,954.6	100	%	—	%	$	6,027.8	100	%	$	4,871.6	100	%	24	%

Sales in the United States decreased four percent during the quarter, driven by lower ORV and snowmobile shipments. Sales in the United States increased 17 percent during the year-to-date period, primarily driven by increased ORV and boat shipments, as well as higher PG&A sales. Sales in the United States represented 80 percent and 79 percent of total Company sales during the quarter and year-to-date periods, respectively.

Sales in Canada increased 30 percent during the quarter and 73 percent for the year-to-date period compared to 2020, primarily driven by increased ORV shipments. Currency rate movements had a favorable impact of seven and 12 percentage points on quarter and year-to-date sales, respectively, for 2021 compared to 2020. Sales in Canada represented seven percent of total Company sales during the quarter and year-to-date periods.

Sales in other countries, primarily in Europe, increased 21 percent during the quarter and 47 percent for the year-to-date period compared to 2020, primarily driven by increased ORV shipments. Currency rate movements had a favorable impact of three and nine percentage points on quarter and year-to-date sales, respectively, for 2021 compared to 2020. Sales in other countries represented 13 percent and 14 percent of total Company sales during the quarter and year-to-date periods, respectively.

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Cost of Sales:  

The following table reflects our cost of sales in dollars and as a percentage of sales:

	Three months ended September 30,												Nine months ended September 30,
($ in millions)	2021			Percent of Total Cost of Sales		2020			Percent of Total Cost of Sales		Percent Change 2021 vs. 2020		2021			Percent of Total Cost of Sales		2020			Percent of Total Cost of Sales		Percent Change 2021 vs. 2020
Purchased materials and services	$	1,278.2		85	%	$	1,207.5		85	%	6	%	$	3,880.6		86	%	$	3,168.4		85	%	22	%
Labor and benefits	147.3			10	%	130.8			9	%	13	%	432.5			9	%	321.1			9	%	35	%
Depreciation and amortization	41.5			3	%	44.5			3	%	(7)	%	119.9			3	%	130.7			4	%	(8)	%
Warranty costs	26.9			2	%	37.2			3	%	(28)	%	97.3			2	%	91.2			2	%	7	%
Total cost of sales	$	1,493.9		100	%	$	1,420.0		100	%	5	%	$	4,530.3		100	%	$	3,711.4		100	%	22	%
Percentage of sales	76.2		%			72.7		%	+359 bps				75.2		%			76.2		%	-103 bps

Cost of sales increased during the quarter and year-to-date periods primarily due to higher labor, raw material, and logistics costs. For the year-to-date period, increased wholegood and PG&A shipments also contributed to the increase.

 Gross Profit:

Consolidated gross profit for the quarter, as a percentage of sales, decreased primarily due to higher input costs including logistics, components, and commodity prices, as well as plant inefficiencies related to supply chain constraints, partially offset by increased pricing and lower promotional costs. Consolidated gross profit for the year-to-date period, as a percentage of sales, increased primarily due to higher sales, lower promotional costs and favorable pricing, partially offset by higher input costs including logistics, components, and commodity prices, as well as plant inefficiencies related to supply chain constraints.

Operating Expenses:

Operating expenses, in absolute dollars and as a percentage of sales, increased for the quarter, primarily due to an increase in selling, marketing, and research and development spending. Operating expenses, in absolute dollars and as a percentage of sales, decreased for the year-to-date period, primarily due to the prior year impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets associated with the Company’s Aftermarket segment, partially offset by an increase in total operating expenses to levels commensurate with the improvement in demand.

Income from Financial Services:

Income from financial services decreased 38 percent and 35 percent for the quarter and year-to-date periods, respectively, compared to 2020, primarily due to lower retail credit income resulting from lower retail sales and lower penetration rates, as well as lower wholesale financing income from Polaris Acceptance driven by lower dealer inventory. 

Interest Expense:

Interest expense decreased primarily due to lower debt levels during the quarter and year-to-date periods compared to the prior year.

Other (income) expense, net:

Other (income) expense is the result of currency exchange rate movements and the corresponding effects on currency transactions related to the Company’s international subsidiaries.

Provision for income taxes:

Income tax expense was $29.6 million, or 20.5% of income before income taxes, and $119.2 million, or 22.6% of income before income taxes, for the quarter and year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2021, respectively, compared with income tax expense of $52.0 million, or 23.7% of income before income taxes, and an income tax benefit of $32.9 million, or 30.9% of the loss before income taxes, for the same periods in 2020.

The decrease in the effective income tax rate for the third quarter of 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020 is primarily due to favorable adjustments related to research and development credits on pretax income generated during 2021.

The decrease in the effective income tax rate for the first nine months of 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020 is primarily due to favorable adjustments related to research and development credits on pretax income generated during 2021 as compared to the impact of the deferred income tax benefit arising from the impairment of certain goodwill and intangible

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assets for financial statement purposes, and the release of certain income tax reserves due to favorable federal tax examination developments on the loss before income taxes in 2020.

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding:

Over the time period within and between the comparable quarterly period, weighted average diluted shares outstanding was down one percent compared to the comparable prior year period, primarily due to share repurchases. Over the time period within and between the comparable year-to-date period, weighted average diluted shares outstanding was up two percent compared to the comparable prior year period, primarily due to the increased dilution of weighted shares and options outstanding, partially offset by share repurchases.

Cash Dividends:

We paid a regular cash dividend of $0.63 per share on September 15, 2021 to holders of record at the close of business on September 1, 2021.

Segment Results of Operations

The summary that follows provides a discussion of the results of operations of each of our five reportable segments. Each of these segments is comprised of various product offerings that serve multiple end markets. We evaluate performance based on sales and gross profit.

Our sales and gross profit by reporting segment, which includes the respective PG&A, were as follows:

	Three months ended September 30,										Nine months ended September 30,
($ in millions)	2021		Percent of Sales		2020		Percent of Sales		Percent Change 2021 vs. 2020		2021		Percent of Sales		2020		Percent of Sales		Percent Change 2021 vs. 2020
ORV/Snowmobiles	$	1,208.3	62	%	$	1,288.8	66	%	(6)	%	$	3,754.8	62	%	$	3,065.4	63	%	22	%
Motorcycles	194.4		10	%	166.9		9	%	16	%	571.7		9	%	434.8		9	%	31	%
Global Adjacent Markets	146.5		7	%	106.6		5	%	37	%	425.4		7	%	282.8		6	%	50	%
Aftermarket	226.7		12	%	237.2		12	%	(4)	%	696.0		12	%	646.8		13	%	8	%
Boats	183.6		9	%	155.1		8	%	18	%	579.9		10	%	441.8		9	%	31	%
Total sales	$	1,959.5	100	%	$	1,954.6	100	%	—	%	$	6,027.8	100	%	$	4,871.6	100	%	24	%

	Three months ended September 30,												Nine months ended September 30,
($ in millions)	2021			Percent of Sales		2020			Percent of Sales		Percent Change 2021 vs. 2020		2021			Percent of Sales		2020			Percent of Sales		Percent Change 2021 vs. 2020
ORV/Snowmobiles	$	260.3		21.5	%	$	377.8		29.3	%	(31)	%	$	952.3		25.4	%	$	831.2		27.1	%	15	%
Motorcycles	17.8			9.2	%	15.5			9.3	%	15	%	49.7			8.7	%	18.9			4.3	%	163	%
Global Adjacent Markets	40.9			27.9	%	31.5			29.7	%	30	%	115.5			27.1	%	75.2			26.6	%	54	%
Aftermarket	60.1			26.5	%	63.7			26.9	%	(6)	%	184.2			26.5	%	157.6			24.4	%	17	%
Boats	41.2			22.4	%	33.3			21.5	%	24	%	135.0			23.3	%	81.6			18.5	%	65	%
Corporate	45.3					12.8							60.8					(4.3)
Total gross profit dollars	$	465.6				$	534.6				(13)	%	$	1,497.5				$	1,160.2				29	%
Percentage of sales	23.8		%			27.3		%	-359bps				24.8		%			23.8		%	+103 bps

ORV/Snowmobiles:

ORV sales, inclusive of PG&A sales, were $1,149.8 million and $3,550.4 million for the quarter and year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2021, respectively, compared to $1,196.2 million and $2,927.7 million in the comparable prior year periods. The decrease of four percent for the quarter was driven by lower side-by-side and ATV shipments as a result of supply chain constraints and related component shortages. The increase of 21 percent for the year-to-date period was driven by broad-based demand and shipments across ATV and side-by-side product lines, including PG&A. ORV sales to customers outside of North America increased 26 percent for the quarter and 51 percent for the year-to-date period. The average ORV

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per unit sales price increased approximately five percent and eight percent for the quarter and year-to-date periods compared to 2020, driven by lower promotional spending and increased product pricing.

Additional information on our end markets:

•Polaris North America ATV unit retail sales down approximately 20 percent for the quarter and down mid-single digits percent year-to-date

•Polaris North America side-by-side unit retail sales down mid-twenties percent for the quarter and down low-double digits percent year-to-date

•Total Polaris North America ORV unit retail sales down mid-twenties percent for the quarter and down low-double digits percent year-to-date

•Estimated North America industry ORV unit retail sales down high-twenties percent for the quarter and down mid-teens percent year-to-date

•Total Polaris North America ORV dealer inventories down approximately 43 percent

Snowmobiles sales, inclusive of PG&A sales, were $58.5 million and $204.4 million for the quarter and year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2021, respectively, compared to $92.6 million and $137.7 million in the comparable prior year periods. The decrease of 37 percent for the quarter was driven by the timing of shipments for the Company's pre-season snowmobile orders year-over-year and supply chain disruptions. The increase of 48 percent for the year-to-date period was driven primarily by increased snowmobile shipments in the first half of the year as a result of strong retail sales, as well as higher PG&A sales.

For the ORV/Snowmobiles segment, gross profit, as a percentage of sales, decreased during the quarter and year-to-date periods, primarily due to higher input costs including logistics, components, and commodity prices, as well as plant inefficiencies related to supply chain constraints, partially offset by increased pricing and lower promotional costs.

Motorcycles:

Motorcycle sales, inclusive of PG&A sales, increased 16 percent and 31 percent for the quarter and year-to-date periods, respectively. The increases were driven by increased Indian motorcycle and Slingshot shipments as a result of strong retail sales and higher PG&A sales. Sales of motorcycles to customers outside of North America increased 27 percent for the quarter and 40 percent for the year-to-date period. The average per unit sales price for the Motorcycles segment increased approximately 10 percent and five percent for the quarter and year-to-date periods compared to 2020, driven by lower promotional costs.

Additional information on our end markets:

•Indian Motorcycle North America unit retail sales down approximately 12 percent for the quarter and up approximately 20 percent year-to-date

•Polaris North America 900cc cruiser, touring (including Slingshot), and standard unit retail sales down mid-teens percent for the quarter and up high-teens percent year-to-date

•Estimated North America industry 900cc cruiser, touring, and standard unit retail sales down mid-single digits percent for the quarter and up low-twenties percent year-to-date

•Estimated Polaris North America motorcycle dealer inventories down approximately 52 percent

Gross profit, as a percentage of sales, decreased slightly during the quarter, primarily due to increased input costs related to supply chain constraints, partially offset by favorable product mix, increased pricing, and lower promotional costs. Gross profit, as a percentage of sales, increased during the year-to-date period, primarily due to increased sales volumes and lower promotional costs, partially offset by increased input costs related to supply chain constraints.

Global Adjacent Markets:

Global Adjacent Markets sales, inclusive of PG&A sales, increased 37 percent and 50 percent for the quarter and year-to-date periods, respectively. The increases were driven by increases in demand in North America and EMEA. Sales to customers outside of North America increased 15 percent for the quarter and 47 percent for the year-to-date period.

Gross profit, as a percentage of sales, decreased during the quarter, primarily due to higher input costs related to supply chain constraints, partially offset by lower promotional and warranty costs. Gross profit, as a percentage of sales, increased during the year-to-date period, primarily due to increased volume, lower promotional costs, favorable foreign exchange rates, and increased pricing, partially offset by higher input costs related to supply chain constraints.

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Aftermarket:

Aftermarket sales, which includes Transamerican Auto Parts (TAP), along with our other aftermarket brands of Klim, Kolpin, ProArmor, Trail Tech and 509, decreased four percent for the quarter, driven by TAP. Aftermarket sales increased eight percent for the year-to-date period, driven by growth at both TAP and the other aftermarket brands. TAP sales decreased six percent and increased four percent for the quarter and year-to-date periods, respectively.

Gross profit, as a percentage of sales, decreased during the quarter, primarily due to lower sales volumes and higher input costs, partially offset by increased pricing. Gross profit, as a percentage of sales, increased during the year-to-date period, primarily due to increased sales volumes and pricing.

Boats:

Boats revenue increased 18 percent and 31 percent for the quarter and year-to-date periods, respectively, primarily due to increased production levels driven by retail demand and increased pricing.

Additional information on our end markets:

•Polaris U.S pontoon unit retail sales down mid-forties percent for the quarter and down mid-single digits percent year-to-date

•Estimated U.S. industry pontoon unit retail sales down low-forties percent for the quarter and down high-single digits percent year-to-date

Gross profit, as a percentage of sales, increased during the quarter primarily due to increased pricing and favorable product mix, partially offset by higher input costs related to supply chain constraints. Gross profit, as a percentage of sales, increased during the year-to-date period primarily due to favorable product mix, partially offset by higher input costs related to supply chain constraints.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary sources of funds have been cash provided by operating and financing activities. Our primary uses of funds have been for acquisitions, repurchases and retirement of common stock, capital investments, new product development and cash dividends to shareholders. The seasonality of production and shipments cause working capital requirements to fluctuate during the year.

We believe that existing cash balances, cash flow to be generated from operating activities and borrowing capacity under the credit facility arrangement will be sufficient to fund operations, new product development, cash dividends, share repurchases, and capital requirements for the foreseeable future.

Cash Flows

The following table summarizes the cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities:

($ in millions)	Nine months ended September 30,
	2021		2020		Change
Total cash provided by (used for):
Operating activities	$	153.4	$	675.7	$	(522.3)
Investing activities	(165.6)		(53.7)		(111.9)
Financing activities	(301.1)		37.2		(338.3)
Impact of currency exchange rates on cash balances	(6.9)		1.4		(8.3)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	(320.2)	$	660.6

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Operating Activities:

Net cash provided by operating activities was $153.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to $675.7 million for the same period in 2020. The decrease was primarily the result of higher working capital additions due to increases in inventory driven by strong end-market demand and supply chain inefficiencies, partially offset by higher net income.

Investing Activities:

Net cash used for investing activities was $165.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to $53.7 million for the same period in 2020. The primary sources and uses of cash were for the purchase of property, equipment and tooling for continued capacity and capability at our manufacturing and distribution facilities and for product development, as well as distributions from and contributions to Polaris Acceptance. An increase in property, equipment and tooling purchases resulted in more cash used for investing activities compared to the prior year.

Financing Activities:

Net cash used for financing activities was $301.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to cash provided by financing activities of $37.2 million for the same period in 2020. The change was primarily the result of significant borrowing activity in 2020 to maximize liquidity during the COVID-19 economic slowdown. We recorded $73.7 million of net borrowings for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to $168.3 million of net borrowings for the comparable period in 2020. The change was also driven by higher share repurchases in the current year, partially offset by stock issuances under employee plans. Total common stock repurchases were $411.3 million and $49.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and proceeds from the issuance of stock under employee plans were $151.7 million and $32.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. We paid cash dividends of $115.2 million and $114.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Financing Arrangements:

We are party to an unsecured credit facility, which includes a $1.0 billion variable interest rate Revolving Loan Facility that expires in June 2026, under which we have unsecured borrowings. As of September 30, 2021 there were borrowings of $210.0 million outstanding under the Revolving Loan Facility. Our credit facility also includes a Term Loan Facility, on which $888.0 million was outstanding as of September 30, 2021. Interest is charged at rates based on LIBOR or “prime” for the credit facility. As of September 30, 2021, we had $782.4 million of availability on the Revolving Loan Facility. We are also party to an unsecured Master Note Purchase Agreement, as amended and supplemented, under which we have issued senior notes. As of September 30, 2021, outstanding borrowings under the Master Note Purchase Agreement totaled $350.0 million.

The credit facility and the amended Master Note Purchase Agreement contain covenants that require the Company to maintain certain financial ratios, including minimum interest coverage and maximum leverage ratios. The agreements also require the Company to maintain an interest coverage ratio of not less than 3.00 to 1.00 and a leverage ratio of not more than 3.50 to 1.00 on a rolling four quarter basis. The Company was in compliance with all such covenants as of September 30, 2021.

As a component of the Boat Holdings merger agreement, the Company has committed to make a series of deferred payments to the former owners following the closing date of the merger through July 2030. The original discounted payable was for $76.7 million, of which $61.0 million was outstanding as of September 30, 2021. The outstanding balance is included in long-term debt and current portion of long-term debt in the consolidated balance sheets.

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Debt, finance lease obligations, notes payable, and the average related interest rates as of September 30, 2021 were as follows:

($ in millions)	Average interest rate as of September 30, 2021	Maturity	September 30, 2021
Revolving loan facility	0.97%	June 2026	$	210.0
Term loan facility	1.08%	June 2026	888.0
Senior notes—fixed rate	4.23%	July 2028	350.0
Finance lease obligations	5.22%	Various through 2029	14.1
Notes payable and other	4.24%	Various through 2030	68.3
Debt issuance costs			(7.1)
Total debt, finance lease obligations, and notes payable			$	1,523.3
Less: current maturities			53.3
Long-term debt, finance lease obligations, and notes payable			$	1,470.0

As of September 30, 2021, we were in compliance with all debt covenants. Our debt to total capital ratio was 56 percent as of September 30, 2021. Additionally, as of September 30, 2021, we had letters of credit outstanding of $40.6 million, primarily related to purchase obligations for raw materials.

Share Repurchases:

In April 2021, our Board of Directors authorized the purchase of up to $1.0 billion of our common stock, which replaced the previous share repurchase program. Approximately $111.2 million has been repurchased cumulatively from that authorization through September 30, 2021. We repurchased approximately 3.3 million shares of our common stock for $411.3 million during the first nine months of 2021, which increased diluted earnings per share by 25 cents. We have authorization from our Board of Directors to repurchase up to an additional $888.8 million of our common stock as of September 30, 2021. The repurchase of any or all such amounts authorized remaining for repurchase will be governed by applicable SEC rules.

Wholesale Customer Financing Arrangements:

We have arrangements with certain finance companies to provide secured floor plan financing for our dealers. These arrangements provide liquidity by financing dealer purchases of our products without the use of our working capital. A majority of the worldwide sales of snowmobiles, ORVs, motorcycles, boats and related PG&A are financed under similar arrangements whereby we receive payment within a few days of shipment of the product.

Polaris Acceptance, a joint venture between the Company and Wells Fargo Commercial Distribution Finance Corporation (“WFCDF”), a direct subsidiary of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”), which is supported by a partnership agreement between their respective wholly owned subsidiaries, finances substantially all of our U.S. sales of snowmobiles, ORVs, motorcycles, and related PG&A, whereby we receive payment within a few days of shipment of the product.

We account for our investment in Polaris Acceptance under the equity method. We do not guarantee the outstanding indebtedness of Polaris Acceptance. Our total investment in Polaris Acceptance as of September 30, 2021 was $31.4 million. Our exposure to losses of Polaris Acceptance is limited to our equity in Polaris Acceptance. Credit losses in the Polaris Acceptance portfolio have been modest, averaging less than one percent of the portfolio.

We have agreed to repurchase products repossessed by Polaris Acceptance up to an annual maximum of 15 percent of the aggregate average month-end outstanding Polaris Acceptance receivables and Securitized Receivables during the prior calendar year. For calendar year 2021, the potential 15 percent aggregate repurchase obligation is approximately $138.7 million.

A subsidiary of TCF Financial Corporation (“TCF”) finances a portion of our United States sales of boats whereby we receive payment within a few days of shipment of the product. We have agreed to repurchase products repossessed by TCF up to a maximum of 100 percent of the aggregate outstanding TCF receivables balance. As of September 30, 2021, the potential aggregate repurchase obligation was approximately $71.8 million.

We have other financing arrangements related to our foreign subsidiaries in which we have agreed to repurchase repossessed products. For calendar year 2021, the potential aggregate repurchase obligations are approximately $27.8 million.

Our financial exposure under these agreements is limited to the difference between the amounts unpaid by the dealer or distributor with respect to the repossessed product plus costs of repossession and the amount received on the resale of the repossessed product. No material losses have been incurred under these agreements during the periods presented. However,

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an adverse change in retail sales could cause this situation to change and thereby require us to repurchase repossessed units subject to the annual limitations referred to above.

Retail Customer Financing Arrangements:

We have agreements with third-party financing companies to provide financing options to end consumers of our products. We have no material contingent liabilities for residual value or credit collection risk under these agreements. The income generated from these agreements has been included as a component of income from financial services in the accompanying consolidated statements of income.

Inflation, Foreign Exchange Rates, Equity Prices and Interest Rates

Despite modest inflation in recent years, rising costs, including tariffs and the cost of certain raw materials, continue to affect our operations throughout the world. We strive to minimize the effects of inflation through cost containment, productivity improvements and price increases.

The changing relationships of the U.S. dollar to foreign currencies can have a material impact on our financial results.

Euro: We have operations in the Eurozone through wholly owned subsidiaries and distributors. We also purchase components from certain suppliers directly for our U.S. operations in transactions denominated in Euros. Fluctuations in the Euro to U.S. dollar exchange rate primarily impacts sales, cost of sales, and net income.

Canadian Dollar: We operate in Canada through a wholly owned subsidiary. The relationship of the U.S. dollar in relation to the Canadian dollar impacts both sales and net income.

Other currencies: We operate in various countries, principally in Europe, Mexico and Australia, through wholly owned subsidiaries. We also sell to certain distributors in other countries. We also purchase components from certain suppliers directly for our U.S. operations in transactions denominated in these foreign currencies. The relationship of the U.S. dollar in relation to these other currencies impacts sales, cost of sales and net income.

We actively manage our exposure to fluctuating foreign currency exchange rates by entering into foreign exchange hedging contracts. A portion of our foreign currency exposure is mitigated with the following open foreign currency hedging contracts as of September 30, 2021:

Foreign Currency		Foreign currency hedging contracts
	Currency Position	Notional amounts (in millions of U.S. Dollars)		Average exchange rate of open contracts
Australian Dollar	Long	$	16.1	$0.74 to 1 AUD
Canadian Dollar	Long	126.4		$0.78 to 1 CAD
Mexican Peso	Short	53.6		21 Peso to $1

During the quarter and year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2021, after consideration of the existing foreign currency hedging contracts, foreign currencies had a positive impact on net income compared to 2020. We expect currencies to have a positive impact on net income in 2021 compared to 2020.

The assets and liabilities in all our international entities are translated at the foreign exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date. Translation gains and losses are reflected as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net in the shareholders’ equity section of the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Revenues and expenses in all of our international entities are translated at the average foreign exchange rate in effect for each month of the year. Certain assets and liabilities related to intercompany positions reported on our consolidated balance sheet that are denominated in a currency other than the entity’s functional currency are translated at the foreign exchange rates at the balance sheet date and the associated gains and losses are included in net income.

We are subject to market risk from fluctuating market prices of certain purchased commodities and raw materials, including steel, aluminum, petroleum-based resins, certain rare earth metals and diesel fuel. In addition, we are a purchaser of components and parts containing various commodities, including steel, aluminum, rubber and others, which are integrated into our end products. While such materials are typically available from numerous suppliers, commodity raw materials are subject to price fluctuations. We generally buy these commodities and components based upon market prices that are established with the vendor as part of the purchase process. We do not currently hedge commodity prices. Based on our current outlook for commodity prices, which we expect to remain high, the total impact of commodities, including tariff costs, is expected to have a negative impact on our gross profit margins for 2021 when compared to 2020.

We are a party to a credit agreement with various lenders consisting of a revolving loan facility, a term loan facility, and an incremental term loan. Interest accrues on the revolving loan facility and incremental term loan at variable rates based on

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LIBOR or “prime” plus the applicable add-on percentage as defined. As of September 30, 2021, we had no outstanding balance on the revolving loan facility and an outstanding balance of $888.0 million on the term loan facility.

We have entered into interest rate swap transactions to hedge the variable interest rate payments for the term loan facility. In connection with these transactions, we will pay interest based upon a fixed rate and receive variable rate interest payments based on the one-month LIBOR.

Critical Accounting Policies

See our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 for a discussion of our critical accounting policies. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies discussed in such report.

Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This report contains not only historical information, but also “forward-looking statements” intended to qualify for the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These “forward-looking statements” can generally be identified as such because the context of the statement will include words such as we or our management “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “estimates” or words of similar import. Similarly, statements that describe our future plans, objectives or goals, such as future sales, shipments, net income, net income per share, future cash flows and capital requirements, operational initiatives, pricing actions, tariffs, currency fluctuations, interest rates, and commodity costs, are forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those forward-looking statements, are also forward-looking. Forward-looking statements may also be made from time to time in oral presentations, including telephone conferences and/or webcasts open to the public.

Potential risks and uncertainties include such factors as the severity and duration of the supply-chain related constraints currently impacting the Company; the Company’s ability to successfully source necessary parts and materials on a timely basis; the ability of the Company to manufacture and deliver products to dealers to meet increasing demand and to bring dealer inventory levels back to optimal levels; COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting impact on the Company’s business, supply chain, and the global economy; the Company’s ability to successfully implement its manufacturing operations expansion and supply chain initiatives; the Company’s ability to successfully increase the pricing of its products to offset increasing input costs; consumer demand for the Company’s products (including its Model Year 2022 product offerings); product offerings, promotional activities and pricing strategies by competitors; economic conditions that impact consumer spending or consumer credit; disruptions in manufacturing facilities; product recalls and/or warranty expenses; product rework costs; impact of changes in Polaris stock price on incentive compensation plan costs; foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; environmental and product safety regulatory activity; effects of weather; commodity costs; freight and tariff costs (tariff relief or ability to mitigate tariffs); changes to international trade policies and agreements; uninsured product liability claims; uncertainty in the retail and wholesale credit markets; performance of affiliate partners; changes in tax policy; relationships with dealers and suppliers; and the general overall economic, social and political environment.

The risks and uncertainties discussed in this report are not exclusive and other factors that we may consider immaterial or do not anticipate may emerge as significant risks and uncertainties.

Item 3 – QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 for a complete discussion on the Company’s market risk. There have been no material changes in market risk from those disclosed in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

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Item 4 – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is (1) recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and (2) accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, in a manner that allows timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Controls

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting during the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

Part II OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are involved in a number of legal proceedings incidental to our business, none of which is presently expected to have a material effect on the financial results of our business.

As of the date hereof, we are party to four putative class actions pending against Polaris in the U.S., three of which—Johannessohn, In re Polaris, and Guzman—were previously reported in the Company’s 10-K annual report for the period ended December 31, 2020. The fourth case—Hellman—was previously reported in the Company’s 10-Q quarterly report for the period ended June 30, 2021.

Johannessohn. The first putative class action is pending in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota and alleges excessive heat hazards on Sportsman ATVs, seeking damages for alleged economic loss: Riley Johannessohn, Daniel Badilla, James Kelley, Kevin Wonders, William Bates and James Pinion, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Polaris Industries (D. Minn.), October 4, 2016. On March 31, 2020, the district court judge denied class certification. The plaintiffs appealed denial of class certification to the Eighth Circuit. On August 20, 2021, the Eighth Circuit affirmed denial of class certification.

In re Polaris. The second putative class action is pending in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota and arises out of allegations that certain Polaris products suffer from purportedly unresolved fire hazards allegedly resulting in economic loss, and is the result of the consolidation of the three putative class actions that were filed between April 5-10, 2018 and that we disclosed in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2018: In re Polaris Marketing, Sales Practices, and Product Liability Litigation (D. Minn.), June 15, 2018. On February 26, 2020, the district court dismissed the majority of plaintiffs and claims. Plaintiffs subsequently voluntarily dismissed the remaining plaintiffs and have appealed to the Eighth Circuit on behalf of the Court dismissed plaintiffs. On August 16, 2021, the Eighth Circuit affirmed dismissal of the claims brought by the plaintiffs who appealed.

Guzman. The third putative class action is pending in the United States District Court for the Central District of California and alleges violations of various California consumer protection laws focused on rollover protection systems’ certifications, for various Polaris off-road vehicles sold in California: Paul Guzman and Jeremy Albright v. Polaris Inc., Polaris Industries Inc., and Polaris Sales Inc., August 8, 2019. On May 12, 2021, the district court granted summary judgment and dismissed the plaintiffs’ claims. Plaintiffs have appealed the decision to the Ninth Circuit.

Hellman. The fourth putative class action is pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California and alleges violations of various California consumer protection laws focused on rollover protection systems’ certifications, for various Polaris off-road vehicles sold in California, Oregon, Nevada and Texas: Michael Hellman, Francisco Berlanga, Tim Artoff, Cy Mitchell and Jonathan Lollar, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Polaris Industries Inc. (DE), Polaris Sales Inc. and Polaris Industries Inc. (MN) (E.D. Cal.), May 25, 2021. The Hellman class action was brought by the same plaintiffs’ counsel as in the Guzman case noted above and is based on substantially similar allegations. The Company has moved to dismiss the non-California plaintiffs.

With respect to each of these four putative class action lawsuits, the Company is unable to provide any reasonable evaluation of the likelihood that a loss will be incurred or any reasonable estimate of the range of possible loss.

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Item 1A – RISK FACTORS

Please consider the factors discussed in “Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our fiscal 2020 Annual Report filed on Form 10-K. There have been no material changes or additions to our risk factors discussed in such report, which could materially affect the Company’s business, financial condition, or future results.

Item 2 – UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

This table provides certain information with respect to Polaris Inc.’s purchases of its common stock during the third quarter of 2021:

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program (1)
July 1 — 31, 2021	—	$	—	—	$	888,825,793
August 1 — 31, 2021	—	$	—	—	$	888,825,793
September 1 — 30, 2021	—	$	—	—	$	888,825,793
Total / Average	—	$	—	—

(1) In April 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the purchase of up to $1.0 billion of the Company’s common stock (the “Program”), which replaced the previous share repurchase program. As of September 30, 2021, the approximate value of shares that may yet to be purchased pursuant to the Program is $888.8 million. The Program does not have an expiration date.

Item 6 – EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Description
3.a	Restated Articles of Incorporation of Polaris Inc., effective as of July 29, 2019, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 29, 2019.
3.b	Bylaws of Polaris Inc., as amended and restated on July 29, 2019, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 29, 2019.
31.a	Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a).
31.b	Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a).
32.a	Certification furnished pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.b	Certification furnished pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101	The following financial information from Polaris Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2021, filed with the SEC on October 26, 2021, formatted in Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Equity for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
104	The cover page from the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 formatted in iXBRL.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

		POLARIS INC. (Registrant)
Date:	October 26, 2021	/s/ MICHAEL T. SPEETZEN
		Michael T. Speetzen Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Date:	October 26, 2021	/s/ ROBERT P. MACK
		Robert P. Mack Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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EX-31.A

EXHIBIT 31.a

I, Michael T. Speetzen, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Polaris Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ MICHAEL T. SPEETZEN

Michael T. Speetzen

Chief Executive Officer

Date: October 26, 2021

EX-31.B

EXHIBIT 31.b

I, Robert P. Mack, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Polaris Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ ROBERT P. MACK

Robert P. Mack

Chief Financial Officer

Date: October 26, 2021

EX-32.A

Exhibit 32.a

POLARIS INC.

STATEMENT PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. §1350

I, Michael T. Speetzen, Chief Executive Officer of Polaris Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), hereby certify as follows:

1.This statement is provided pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 in connection with the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2021 (the “Periodic Report”);

2.The Periodic Report fully complies with the requirements of Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

3.The information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods indicated therein.

Date: October 26, 2021

/s/ MICHAEL T. SPEETZEN

Michael T. Speetzen

Chief Executive Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Polaris Inc. and will be retained by Polaris Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

EX-32.B

Exhibit 32.b

POLARIS INC.

STATEMENT PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. §1350

I, Robert P. Mack, Chief Financial Officer of Polaris Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), hereby certify as follows:

1.This statement is provided pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 in connection with the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2021 (the “Periodic Report”);

2.The Periodic Report fully complies with the requirements of Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

3.The information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods indicated therein.

Date: October 26, 2021

/s/ ROBERT P. MACK

Robert P. Mack

Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Polaris Inc. and will be retained by Polaris Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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Cover - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Oct. 19, 2021
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2021
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	1-11411
Entity Registrant Name	POLARIS INC.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	MN
Entity Tax Identification Number	41-1790959
Entity Address, Address Line One	2100 Highway 55,
Entity Address, City or Town	Medina
Entity Address, State or Province	MN
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	55340
City Area Code	763
Local Phone Number	542-0500
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		60,681,761
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2021
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Central Index Key	0000931015
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $.01 par value
Trading Symbol	PII
Security Exchange Name	NYSE

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Consolidated Statements of Equity (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Cash dividends declared and paid per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.63	$ 0.62	$ 1.89	$ 1.86

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Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 316.5	$ 634.7
Trade receivables, net	242.7	257.2
Inventories, net	1,773.6	1,177.6
Prepaid expenses and other	114.3	134.1
Income taxes receivable	0.6	3.9
Total current assets	2,447.7	2,207.5
Property and equipment, net	931.4	888.8
Investment in finance affiliate	31.4	59.4
Deferred tax assets	160.3	177.7
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	1,053.2	1,083.7
Operating lease assets	165.1	125.4
Other long-term assets	81.2	90.2
Total assets	4,870.3	4,632.7
Current liabilities:
Current portion of debt, finance lease obligations and notes payable	53.3	142.1
Accounts payable	928.2	782.2
Accrued expenses:
Compensation	241.3	215.4
Warranties	137.1	140.8
Sales promotions and incentives	76.9	138.1
Dealer holdback	79.7	121.7
Other	255.3	292.4
Current operating lease liabilities	39.4	34.7
Income taxes payable	33.6	22.0
Total current liabilities	1,844.8	1,889.4
Long-term income taxes payable	16.3	14.4
Finance lease obligations	12.7	14.7
Long-term debt	1,457.3	1,293.9
Deferred tax liabilities	4.2	4.4
Long-term operating lease liabilities	128.1	92.3
Other long-term liabilities	181.7	166.5
Total liabilities	3,645.1	3,475.6
Deferred compensation	11.5	12.3
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock $0.01 par value per share, 20.0 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding	0.0	0.0
Common stock $0.01 par value per share, 160.0 shares authorized, 60.7 and 61.9 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	0.6	0.6
Additional paid-in capital	1,134.6	983.9
Retained earnings	150.5	218.4
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(73.9)	(58.4)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,211.8	1,144.5
Noncontrolling interest	1.9	0.3
Total equity	1,213.7	1,144.8
Total liabilities and equity	$ 4,870.3	$ 4,632.7

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	20,000,000.0	20,000,000.0
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	160,000,000.0	160,000,000.0
Common stock, shares issued	60,700,000	61,900,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	60,700,000	61,900,000

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Consolidated Statements Of Income (Loss) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Sales	$ 1,959.5	$ 1,954.6	$ 6,027.8	$ 4,871.6
Cost of sales	1,493.9	1,420.0	4,530.3	3,711.4
Gross profit	465.6	534.6	1,497.5	1,160.2
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing	143.2	135.5	443.3	405.3
Research and development	86.8	77.2	255.1	222.4
General and administrative	91.6	100.6	286.2	267.0
Goodwill and other intangible asset impairments	0.0	0.0	0.0	379.2
Total operating expenses	321.6	313.3	984.6	1,273.9
Operating income (loss)	155.3	239.4	554.1	(50.5)
Non-operating expense:
Interest expense	10.8	17.3	33.0	51.4
Other (income) expense, net	0.1	3.2	(5.6)	4.9
Income (loss) before income taxes	144.4	218.9	526.7	(106.8)
Provision for income taxes	29.6	52.0	119.2	(32.9)
Net income (loss)	114.8	166.9	407.5	(73.9)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(0.2)	(0.1)	(0.4)	(0.1)
Net income (loss) attributable to Polaris Inc.	$ 114.6	$ 166.8	$ 407.1	$ (74.0)
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.88	$ 2.70	$ 6.63	$ (1.20)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.84	$ 2.66	$ 6.48	$ (1.20)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	61.0	61.9	61.4	61.8
Diluted (in shares)	62.3	62.8	62.9	61.8
Income from financial services
Operating expenses:
Income from financial services	$ 11.3	$ 18.1	$ 41.2	$ 63.2

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Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income (Loss) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income (loss)	$ 114,800	$ 166,900	$ 407,500	$ (73,900)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(12,900)	12,800	(21,400)	(1,800)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments	2,500	1,800	5,700	(10,600)
Retirement plan and other activity	0	100	200	200
Comprehensive income (loss)	104,400	181,600	392,000	(86,100)
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(200)	(100)	(400)	(100)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ 104,200	$ 181,500	$ 391,600	$ (86,200)

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Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid- In Capital	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)	Non Controlling Interest
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Common stock	$ 0.6
Additional paid-in capital	892.8
Retained earnings	287.3
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(72.7)
Noncontrolling interest	0.2
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019		61.4
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2019	1,108.2
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Employee stock compensation (in shares)		0.4
Employee stock compensation	59.4		$ 59.4
Deferred compensation	(2.6)		(3.8)	$ 1.2
Proceeds from stock issuances under employee plans (in shares)		0.5
Proceeds from stock issuances under employee plans	32.6		32.6
Cash dividends declared	(114.2)			(114.2)
Repurchase and retirement of common shares (in shares)		(0.6)
Repurchase and retirement of common shares	(49.5)		(8.2)	(41.3)
Net income (loss)	(73.9)			(74.0)		$ 0.1
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(12.2)				$ (12.2)
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2020		61.7
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2020	947.8
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Common stock	0.6
Additional paid-in capital	921.3
Retained earnings	(69.3)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(99.6)
Noncontrolling interest	0.2
Beginning balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2020		61.3
Beginning balance at Jun. 30, 2020	753.2
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Employee stock compensation	27.7		27.7
Deferred compensation	(2.0)		(1.9)	(0.1)
Proceeds from stock issuances under employee plans (in shares)		0.4
Proceeds from stock issuances under employee plans	25.7		25.7
Cash dividends declared	(38.2)			(38.2)
Repurchase and retirement of common shares	(0.2)		0.0	(0.2)
Net income (loss)	166.9			166.8		0.1
Other comprehensive income (loss)	14.7				14.7
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2020		61.7
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2020	947.8
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Common stock	0.6
Additional paid-in capital	972.8
Retained earnings	59.0
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(84.9)
Noncontrolling interest	0.3
Common stock	0.6
Additional paid-in capital	983.9
Retained earnings	218.4
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(58.4)
Noncontrolling interest	0.3
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020		61.9
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2020	1,144.8
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Employee stock compensation (in shares)		0.4
Employee stock compensation	49.7		49.7
Deferred compensation	0.8		1.9	(1.1)
Proceeds from stock issuances under employee plans (in shares)		1.7
Proceeds from stock issuances under employee plans	151.7		151.7
Cash dividends declared	$ (115.2)			(115.2)
Repurchase and retirement of common shares (in shares)	(3.3)	(3.3)
Repurchase and retirement of common shares	$ (411.3)		(52.6)	(358.7)
Net income (loss)	407.5			407.1		0.4
Contributions	1.2					1.2
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(15.5)				(15.5)
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2021		60.7
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2021	1,213.7
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Common stock	0.6
Additional paid-in capital	1,110.0
Retained earnings	73.5
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(63.5)
Noncontrolling interest	1.7
Beginning balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2021		60.6
Beginning balance at Jun. 30, 2021	1,122.3
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Employee stock compensation (in shares)		0.1
Employee stock compensation	20.0		20.0
Deferred compensation	0.4		(1.0)	1.4
Proceeds from stock issuances under employee plans (in shares)		0.0
Proceeds from stock issuances under employee plans	5.6		5.6
Cash dividends declared	(38.2)			(38.2)
Repurchase and retirement of common shares (in shares)		0.0
Repurchase and retirement of common shares	(0.8)		$ 0.0	(0.8)
Net income (loss)	114.8			$ 114.6		$ 0.2
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(10.4)				$ (10.4)
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2021		60.7
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2021	1,213.7
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Common stock	0.6
Additional paid-in capital	1,134.6
Retained earnings	150.5
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(73.9)
Noncontrolling interest	$ 1.9

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Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)	$ 407.5	$ (73.9)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	178.2	190.5
Noncash compensation	45.2	59.4
Noncash income from financial services	(5.7)	(15.0)
Deferred income taxes	17.1	(94.1)
Goodwill and other intangible asset impairments	0.0	379.2
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables	8.2	(48.6)
Inventories	(604.0)	(90.4)
Accounts payable	150.1	338.5
Accrued expenses	(95.8)	(19.4)
Income taxes payable/receivable	17.6	51.6
Prepaid expenses and others, net	35.0	(2.1)
Net cash provided by operating activities	153.4	675.7
Investing Activities:
Purchase of property and equipment	(199.3)	(131.8)
Investment in finance affiliate, net	33.7	80.6
Investment in other affiliates, net	0.0	(2.5)
Net cash used for investing activities	(165.6)	(53.7)
Financing Activities:
Borrowings under debt arrangements / finance lease obligations	1,250.1	1,299.9
Repayments under debt arrangements / finance lease obligations	(1,176.4)	(1,131.6)
Repurchase and retirement of common shares	(411.3)	(49.5)
Cash dividends to shareholders	(115.2)	(114.2)
Proceeds from stock issuances under employee plans	151.7	32.6
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(301.1)	37.2
Impact of currency exchange rates on cash balances	(6.9)	1.4
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(320.2)	660.6
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	657.5	196.3
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	337.3	856.9
Noncash Activity:
Interest paid on debt borrowings	38.0	54.2
Income taxes paid	86.3	5.6
Leased assets obtained for operating lease liabilities	69.9	21.9
Cash and cash equivalents	316.5	820.6
Other long-term assets	20.8	36.3
Total	$ 337.3	$ 856.9

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Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Significant Accounting Policies

Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of presentation. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Polaris Inc. (“Polaris” or the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial statements and, therefore, do not include all information and disclosures of results of operations, financial position, and changes in cash flow in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. Accordingly, such statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In the opinion of management, such statements reflect all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations, equity, and cash flows for the periods presented. Due to the seasonality trends for certain products and to certain changes in production and shipping cycles, results of such periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the complete year.

Fair value measurements. Fair value is the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are classified using the following hierarchy, which is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation as of the measurement date:

Level  1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level  2 — Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

In making fair value measurements, observable market data must be used when available. When inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the level within which the fair value measurement is categorized is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company utilizes the market approach to measure fair value for its non-qualified deferred compensation assets and liabilities, and the income approach for foreign currency contracts and interest rate contracts. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities, and for the income approach, the Company uses significant other observable inputs to value its derivative instruments used to hedge foreign currency and interest rate transactions.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below (in millions):

	Fair Value Measurements as of September 30, 2021
Asset (Liability)	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Non-qualified deferred compensation assets	$	50.6	$	50.6	$	—	$	—
Total assets at fair value	$	50.6	$	50.6	$	—	$	—
Non-qualified deferred compensation liabilities	$	(50.6)	$	(50.6)	$	—	$	—
Foreign exchange contracts, net	(0.8)		—		(0.8)		—
Interest rate contracts, net	(12.2)		—		(12.2)		—
Total liabilities at fair value	$	(63.6)	$	(50.6)	$	(13.0)	$	—
	Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2020
Asset (Liability)	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Non-qualified deferred compensation assets	$	48.3	$	48.3	$	—	$	—
Total assets at fair value	$	48.3	$	48.3	$	—	$	—
Non-qualified deferred compensation liabilities	$	(48.3)	$	(48.3)	$	—	$	—
Foreign exchange contracts, net	(2.3)		—		(2.3)		—
Interest rate contracts, net	(18.1)		—		(18.1)		—
Total liabilities at fair value	$	(68.7)	$	(48.3)	$	(20.4)	$	—

Fair value of other financial instruments. The carrying values of the Company’s short-term financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and short-term debt, including current maturities of long-term debt, finance lease

obligations and notes payable, approximate their fair values. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the fair value of the Company’s long-term debt, finance lease obligations and notes payable was approximately $1,595.9 million and $1,552.3 million, respectively, and was determined primarily using Level 2 inputs, including quoted market prices or discounted cash flows based on quoted market rates for similar types of debt. The carrying value of long-term debt, finance lease obligations and notes payable including current maturities was $1,523.3 million and $1,450.7 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

Inventories. Inventory costs include material, labor and manufacturing overhead costs, including depreciation expense associated with the manufacture and distribution of the Company’s products. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value with substantially all inventories recorded using the first-in, first-out method. Finished goods include products that are completed and ready for sale or substantially completed as the product has gone through the primary manufacturing and assembly process. The major components of inventories are as follows (in millions):

	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Raw materials and purchased components	$	759.5	$	533.5
Service parts, garments and accessories	397.4		330.5
Finished goods	697.4		381.3
Less: reserves	(80.7)		(67.7)
Inventories	$	1,773.6	$	1,177.6

Product warranties. The Company typically provides a limited warranty for its vehicles and boats for a period of six months to ten years, depending on the product. The Company provides longer warranties in certain geographical markets as determined by local regulations and customary practice and may also provide longer warranties related to certain promotional programs. The Company’s standard warranties require the Company, generally through its dealer network, to repair or replace defective products during such warranty periods. The warranty reserve is established at the time of sale to the dealer or distributor based on management’s best estimate using historical rates and trends. The Company records these amounts as a liability in the consolidated balance sheet until they are ultimately paid. Adjustments to the warranty reserve are made based on actual claims experience in order to properly estimate the amounts necessary to settle future and existing claims on products sold as of the balance sheet date. The warranty reserve includes the estimated costs related to recalls, which are accrued when probable and estimable. Factors that could have an impact on the warranty reserve include the following: changes in manufacturing quality, shifts in product mix, changes in warranty coverage periods, impacts on product usage (including weather), product recalls, and changes in sales volume.

The activity in the warranty reserve during the periods presented was as follows (in millions):

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Balance at beginning of period	$	142.2	$	134.2	$	140.8	$	136.2
Additions charged to expense	26.9		37.2		97.3		91.2
Warranty claims paid, net	(32.0)		(30.8)		(101.0)		(86.8)
Balance at end of period	$	137.1	$	140.6	$	137.1	$	140.6

New accounting pronouncements.

Income Taxes. In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740. The amendments also improve consistent application of and simplify the accounting for other areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance. The Company adopted ASU 2019-12 on January 1, 2021. The adoption of the ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, equity or cash flows.

Reference Rate Reform. In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. This ASU provides practical expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The FASB also issued ASU 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope in January 2021, which adds implementation guidance to clarify which optional expedients in Topic 848 may be applied to derivative instruments that do not reference LIBOR or a reference rate that is expected to be discontinued, but that are being modified as a result of the discounting transition. The ASUs may be applied through December 31, 2022 and are applicable to the Company’s contracts and hedging relationships that reference LIBOR. The Company is still evaluating whether to apply any of the expedients and/or exceptions included in these ASUs.

There are no other new accounting pronouncements that are expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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Revenue Recognition

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Revenue Recognition [Abstract]

Revenue Recognition

Note 2. Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue when it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control of a good or service to a customer. Revenue is measured based on the consideration that the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for the goods or services transferred. Sales, value add, and other taxes that are collected from a customer concurrent with revenue-producing activities are excluded from revenue. Revenue from goods and services transferred to customers at a point-in-time accounts for the majority of the Company’s revenue. Revenue from products or services transferred over time is discussed in the deferred revenue section.

The following tables disaggregate the Company's revenue by major product type and geography (in millions):

	Three months ended September 30, 2021
	ORV / Snowmobiles		Motorcycles		Global Adj. Markets		Aftermarket		Boats		Total
Revenue by product type
Wholegoods	$	924.8	$	162.7	$	120.0	$	—	$	183.6	$	1,391.1
PG&A	283.5		31.7		26.5		226.7		—		568.4
Total revenue	$	1,208.3	$	194.4	$	146.5	$	226.7	$	183.6	$	1,959.5
Revenue by geography
United States	$	958.8	$	132.9	$	84.4	$	215.9	$	177.6	$	1,569.6
Canada	116.9		9.8		0.3		10.8		6.0		143.8
EMEA	80.0		29.2		59.7		—		—		168.9
APLA	52.6		22.5		2.1		—		—		77.2
Total revenue	$	1,208.3	$	194.4	$	146.5	$	226.7	$	183.6	$	1,959.5
	Three months ended September 30, 2020
	ORV / Snowmobiles		Motorcycles		Global Adj. Markets		Aftermarket		Boats		Total
Revenue by product type
Wholegoods	$	1,022.0	$	137.7	$	86.1	$	—	$	155.1	$	1,400.9
PG&A	266.8		29.2		20.5		237.2		—		553.7
Total revenue	$	1,288.8	$	166.9	$	106.6	$	237.2	$	155.1	$	1,954.6
Revenue by geography
United States	$	1,090.5	$	120.2	$	52.9	$	224.9	$	152.9	$	1,641.4
Canada	89.6		6.1		0.2		12.3		2.2		110.4
EMEA	71.2		21.6		52.9		—		—		145.7
APLA	37.5		19.0		0.6		—		—		57.1
Total revenue	$	1,288.8	$	166.9	$	106.6	$	237.2	$	155.1	$	1,954.6

	Nine months ended September 30, 2021
	ORV / Snowmobiles		Motorcycles		Global Adj. Markets		Aftermarket		Boats		Total
Revenue by product type
Wholegoods	$	2,920.5	$	480.8	$	342.9	$	—	$	579.9	$	4,324.1
PG&A	834.3		90.9		82.5		696.0		—		1,703.7
Total revenue	$	3,754.8	$	571.7	$	425.4	$	696.0	$	579.9	$	6,027.8
Revenue by geography
United States	$	2,949.4	$	361.6	$	216.6	$	665.0	$	562.2	$	4,754.8
Canada	351.9		25.4		2.0		31.0		17.5		427.8
EMEA	282.6		116.4		200.1		—		0.2		599.3
APLA	170.9		68.3		6.7		—		—		245.9
Total revenue	$	3,754.8	$	571.7	$	425.4	$	696.0	$	579.9	$	6,027.8
	Nine months ended September 30, 2020
	ORV / Snowmobiles		Motorcycles		Global Adj. Markets		Aftermarket		Boats		Total
Revenue by product type
Wholegoods	$	2,404.0	$	365.8	$	225.9	$	—	$	441.8	$	3,437.5
PG&A	661.4		69.0		56.9		646.8		—		1,434.1
Total revenue	$	3,065.4	$	434.8	$	282.8	$	646.8	$	441.8	$	4,871.6
Revenue by geography
United States	$	2,568.8	$	288.2	$	140.5	$	617.7	$	434.0	$	4,049.2
Canada	194.4		14.9		1.8		29.1		7.8		248.0
EMEA	196.0		77.5		137.8		—		—		411.3
APLA	106.2		54.2		2.7		—		—		163.1
Total revenue	$	3,065.4	$	434.8	$	282.8	$	646.8	$	441.8	$	4,871.6

ORV/Snowmobiles, Motorcycles, Global Adjacent Markets, and Boats segments

Wholegood vehicles, boats, and parts, garments and accessories. For the majority of wholegood vehicles, boats, and PG&A, the Company transfers control and recognizes a sale when it ships the product from its manufacturing facility, distribution center, or vehicle holding center to its customer (primarily dealers and distributors). The amount of consideration the Company receives and revenue it recognizes varies with changes in marketing incentives and rebates it offers to its dealers and their customers. Payment terms vary by customer and most of the Company’s sales are financed by the customer under floorplan financing arrangements whereby the Company receives payment within a few days of shipment of the product.

When the right of return exists, the Company adjusts the consideration for the estimated effect of returns. The Company estimates expected returns based on historical sales levels, the timing and magnitude of historical sales return levels as a percent of sales, type of product, type of customer, and a projection of this experience into the future. The Company adjusts its estimate of revenue at the earlier of when the most likely amount of consideration it expects to receive changes or when the consideration becomes fixed.

Depending on the terms of the arrangement, the Company may also defer the recognition of a portion of the consideration received because it has to satisfy a future obligation. The Company uses an observable price to determine the stand-alone selling price for separate performance obligations. The Company has elected to recognize the cost for freight and shipping when control over vehicles, boats, parts, garments or accessories has transferred to the customer as an expense in cost of sales.

Extended Service Contracts. The Company sells separately-priced service contracts that extend mechanical breakdown coverages beyond its base limited warranty agreements to vehicle owners (“ESCs”). The separately priced service contracts range from 12 months to 84 months. The Company primarily receives payment at the inception of the contract and recognizes

revenue over the term of the agreement in proportion to the costs expected to be incurred in satisfying the obligations under the contract.

Aftermarket segment

The Company’s Aftermarket products are sold through dealer, distributor, retail, and e-commerce channels. The Company transfers control and recognizes a sale when products are shipped or delivered to its customer. The amount of consideration the Company receives and revenue it recognizes varies with changes in marketing incentives and rebates it offers to its customers and their customers. Payment terms vary by customer but typically range from due upon delivery (or point-of-sale) to 180 days after delivery.

When the Company gives its customers the right to return eligible parts and accessories, it estimates the expected returns based on an analysis of historical experience. The Company adjusts its estimate of revenue at the earlier of when the most likely amount of consideration it expects to receive changes or when the consideration becomes fixed.

Service revenue. The Company offers installation services for parts that it sells. Service revenues are recognized upon completion of the service.

Depending on the terms of the arrangement, the Company may also defer the recognition of a portion of the consideration received because it has to satisfy a future obligation. The Company uses an observable price to determine the stand-alone selling price for separate performance obligations. The Company has elected to recognize the cost for freight and shipping when control over parts, garments or accessories has transferred to the customer as an expense in cost of sales.

Contract Liabilities

Contract liabilities relate to deferred revenue recognized for cash consideration received at contract inception in advance of the Company's performance under the respective contract and generally relate to the sale of separately priced extended service contracts (“ESCs”). The Company finances its self-insured risks related to ESCs. The premiums for ESCs are primarily recognized in income in proportion to the costs expected to be incurred over the contract period. Warranty costs are recognized as incurred.

The Company expects to recognize approximately $43.7 million of the unearned amount over the next 12 months and $81.8 million thereafter. The activity in the deferred revenue reserve during the periods presented was as follows (in millions):

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Balance at beginning of period	$	123.7	$	89.8	$	107.1	$	81.6
New contracts sold	13.5		15.8		52.1		42.6
Less: reductions for revenue recognized	(11.7)		(7.3)		(33.7)		(25.9)
Balance at end of period (1)	$	125.5	$	98.3	$	125.5	$	98.3

(1) The unamortized ESC premiums (deferred revenue) recorded in other current liabilities totaled $43.7 million and $35.1 million as of September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, while the amount recorded in other long-term liabilities totaled $81.8 million and $63.2 million as of September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Share-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Share-Based Compensation

Share-Based Compensation

The amount of compensation cost for share-based awards recognized during a period is based on the portion of the awards that are ultimately expected to vest. The Company estimates forfeitures at the time of grant and revises those estimates in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The Company analyzes historical data to estimate pre-vesting forfeitures and records share-based compensation expense for those awards expected to vest.

Total share-based compensation expenses were comprised as follows (in millions):

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Option awards	$	2.3	$	6.3	$	7.6	$	15.9
Other share-based awards	13.1		17.6		31.2		34.8
Total share-based compensation before tax	15.4		23.9		38.8		50.7
Tax benefit	3.7		5.7		9.3		12.1
Total share-based compensation expense included in net income (loss)	$	11.7	$	18.2	$	29.5	$	38.6

In addition to the above share-based compensation expenses, the Company sponsors a qualified non-leveraged employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). Shares allocated to eligible participants’ accounts vest at various percentage rates based on years of service and require no cash payments from the recipient.As of September 30, 2021, there was $69.3 million of total unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to unvested share-based equity awards. Unrecognized share-based compensation expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.25 years. Included in unrecognized share-based compensation expense was approximately $8.0 million related to stock options and $61.3 million related to restricted stock.

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Financing Agreement

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Financing Agreement

Financing Agreements

The carrying value of debt, finance lease obligations, and notes payable and the average related interest rates were as follows (in millions):

	Average interest rate as of September 30, 2021	Maturity	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Revolving loan facility	0.97%	June 2026	$	210.0	$	—
Term loan facility	1.08%	June 2026	888.0		940.0
Senior notes—fixed rate	4.60%	May 2021	—		75.0
Senior notes—fixed rate	4.23%	July 2028	350.0		350.0
Finance lease obligations	5.22%	Various through 2029	14.1		16.2
Notes payable and other	4.24%	Various through 2030	68.3		75.0
Debt issuance costs			(7.1)		(5.5)
Total debt, finance lease obligations, and notes payable			$	1,523.3	$	1,450.7
Less: current maturities			53.3		142.1
Total long-term debt, finance lease obligations, and notes payable			$	1,470.0	$	1,308.6

In December 2010, the Company entered an unsecured Master Note Purchase Agreement, which has been amended and supplemented, under which it has issued senior notes. In May 2011, the Company issued $75 million of unsecured senior notes due May 2021. The Senior Notes were were fully repaid in May 2021. In July 2018, the Company issued $350 million of unsecured senior notes due July 2028 which remain outstanding.

The Company maintains an unsecured credit facility which consists of a term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”) and a revolving loan facility (the “Revolving Loan Facility”). In July 2018, the Company amended its unsecured credit facility to increase its Term Loan Facility to $1,180 million, of which $888 million was outstanding as of September 30, 2021. In June 2021, the Company further amended its unsecured credit facility to increase its Revolving Loan Facility to $1.0 billion and extend the expiration date to June 2026. Interest is charged at rates based on a LIBOR or “prime” base rate. The Company is required to make principal payments under the Term Loan Facility of $45 million over the next 12 months. These payments are classified as current maturities in the consolidated balance sheets.

The credit facility and the Master Note Purchase Agreement contain covenants that require the Company to maintain certain financial ratios, including minimum interest coverage and maximum leverage ratios. The agreements also require the Company to maintain an interest coverage ratio of not less than 3.00 to 1.00 and a leverage ratio of not more than 3.50 to 1.00 on a rolling four quarter basis. The Company was in compliance with all such covenants as of September 30, 2021.

Debt issuance costs are recognized as a reduction in the carrying value of the related long-term debt in the consolidated balance sheets and are being amortized to interest expense in the consolidated statements of income over the expected remaining terms of the related debt.

As a component of the Boat Holdings merger agreement, the Company has committed to make a series of deferred payments to the former owners following the closing date of the merger through July 2030. The original discounted payable was for $76.7 million, of which $61.0 million was outstanding as of September 30, 2021. The outstanding balance is included in long-term debt and current portion of long-term debt in the consolidated balance sheets.

The Company has a mortgage note payable agreement for land, on which the Company built the Huntsville, Alabama manufacturing facility in 2016. The original mortgage note payable was for $14.5 million, of which $7.3 million was outstanding as of September 30, 2021. The outstanding balance is included in long-term debt and current portion of long-term debt in the consolidated balance sheets. The payment of principal and interest for the note payable is forgivable if the Company satisfies certain job commitments over the term of the note. The Company has met the required commitments to date.

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

In the second quarter of 2020 the Company recorded impairment charges of $108.9 million related to certain brand/trade names associated with Transamerican Auto Parts which are included in the Aftermarket reporting unit. Further, during the second quarter of 2020, the Company recorded impairment charges of $270.3 million related to goodwill of the Aftermarket reporting unit. Subsequent to the impairment charges recorded in the second quarter, there is no remaining goodwill for the Aftermarket reporting unit. The charges are included in goodwill and other intangible asset impairments on the consolidated statements income. The impairments resulted in a $90.3 million income tax benefit (deferred tax asset) associated with the remaining tax-deductible basis in goodwill and intangibles.

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization, as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are as follows (in millions):

	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Goodwill	$	393.2	$	397.3
Other intangible assets, net	660.0		686.4
Total goodwill and other intangible assets, net	$	1,053.2	$	1,083.7

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 are as follows (in millions):

	ORV/Snowmobiles		Motorcycles		Global Adjacent Markets		Aftermarket		Boats		Total Polaris
Goodwill	72.9		5.2		92.1		270.3		227.1		$	667.6
Accumulated goodwill impairment losses	—		—		—		(270.3)		—		(270.3)
Balance as of December 31, 2020	$	72.9	$	5.2	$	92.1	$	—	$	227.1	$	397.3
Currency translation effect on foreign goodwill balances	—		—		(4.1)		—		—		(4.1)
Goodwill	72.9		5.2		88.0		270.3		227.1		663.5
Accumulated goodwill impairment losses	—		—		—		(270.3)		—		(270.3)
Balance as of September 30, 2021	$	72.9	$	5.2	$	88.0	$	—	$	227.1	$	393.2

	ORV/Snowmobiles		Motorcycles		Global Adjacent Markets		Aftermarket		Boats		Total Polaris
Goodwill	72.0		5.2		85.2		270.4		227.1		$	659.9
Accumulated goodwill impairment losses	—		—		—		—		—		—
Balance as of December 31, 2019	$	72.0	$	5.2	$	85.2	$	270.4	$	227.1	$	659.9
Impairments	—		—		—		(270.3)		—		(270.3)
Currency translation effect on foreign goodwill balances	0.2		—		3.2		(0.1)		—		3.3
Goodwill	72.2		5.2		88.4		270.3		227.1		663.2
Accumulated goodwill impairment losses	—		—		—		(270.3)		—		(270.3)
Balance as of September 30, 2020	$	72.2	$	5.2	$	88.4	$	—	$	227.1	$	392.9

The components of other intangible assets were as follows ($ in millions):

	Weighted-average useful life (years)	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Non-amortizable—indefinite lived:
Brand/trade names		$	333.6	$	334.3
Amortizable:
Non-compete agreements	4	2.6		2.6
Dealer/customer related	17	460.3		460.3
Developed technology	5	9.8		9.9
Total amortizable	16	472.7		472.8
Less: Accumulated amortization		(146.3)		(120.7)
Net amortized other intangible assets		326.4		352.1
Total other intangible assets, net		$	660.0	$	686.4

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $8.5 million and $8.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $25.7 million and $27.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Estimated amortization expense for the remainder of 2021 through 2026 is as follows: 2021 (remainder), $7.6 million; 2022, $28.3 million; 2023, $25.7 million; 2024, $25.0 million; 2025, $25.0 million; 2026, $23.8 million; and after 2026, $191.0 million. The preceding expected amortization expense is an estimate and actual amounts could differ due to additional intangible asset acquisitions, changes in foreign currency rates or impairments of intangible assets.

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Shareholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Equity [Abstract]

Shareholders' Equity

Shareholders’ Equity

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company paid $411.3 million to repurchase approximately 3.3 million shares of its common stock. As of September 30, 2021, the Board of Directors has authorized the Company to repurchase up to an additional $888.8 million of the Company’s common stock. The repurchase of any or all such shares authorized for repurchase will be governed by applicable SEC rules and dependent on management’s assessment of market conditions and subject to the restrictions on share repurchases set forth in the incremental amendment.

The Company paid a regular cash dividend of $0.63 per share on September 15, 2021 to holders of record at the close of business on September 1, 2021. Cash dividends declared and paid per common share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, were as follows: 

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Cash dividends declared and paid per common share	$	0.63	$	0.62	$	1.89	$	1.86

Net income (loss) per share

Basic income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period, including shares earned under the Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors (“Director Plan”), the ESOP and deferred stock units under the 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan (“Omnibus Plan”). Diluted income (loss) per share is computed under the treasury stock method and is calculated to compute the dilutive effect of outstanding stock options and certain share-based awards issued under the Omnibus Plan. A reconciliation of these amounts is as follows (in millions):

	Three months ended September 30,		Nine months ended September 30,
	2021	2020	2021	2020
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding	60.6	61.5	61.1	61.4
Director Plan and deferred stock units	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
ESOP	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2
Common shares outstanding—basic	61.0	61.9	61.4	61.8
Dilutive effect of restricted stock units	0.7	0.5	0.7	—
Dilutive effect of stock option awards	0.6	0.4	0.8	—
Common and potential common shares outstanding—diluted	62.3	62.8	62.9	61.8

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the number of options that were not included in the computation of diluted income (loss) per share because the option exercise price was greater than the market price, and therefore, the effect would have been anti-dilutive were 0.8 million and 0.8 million, respectively, compared to 2.2 million and 5.0 million for the same periods in 2020. As a result of the Company’s net loss during the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, an additional 0.7 million of outstanding stock options and certain share-based awards under the Omnibus Plan were not included in the computation of diluted income (loss) per share because the effect would have been anti-dilutive.

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

Changes in the accumulated other comprehensive loss balance are as follows (in millions):

	Foreign Currency Translation		Cash Flow Hedging Derivatives		Retirement Plan and Other Activity		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance as of December 31, 2020	$	(39.1)	$	(15.5)	$	(3.8)	$	(58.4)
Reclassification to the statement of income	—		6.8		0.2		7.0
Change in fair value	(21.4)		(1.1)		—		(22.5)
Balance as of September 30, 2021	$	(60.5)	$	(9.8)	$	(3.6)	$	(73.9)

The table below provides the amount of gains and losses, net of tax, reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into the statements of income (loss) for cash flow derivatives designated as hedging instruments and retirement plan activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (in millions): 

Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships and Other Activity	Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
		2021		2020		2021		2020
Foreign currency contracts	Other (income) expense, net	$	(0.5)	$	1.0	$	(1.7)	$	4.5
Foreign currency contracts	Cost of sales	0.2		(0.7)		1.0		(1.4)
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense	(2.0)		(2.0)		(6.1)		(4.1)
Retirement plan activity	Operating expenses	—		(0.1)		(0.2)		(0.2)
Total		$	(2.3)	$	(1.8)	$	(7.0)	$	(1.2)

The net amount of the existing gains or losses as of September 30, 2021 that is expected to be reclassified into the statements of income (loss) within the next 12 months is not expected to be material. See Note 9 for further information regarding derivative activities.

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Financial Services Arrangements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, Schedule of Investments [Abstract]

Financial Services Arrangements

Financial Services Arrangements

Polaris Acceptance, a joint venture between the Company and Wells Fargo Commercial Distribution Finance Corporation, a direct subsidiary of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”), which is supported by a partnership agreement between their respective wholly owned subsidiaries, finances substantially all of the Company’s United States sales of snowmobiles, off-road vehicles (“ORV”), motorcycles, and related PG&A, whereby the Company receives payment within a few days of shipment of the product.

The Company’s subsidiary has a 50 percent equity interest in Polaris Acceptance. Polaris Acceptance sells a majority of its receivable portfolio to a securitization facility (the “Securitization Facility”) arranged by Wells Fargo. The sale of receivables from Polaris Acceptance to the Securitization Facility is accounted for in Polaris Acceptance’s financial statements as a “true-sale” under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 860. The Company’s allocable share of the income of Polaris Acceptance has been included as a component of income from financial services in the accompanying consolidated statements of income. The partnership agreement is effective through February 2027.

The Company’s total investment in Polaris Acceptance of $31.4 million as of September 30, 2021 is accounted for under the equity method and is recorded in investment in finance affiliate in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30, 2021, the outstanding amount of net receivables financed for dealers under this arrangement was $482.8 million, which included $258.4 million in the Polaris Acceptance portfolio and $224.4 million of receivables within the Securitization Facility (“Securitized Receivables”).

The Company has agreed to repurchase products repossessed by Polaris Acceptance up to an annual maximum of 15 percent of the aggregate average month-end outstanding Polaris Acceptance receivables and Securitized Receivables during the prior

calendar year. For calendar year 2021, the potential 15 percent aggregate repurchase obligation is approximately $138.7 million.

A subsidiary of TCF Financial Corporation (“TCF”) finances a portion of the Company’s United States sales of boats whereby the Company receives payment within a few days of shipment of the product. The Company has agreed to repurchase products repossessed by TCF up to a maximum of 100 percent of the aggregate outstanding TCF receivables balance. As of September 30, 2021, the potential aggregate repurchase obligation was approximately $71.8 million.

The Company has other financing arrangements related to its foreign subsidiaries in which it has agreed to repurchase repossessed products. For calendar year 2021, the potential aggregate repurchase obligations are approximately $27.8 million.

The Company’s financial exposure under these repurchase agreements is limited to the difference between the amounts unpaid by the dealer or distributor with respect to the repossessed product plus costs of repossession and the amount received on the resale of the repossessed product. No material losses have been incurred under these agreements during the periods presented.

The Company has agreements with third-party financing companies to provide financing options to end consumers of the Company’s products. The Company has no material contingent liabilities for residual value or credit collection risk under these agreements. The Company’s income generated from these agreements has been included as a component of income from financial services in the accompanying consolidated statements of income.

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Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

Product liability. The Company is subject to product liability claims in the normal course of business. The Company carries excess insurance coverage for product liability claims. The Company self-insures product liability claims before the policy date and up to the purchased insurance coverage after the policy date. The estimated costs resulting from any losses are charged to operating expenses when it is probable a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss is reasonably estimable. The Company utilizes historical trends and actuarial analysis, along with an analysis of current claims, to assist in determining the appropriate loss reserve levels. As of September 30, 2021, the Company had an accrual of $79.1 million for the probable payment of pending claims related to product liability litigation associated with the Company’s products. This accrual is included as a component of other accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheets.

Litigation. The Company is a defendant in lawsuits and subject to other claims arising in the normal course of business, including matters related to intellectual property, commercial matters, and product liability claims. In addition, as of September 30, 2021, the Company is party to four putative class actions pending against the Company in the United States. These class actions allege that the Company violated various California consumer protection laws related to rollover protection structure certification in California, Oregon, Nevada, and Texas. The Company is unable to provide an evaluation of the likelihood that a loss will be incurred or an estimate of the range of possible loss on the putative class actions.

In the opinion of management, it is presently unlikely that any legal proceedings pending against or involving the Company will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. However, in many of these matters, it is inherently difficult to determine whether a loss is probable or reasonably possible or to estimate the size or range of the possible loss given the variety of potential outcomes of actual and potential claims, the uncertainty of future rulings, the behavior or incentives of adverse parties, and other factors outside of the control of the Company. Accordingly, the Company’s loss reserve may change from time to time, and actual losses could exceed the amounts accrued by an amount that could be material to the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows in any particular reporting period.

Regulatory. In the normal course of business, the Company’s products are subject to extensive laws and regulations relating to safety, environmental, and other regulations promulgated by the United States federal government and individual states, as well as international regulatory authorities. Failure to comply with applicable regulations could result in fines, penalties or other costs.

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities The Company is exposed to certain risks relating to its ongoing business operations. The primary risks managed by using derivative instruments are foreign currency risk and interest rate risk. Derivative contracts on various currencies are entered into in order to manage foreign currency exposures associated with certain product sourcing activities and intercompany cash flows. Interest rate swaps are entered into in order to maintain a balanced risk of fixed and floating interest rates associated with the Company’s debt.

The Company’s foreign currency management objective is to mitigate the potential impact of currency fluctuations on the value of its U.S. dollar cash flows and to reduce the variability of certain cash flows at the subsidiary level. The Company actively manages certain forecasted foreign currency exposures and uses a centralized currency management operation to take advantage of potential opportunities to naturally offset foreign currency exposures. The decision of whether and when to execute derivative instruments, along with the duration of the instrument, may vary from period to period depending on market conditions, the relative costs of the instruments and capacity to hedge. The duration is linked to the timing of the underlying exposure, with the connection between the two being regularly monitored. The Company does not use any financial contracts for trading purposes.

As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had the following open foreign currency contracts (in millions):

	September 30, 2021				December 31, 2020
Foreign Currency	Notional Amounts (in U.S. Dollars)		Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)		Notional Amounts (in U.S. Dollars)		Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Australian Dollar	$	16.1	$	0.5	$	26.0	$	(0.5)
Canadian Dollar	126.4		(0.1)		169.8		(2.8)
Mexican Peso	53.6		(1.2)		13.5		1.0
Total	$	196.1	$	(0.8)	$	209.3	$	(2.3)

These contracts, with maturities through September 2022, met the criteria for cash flow hedges, and are recorded in other current assets or other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. The unrealized gains or losses, after tax, are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss in shareholders’ equity.

The Company enters into interest rate swap transactions to hedge the variable interest rate payments for the term loan facility. In connection with these transactions, the Company pays interest based upon a fixed rate and receives variable rate interest payments based on the one-month LIBOR.

As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had the following open interest rate swap contracts (in millions):

		September 30, 2021				December 31, 2020
Effective Date	Termination Date	Notional Amounts		Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)		Notional Amounts		Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)
May 2, 2018	May 4, 2021	$	—	$	—	$	25.0	$	(0.2)
September 30, 2019	September 30, 2023	150.0		(7.9)		150.0		(11.3)
March 3, 2020	February 28, 2023	400.0		(4.3)		400.0		(6.6)
Total		$	550.0	$	(12.2)	$	575.0	$	(18.1)

These contracts, with maturities through September 2023, met the criteria for cash flow hedges, and are recorded in other current assets or other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. Assets and liabilities are offset in the consolidated balance sheet if the right of offset exists. The unrealized gains or losses, after tax, are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss in shareholders’ equity.

The table below summarizes the carrying values of derivative instruments as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (in millions):

	Carrying Values of Derivative Instruments as of September 30, 2021
	Fair Value— Assets		Fair Value— (Liabilities)		Derivative Net Carrying Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange contracts	$	1.2	$	(2.0)	$	(0.8)
Interest rate contracts	—		(12.2)		(12.2)
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments	$	1.2	$	(14.2)	$	(13.0)

	Carrying Values of Derivative Instruments as of December 31, 2020
	Fair Value— Assets		Fair Value— (Liabilities)		Derivative Net Carrying Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange contracts	$	1.0	$	(3.3)	$	(2.3)
Interest rate contracts	—		(18.1)		(18.1)
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments	$	1.0	$	(21.4)	$	(20.4)

Assets are included in prepaid expenses and other and liabilities are included in other accrued expenses on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Gains and losses on derivative instruments representing either hedge ineffectiveness or hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in the current statement of income.

The amount of gains (losses), net of tax, related to the effective portion of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges included in accumulated other comprehensive loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 were $2.5 million and $5.7 million, respectively, compared to $1.8 million and $(10.6) million for the same respective periods in 2020.

See Note 6 for information about the amount of gains and losses, net of tax, reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into the statements of income for derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments. The ineffective portion of foreign currency contracts was not material for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021.

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Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Reporting

The Company’s reportable segments are based on the Company’s method of internal reporting, which generally segregates the operating segments by product line, inclusive of wholegoods and PG&A. These results are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have occurred had each segment been an independent, stand-alone entity during the periods presented. The internal reporting of these operating segments is defined based, in part, on the reporting and review process used by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The Company has six operating segments: 1) ORV, 2) Snowmobiles, 3) Motorcycles, 4) Global Adjacent Markets, 5) Aftermarket, and 6) Boats, and five reportable segments: 1) ORV/Snowmobiles, 2) Motorcycles, 3) Global Adjacent Markets, 4) Aftermarket, and 5) Boats.

The ORV/Snowmobiles segment includes the aggregated results of the Company’s ORV and Snowmobiles operating segments. The Motorcycles, Global Adjacent Markets, Aftermarket, and Boats segments include the results for those respective operating segments. The Corporate amounts include costs that are not allocated to segments, including certain unallocated manufacturing costs.

Segment sales and gross profit data are summarized as follows (in millions):

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Sales
ORV/Snowmobiles	$	1,208.3	$	1,288.8	$	3,754.8	$	3,065.4
Motorcycles	194.4		166.9		571.7		434.8
Global Adjacent Markets	146.5		106.6		425.4		282.8
Aftermarket	226.7		237.2		696.0		646.8
Boats	183.6		155.1		579.9		441.8
Total sales	$	1,959.5	$	1,954.6	$	6,027.8	$	4,871.6
Gross profit
ORV/Snowmobiles	$	260.3	$	377.8	$	952.3	$	831.2
Motorcycles	17.8		15.5		49.7		18.9
Global Adjacent Markets	40.9		31.5		115.5		75.2
Aftermarket	60.1		63.7		184.2		157.6
Boats	41.2		33.3		135.0		81.6
Corporate	45.3		12.8		60.8		(4.3)
Total gross profit	$	465.6	$	534.6	$	1,497.5	$	1,160.2

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Subsequent Event	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Event	Subsequent Event On October 26, 2021 the Company announced plans to divest its Global Electric Motorcar (GEM) and Taylor-Dunn businesses in an effort to more strategically allocate the Company’s resources. The Company expects to complete the divestiture by the end of the calendar year.

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Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of presentation

Basis of presentation. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Polaris Inc. (“Polaris” or the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial statements and, therefore, do not include all information and disclosures of results of operations, financial position, and changes in cash flow in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. Accordingly, such statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In the opinion of management, such statements reflect all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations, equity, and cash flows for the periods presented. Due to the seasonality trends for certain products and to certain changes in production and shipping cycles, results of such periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the complete year.

Fair value measurements

Fair value measurements. Fair value is the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are classified using the following hierarchy, which is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation as of the measurement date:

Level  1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level  2 — Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

In making fair value measurements, observable market data must be used when available. When inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the level within which the fair value measurement is categorized is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company utilizes the market approach to measure fair value for its non-qualified deferred compensation assets and liabilities, and the income approach for foreign currency contracts and interest rate contracts. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities, and for the income approach, the Company uses significant other observable inputs to value its derivative instruments used to hedge foreign currency and interest rate transactions.

Inventories

Inventories. Inventory costs include material, labor and manufacturing overhead costs, including depreciation expense associated with the manufacture and distribution of the Company’s products. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value with substantially all inventories recorded using the first-in, first-out method.

Product warranties

Product warranties. The Company typically provides a limited warranty for its vehicles and boats for a period of six months to ten years, depending on the product. The Company provides longer warranties in certain geographical markets as determined by local regulations and customary practice and may also provide longer warranties related to certain promotional programs. The Company’s standard warranties require the Company, generally through its dealer network, to repair or replace defective products during such warranty periods. The warranty reserve is established at the time of sale to the dealer or distributor based on management’s best estimate using historical rates and trends. The Company records these amounts as a liability in the consolidated balance sheet until they are ultimately paid. Adjustments to the warranty reserve are made based on actual claims experience in order to properly estimate the amounts necessary to settle future and existing claims on products sold as of the balance sheet date. The warranty reserve includes the estimated costs related to recalls, which are accrued when probable and estimable. Factors that could have an impact on the warranty reserve include the following: changes in manufacturing quality, shifts in product mix, changes in warranty coverage periods, impacts on product usage (including weather), product recalls, and changes in sales volume.

New Accounting Pronouncements

New accounting pronouncements.

Income Taxes. In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740. The amendments also improve consistent application of and simplify the accounting for other areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance. The Company adopted ASU 2019-12 on January 1, 2021. The adoption of the ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, equity or cash flows.

Reference Rate Reform. In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. This ASU provides practical expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The FASB also issued ASU 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope in January 2021, which adds implementation guidance to clarify which optional expedients in Topic 848 may be applied to derivative instruments that do not reference LIBOR or a reference rate that is expected to be discontinued, but that are being modified as a result of the discounting transition. The ASUs may be applied through December 31, 2022 and are applicable to the Company’s contracts and hedging relationships that reference LIBOR. The Company is still evaluating whether to apply any of the expedients and/or exceptions included in these ASUs.

There are no other new accounting pronouncements that are expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below (in millions):

	Fair Value Measurements as of September 30, 2021
Asset (Liability)	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Non-qualified deferred compensation assets	$	50.6	$	50.6	$	—	$	—
Total assets at fair value	$	50.6	$	50.6	$	—	$	—
Non-qualified deferred compensation liabilities	$	(50.6)	$	(50.6)	$	—	$	—
Foreign exchange contracts, net	(0.8)		—		(0.8)		—
Interest rate contracts, net	(12.2)		—		(12.2)		—
Total liabilities at fair value	$	(63.6)	$	(50.6)	$	(13.0)	$	—
	Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2020
Asset (Liability)	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Non-qualified deferred compensation assets	$	48.3	$	48.3	$	—	$	—
Total assets at fair value	$	48.3	$	48.3	$	—	$	—
Non-qualified deferred compensation liabilities	$	(48.3)	$	(48.3)	$	—	$	—
Foreign exchange contracts, net	(2.3)		—		(2.3)		—
Interest rate contracts, net	(18.1)		—		(18.1)		—
Total liabilities at fair value	$	(68.7)	$	(48.3)	$	(20.4)	$	—

Schedule of major components of inventories

The major components of inventories are as follows (in millions):

	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Raw materials and purchased components	$	759.5	$	533.5
Service parts, garments and accessories	397.4		330.5
Finished goods	697.4		381.3
Less: reserves	(80.7)		(67.7)
Inventories	$	1,773.6	$	1,177.6

Schedule of activity in the warranty reserve

The activity in the warranty reserve during the periods presented was as follows (in millions):

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Balance at beginning of period	$	142.2	$	134.2	$	140.8	$	136.2
Additions charged to expense	26.9		37.2		97.3		91.2
Warranty claims paid, net	(32.0)		(30.8)		(101.0)		(86.8)
Balance at end of period	$	137.1	$	140.6	$	137.1	$	140.6

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Revenue Recognition (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Revenue Recognition [Abstract]

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following tables disaggregate the Company's revenue by major product type and geography (in millions):

	Three months ended September 30, 2021
	ORV / Snowmobiles		Motorcycles		Global Adj. Markets		Aftermarket		Boats		Total
Revenue by product type
Wholegoods	$	924.8	$	162.7	$	120.0	$	—	$	183.6	$	1,391.1
PG&A	283.5		31.7		26.5		226.7		—		568.4
Total revenue	$	1,208.3	$	194.4	$	146.5	$	226.7	$	183.6	$	1,959.5
Revenue by geography
United States	$	958.8	$	132.9	$	84.4	$	215.9	$	177.6	$	1,569.6
Canada	116.9		9.8		0.3		10.8		6.0		143.8
EMEA	80.0		29.2		59.7		—		—		168.9
APLA	52.6		22.5		2.1		—		—		77.2
Total revenue	$	1,208.3	$	194.4	$	146.5	$	226.7	$	183.6	$	1,959.5
	Three months ended September 30, 2020
	ORV / Snowmobiles		Motorcycles		Global Adj. Markets		Aftermarket		Boats		Total
Revenue by product type
Wholegoods	$	1,022.0	$	137.7	$	86.1	$	—	$	155.1	$	1,400.9
PG&A	266.8		29.2		20.5		237.2		—		553.7
Total revenue	$	1,288.8	$	166.9	$	106.6	$	237.2	$	155.1	$	1,954.6
Revenue by geography
United States	$	1,090.5	$	120.2	$	52.9	$	224.9	$	152.9	$	1,641.4
Canada	89.6		6.1		0.2		12.3		2.2		110.4
EMEA	71.2		21.6		52.9		—		—		145.7
APLA	37.5		19.0		0.6		—		—		57.1
Total revenue	$	1,288.8	$	166.9	$	106.6	$	237.2	$	155.1	$	1,954.6

	Nine months ended September 30, 2021
	ORV / Snowmobiles		Motorcycles		Global Adj. Markets		Aftermarket		Boats		Total
Revenue by product type
Wholegoods	$	2,920.5	$	480.8	$	342.9	$	—	$	579.9	$	4,324.1
PG&A	834.3		90.9		82.5		696.0		—		1,703.7
Total revenue	$	3,754.8	$	571.7	$	425.4	$	696.0	$	579.9	$	6,027.8
Revenue by geography
United States	$	2,949.4	$	361.6	$	216.6	$	665.0	$	562.2	$	4,754.8
Canada	351.9		25.4		2.0		31.0		17.5		427.8
EMEA	282.6		116.4		200.1		—		0.2		599.3
APLA	170.9		68.3		6.7		—		—		245.9
Total revenue	$	3,754.8	$	571.7	$	425.4	$	696.0	$	579.9	$	6,027.8
	Nine months ended September 30, 2020
	ORV / Snowmobiles		Motorcycles		Global Adj. Markets		Aftermarket		Boats		Total
Revenue by product type
Wholegoods	$	2,404.0	$	365.8	$	225.9	$	—	$	441.8	$	3,437.5
PG&A	661.4		69.0		56.9		646.8		—		1,434.1
Total revenue	$	3,065.4	$	434.8	$	282.8	$	646.8	$	441.8	$	4,871.6
Revenue by geography
United States	$	2,568.8	$	288.2	$	140.5	$	617.7	$	434.0	$	4,049.2
Canada	194.4		14.9		1.8		29.1		7.8		248.0
EMEA	196.0		77.5		137.8		—		—		411.3
APLA	106.2		54.2		2.7		—		—		163.1
Total revenue	$	3,065.4	$	434.8	$	282.8	$	646.8	$	441.8	$	4,871.6

Deferred Revenue, by Arrangement, Disclosure

The activity in the deferred revenue reserve during the periods presented was as follows (in millions):

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Balance at beginning of period	$	123.7	$	89.8	$	107.1	$	81.6
New contracts sold	13.5		15.8		52.1		42.6
Less: reductions for revenue recognized	(11.7)		(7.3)		(33.7)		(25.9)
Balance at end of period (1)	$	125.5	$	98.3	$	125.5	$	98.3

(1) The unamortized ESC premiums (deferred revenue) recorded in other current liabilities totaled $43.7 million and $35.1 million as of September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, while the amount recorded in other long-term liabilities totaled $81.8 million and $63.2 million as of September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Schedule of share-based compensation expenses

Total share-based compensation expenses were comprised as follows (in millions):

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Option awards	$	2.3	$	6.3	$	7.6	$	15.9
Other share-based awards	13.1		17.6		31.2		34.8
Total share-based compensation before tax	15.4		23.9		38.8		50.7
Tax benefit	3.7		5.7		9.3		12.1
Total share-based compensation expense included in net income (loss)	$	11.7	$	18.2	$	29.5	$	38.6

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Financing Agreement (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt and Finance Lease Obligations

The carrying value of debt, finance lease obligations, and notes payable and the average related interest rates were as follows (in millions):

	Average interest rate as of September 30, 2021	Maturity	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Revolving loan facility	0.97%	June 2026	$	210.0	$	—
Term loan facility	1.08%	June 2026	888.0		940.0
Senior notes—fixed rate	4.60%	May 2021	—		75.0
Senior notes—fixed rate	4.23%	July 2028	350.0		350.0
Finance lease obligations	5.22%	Various through 2029	14.1		16.2
Notes payable and other	4.24%	Various through 2030	68.3		75.0
Debt issuance costs			(7.1)		(5.5)
Total debt, finance lease obligations, and notes payable			$	1,523.3	$	1,450.7
Less: current maturities			53.3		142.1
Total long-term debt, finance lease obligations, and notes payable			$	1,470.0	$	1,308.6

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of intangible assets and goodwill

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization, as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are as follows (in millions):

	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Goodwill	$	393.2	$	397.3
Other intangible assets, net	660.0		686.4
Total goodwill and other intangible assets, net	$	1,053.2	$	1,083.7

Schedule of changes in carrying amount of goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 are as follows (in millions):

	ORV/Snowmobiles		Motorcycles		Global Adjacent Markets		Aftermarket		Boats		Total Polaris
Goodwill	72.9		5.2		92.1		270.3		227.1		$	667.6
Accumulated goodwill impairment losses	—		—		—		(270.3)		—		(270.3)
Balance as of December 31, 2020	$	72.9	$	5.2	$	92.1	$	—	$	227.1	$	397.3
Currency translation effect on foreign goodwill balances	—		—		(4.1)		—		—		(4.1)
Goodwill	72.9		5.2		88.0		270.3		227.1		663.5
Accumulated goodwill impairment losses	—		—		—		(270.3)		—		(270.3)
Balance as of September 30, 2021	$	72.9	$	5.2	$	88.0	$	—	$	227.1	$	393.2

	ORV/Snowmobiles		Motorcycles		Global Adjacent Markets		Aftermarket		Boats		Total Polaris
Goodwill	72.0		5.2		85.2		270.4		227.1		$	659.9
Accumulated goodwill impairment losses	—		—		—		—		—		—
Balance as of December 31, 2019	$	72.0	$	5.2	$	85.2	$	270.4	$	227.1	$	659.9
Impairments	—		—		—		(270.3)		—		(270.3)
Currency translation effect on foreign goodwill balances	0.2		—		3.2		(0.1)		—		3.3
Goodwill	72.2		5.2		88.4		270.3		227.1		663.2
Accumulated goodwill impairment losses	—		—		—		(270.3)		—		(270.3)
Balance as of September 30, 2020	$	72.2	$	5.2	$	88.4	$	—	$	227.1	$	392.9

Schedule of components of other intangible assets

The components of other intangible assets were as follows ($ in millions):

	Weighted-average useful life (years)	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Non-amortizable—indefinite lived:
Brand/trade names		$	333.6	$	334.3
Amortizable:
Non-compete agreements	4	2.6		2.6
Dealer/customer related	17	460.3		460.3
Developed technology	5	9.8		9.9
Total amortizable	16	472.7		472.8
Less: Accumulated amortization		(146.3)		(120.7)
Net amortized other intangible assets		326.4		352.1
Total other intangible assets, net		$	660.0	$	686.4

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Shareholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of cash dividends declared per common share

Cash dividends declared and paid per common share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, were as follows: 

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Cash dividends declared and paid per common share	$	0.63	$	0.62	$	1.89	$	1.86

Schedule of reconciliation of weighted average number of shares

A reconciliation of these amounts is as follows (in millions):

	Three months ended September 30,		Nine months ended September 30,
	2021	2020	2021	2020
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding	60.6	61.5	61.1	61.4
Director Plan and deferred stock units	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
ESOP	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2
Common shares outstanding—basic	61.0	61.9	61.4	61.8
Dilutive effect of restricted stock units	0.7	0.5	0.7	—
Dilutive effect of stock option awards	0.6	0.4	0.8	—
Common and potential common shares outstanding—diluted	62.3	62.8	62.9	61.8

Schedule of changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) balances

Changes in the accumulated other comprehensive loss balance are as follows (in millions):

	Foreign Currency Translation		Cash Flow Hedging Derivatives		Retirement Plan and Other Activity		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance as of December 31, 2020	$	(39.1)	$	(15.5)	$	(3.8)	$	(58.4)
Reclassification to the statement of income	—		6.8		0.2		7.0
Change in fair value	(21.4)		(1.1)		—		(22.5)
Balance as of September 30, 2021	$	(60.5)	$	(9.8)	$	(3.6)	$	(73.9)

Schedule of gains and losses, net of tax, reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into the income statement for cash flow derivatives designated as hedging instruments

The table below provides the amount of gains and losses, net of tax, reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into the statements of income (loss) for cash flow derivatives designated as hedging instruments and retirement plan activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (in millions): 

Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships and Other Activity	Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
		2021		2020		2021		2020
Foreign currency contracts	Other (income) expense, net	$	(0.5)	$	1.0	$	(1.7)	$	4.5
Foreign currency contracts	Cost of sales	0.2		(0.7)		1.0		(1.4)
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense	(2.0)		(2.0)		(6.1)		(4.1)
Retirement plan activity	Operating expenses	—		(0.1)		(0.2)		(0.2)
Total		$	(2.3)	$	(1.8)	$	(7.0)	$	(1.2)

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of open foreign currency contracts

September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had the following open foreign currency contracts (in millions):

	September 30, 2021				December 31, 2020
Foreign Currency	Notional Amounts (in U.S. Dollars)		Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)		Notional Amounts (in U.S. Dollars)		Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Australian Dollar	$	16.1	$	0.5	$	26.0	$	(0.5)
Canadian Dollar	126.4		(0.1)		169.8		(2.8)
Mexican Peso	53.6		(1.2)		13.5		1.0
Total	$	196.1	$	(0.8)	$	209.3	$	(2.3)

Schedule of open interest rate swap contracts

September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had the following open interest rate swap contracts (in millions):

		September 30, 2021				December 31, 2020
Effective Date	Termination Date	Notional Amounts		Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)		Notional Amounts		Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)
May 2, 2018	May 4, 2021	$	—	$	—	$	25.0	$	(0.2)
September 30, 2019	September 30, 2023	150.0		(7.9)		150.0		(11.3)
March 3, 2020	February 28, 2023	400.0		(4.3)		400.0		(6.6)
Total		$	550.0	$	(12.2)	$	575.0	$	(18.1)

Schedule of carrying values of derivative instruments

The table below summarizes the carrying values of derivative instruments as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (in millions):

	Carrying Values of Derivative Instruments as of September 30, 2021
	Fair Value— Assets		Fair Value— (Liabilities)		Derivative Net Carrying Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange contracts	$	1.2	$	(2.0)	$	(0.8)
Interest rate contracts	—		(12.2)		(12.2)
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments	$	1.2	$	(14.2)	$	(13.0)

	Carrying Values of Derivative Instruments as of December 31, 2020
	Fair Value— Assets		Fair Value— (Liabilities)		Derivative Net Carrying Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange contracts	$	1.0	$	(3.3)	$	(2.3)
Interest rate contracts	—		(18.1)		(18.1)
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments	$	1.0	$	(21.4)	$	(20.4)

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Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

egment sales and gross profit data are summarized as follows (in millions):

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Sales
ORV/Snowmobiles	$	1,208.3	$	1,288.8	$	3,754.8	$	3,065.4
Motorcycles	194.4		166.9		571.7		434.8
Global Adjacent Markets	146.5		106.6		425.4		282.8
Aftermarket	226.7		237.2		696.0		646.8
Boats	183.6		155.1		579.9		441.8
Total sales	$	1,959.5	$	1,954.6	$	6,027.8	$	4,871.6
Gross profit
ORV/Snowmobiles	$	260.3	$	377.8	$	952.3	$	831.2
Motorcycles	17.8		15.5		49.7		18.9
Global Adjacent Markets	40.9		31.5		115.5		75.2
Aftermarket	60.1		63.7		184.2		157.6
Boats	41.2		33.3		135.0		81.6
Corporate	45.3		12.8		60.8		(4.3)
Total gross profit	$	465.6	$	534.6	$	1,497.5	$	1,160.2

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Significant Accounting Policies Fair Value Measurements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets at fair value		$ 48.3
Debt and capital lease obligations	$ 1,523.3	1,450.7
Fair Value
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	1,595.9	1,552.3
Carrying value
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt and capital lease obligations	1,523.3	1,450.7
Fair value, measurements, recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets at fair value	50.6	48.3
Non-qualified deferred compensation liabilities		(48.3)
Total liabilities at fair value	(63.6)	(68.7)
Fair value, measurements, recurring | Supplemental Employee Retirement Plans, Defined Benefit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Non-qualified deferred compensation assets	50.6	48.3
Non-qualified deferred compensation liabilities	(50.6)
Fair value, measurements, recurring | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets at fair value	50.6
Total liabilities at fair value	(50.6)	(48.3)
Fair value, measurements, recurring | Level 1 | Supplemental Employee Retirement Plans, Defined Benefit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Non-qualified deferred compensation assets	50.6	48.3
Non-qualified deferred compensation liabilities	(50.6)	(48.3)
Fair value, measurements, recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets at fair value	0.0	0.0
Total liabilities at fair value	(13.0)	(20.4)
Foreign currency contracts | Fair value, measurements, recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	(0.8)	(2.3)
Foreign currency contracts | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	(0.8)	(2.3)
Interest rate swap | Fair value, measurements, recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	(12.2)	(18.1)
Interest rate swap | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	$ (12.2)	$ (18.1)

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Significant Accounting Policies Major Components of Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Raw materials and purchased components	$ 759.5	$ 533.5
Service parts, garments and accessories	397.4	330.5
Finished goods	697.4	381.3
Less: reserves	(80.7)	(67.7)
Inventories	$ 1,773.6	$ 1,177.6

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Significant Accounting Policies Activity in Polaris Accrued Warranty Reserve (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Activity in Product Warranty Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 142.2	$ 134.2	$ 140.8	$ 136.2
Additions charged to expense	26.9	37.2	97.3	91.2
Warranty claims paid, net	(32.0)	(30.8)	(101.0)	(86.8)
Balance at end of period	$ 137.1	$ 140.6	$ 137.1	$ 140.6

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Significant Accounting Policies Additional Information (Details) - Transamerican Auto Parts - Vehicles And Boats	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Minimum
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items]
Period of warranties provided by Polaris	6 months
Maximum
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items]
Period of warranties provided by Polaris	10 years

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Revenue Recognition - Contract Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 1,959.5	$ 1,954.6	$ 6,027.8	$ 4,871.6
ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	1,208.3	1,288.8	3,754.8	3,065.4
Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	194.4	166.9	571.7	434.8
Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	146.5	106.6	425.4	282.8
Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	226.7	237.2	696.0	646.8
Boats
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	183.6	155.1	579.9	441.8
Wholegoods
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	1,391.1	1,400.9	4,324.1	3,437.5
Wholegoods | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	924.8	1,022.0	2,920.5	2,404.0
Wholegoods | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	162.7	137.7	480.8	365.8
Wholegoods | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	120.0	86.1	342.9	225.9
Wholegoods | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Wholegoods | Boats
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	183.6	155.1	579.9	441.8
PG&A
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	568.4	553.7	1,703.7	1,434.1
PG&A | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	283.5	266.8	834.3	661.4
PG&A | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	31.7	29.2	90.9	69.0
PG&A | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	26.5	20.5	82.5	56.9
PG&A | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	226.7	237.2	696.0	646.8
PG&A | Boats
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
UNITED STATES
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	1,569.6	1,641.4	4,754.8	4,049.2
UNITED STATES | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	958.8	1,090.5	2,949.4	2,568.8
UNITED STATES | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	132.9	120.2	361.6	288.2
UNITED STATES | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	84.4	52.9	216.6	140.5
UNITED STATES | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	215.9	224.9	665.0	617.7
UNITED STATES | Boats
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	177.6	152.9	562.2	434.0
CANADA
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	143.8	110.4	427.8	248.0
CANADA | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	116.9	89.6	351.9	194.4
CANADA | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	9.8	6.1	25.4	14.9
CANADA | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	0.3	0.2	2.0	1.8
CANADA | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	10.8	12.3	31.0	29.1
CANADA | Boats
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	6.0	2.2	17.5	7.8
EMEA
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	168.9	145.7	599.3	411.3
EMEA | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	80.0	71.2	282.6	196.0
EMEA | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	29.2	21.6	116.4	77.5
EMEA | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	59.7	52.9	200.1	137.8
EMEA | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
EMEA | Boats
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
APLA
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	77.2	57.1	245.9	163.1
APLA | ORV/Snowmobiles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	52.6	37.5	170.9	106.2
APLA | Motorcycles
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	22.5	19.0	68.3	54.2
APLA | Global Adjacent Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	2.1	0.6	6.7	2.7
APLA | Aftermarket
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
APLA | Boats
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.0

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Revenue Recognition - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Deferred revenue, current	$ 43.7	$ 35.1
Deferred revenue, noncurrent	$ 81.8	$ 63.2
Minimum
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Extended service warranty period	12 months
Maximum
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Extended service warranty period	84 months

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Revenue Recognition - Deferred Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 123.7	$ 89.8	$ 107.1	$ 81.6
New contracts sold	13.5	15.8	52.1	42.6
Less: reductions for revenue recognized	(11.7)	(7.3)	(33.7)	(25.9)
Balance at end of period	$ 125.5	$ 98.3	$ 125.5	$ 98.3

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Share-Based Compensation Expenses (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
Option awards	$ 2.3	$ 6.3	$ 7.6	$ 15.9
Other share-based awards	13.1	17.6	31.2	34.8
Total share-based compensation before tax	15.4	23.9	38.8	50.7
Tax benefit	3.7	5.7	9.3	12.1
Total share-based compensation expense included in net income (loss)	$ 11.7	$ 18.2	$ 29.5	$ 38.6

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Share-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share-based equity awards	$ 69.3
Weighted average period of recognition of unvested share-based equity awards	1 year 3 months
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share-based equity awards, stock options	$ 8.0
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share-based equity awards, restricted stock	$ 61.3

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Financing Arrangements, Interest Rates and Maturities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate	5.22%
Finance lease obligations	$ 14.1	$ 16.2
Debt issuance costs	(7.1)	(5.5)
Total debt, finance lease obligations, and notes payable	1,523.3	1,450.7
Less: current maturities	53.3	142.1
Total long-term debt, finance lease obligations, and notes payable	$ 1,470.0	1,308.6
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Average interest rate as of September 30, 2021	0.97%
Senior Notes | Senior Unsecured Notes 4.60% Due May 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.60%
Long-term debt	$ 0.0	75.0
Senior Notes | Senior Unsecured Notes 4.23% Due July 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.23%
Long-term debt	$ 350.0	350.0
Notes payable and other
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.24%
Long-term debt	$ 68.3	75.0
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving loan facility	$ 210.0	0.0
Term loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Average interest rate as of September 30, 2021	1.08%
Revolving loan facility	$ 888.0	$ 940.0

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Financing Agreement - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 02, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Term loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 1,180.0
Revolving loan facility			$ 888.0	$ 940.0
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,000.0
Revolving loan facility			210.0	0.0
Repayments of principal in next twelve months			45.0
Minimum interest coverage ratio	3.00
Maximum leverage ratio	3.50
Senior Notes | Senior Unsecured Notes 4.60% Due May 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt		$ 75.0
Long-term debt			0.0	75.0
Senior Notes | Senior Unsecured Notes 4.23% Due July 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			350.0	350.0
Notes payable, other | Boat Holdings, LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			61.0			$ 76.7
Notes payable to banks
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			68.3	$ 75.0
Notes payable to banks | Mortgages
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			$ 7.3				$ 14.5

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill	$ 393.2	$ 397.3	$ 392.9	$ 659.9
Total other intangible assets, net	660.0	686.4
Total goodwill and other intangible assets, net	$ 1,053.2	$ 1,083.7

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Gross		$ 663,500	$ 663,200	$ 667,600	$ 659,900
Impairments	$ (270,300)		(270,300)
Accumulated goodwill impairment losses		(270,300)	(270,300)	(270,300)
Currency translation effect on foreign goodwill balances		(4,100)	3,300
Goodwill		393,200	392,900	397,300	659,900
ORV/Snowmobiles
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Gross		72,900	72,200	72,900	72,000
Currency translation effect on foreign goodwill balances		0	200
Goodwill		72,900	72,200	72,900	72,000
Motorcycles
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Gross		5,200	5,200	5,200	5,200
Goodwill		5,200	5,200	5,200	5,200
Global Adjacent Markets
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Gross		88,000	88,400	92,100	85,200
Currency translation effect on foreign goodwill balances		(4,100)	3,200
Goodwill		88,000	88,400	92,100	85,200
Aftermarket
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Gross		270,300	270,300	270,300	270,400
Impairments			(270,300)
Accumulated goodwill impairment losses		(270,300)	(270,300)	(270,300)
Currency translation effect on foreign goodwill balances			(100)
Goodwill		0	0	0	270,400
Boats
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Gross		227,100	227,100	227,100	227,100
Goodwill		$ 227,100	$ 227,100	$ 227,100	$ 227,100

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Components of Other Intangible Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]
Weighted-average useful life (years)	16 years
Total amortizable	$ 472.7	$ 472.8
Less: Accumulated amortization	(146.3)	(120.7)
Net amortized other intangible assets	326.4	352.1
Total other intangible assets, net	$ 660.0	686.4
Non-compete agreements
Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]
Weighted-average useful life (years)	4 years
Total amortizable	$ 2.6	2.6
Dealer/customer related
Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]
Weighted-average useful life (years)	17 years
Total amortizable	$ 460.3	460.3
Developed technology
Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]
Weighted-average useful life (years)	5 years
Total amortizable	$ 9.8	9.9
Brand/trade names
Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]
Non-amortizable—brand/trade names	$ 333.6	$ 334.3

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Impairments			$ 108,900
Impairments			270,300		$ 270,300
Income tax benefit			$ 90,300
Amortization of intangible assets	$ 8,500	$ 8,700		$ 25,700	$ 27,500
Estimated Future Amortization Expense by Fiscal Year [Abstract]
2021	7,600			7,600
2022	28,300			28,300
2023	25,700			25,700
2024	25,000			25,000
2025	25,000			25,000
2026	23,800			23,800
After 2026	$ 191,000			$ 191,000

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Shareholders' Equity Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Repurchase and retirement of common stock	$ 0.8	$ 0.2	$ 411.3	$ 49.5
Repurchase and retirement of common stock (shares)			3.3
Number of shares authorized to be repurchased (in shares)	888.8		888.8
Cash dividend paid during period, per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.63	$ 0.62	$ 1.89	$ 1.86
Common stock excluded from calculation of diluted earnings per share (shares)	0.8	2.2	0.8	5.0
Omnibus Incentive Plan
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Common stock excluded from calculation of diluted earnings per share (shares)				0.7

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Shareholders' Equity Cash Dividends Declared Per Common Share (Details) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Equity [Abstract]
Cash dividends declared and paid per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.63	$ 0.62	$ 1.89	$ 1.86

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Shareholders' Equity Reconciliation of Weighted Average Number of Shares (Detail) - shares shares in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (in shares)	60.6	61.5	61.1	61.4
Director Plan and deferred stock units (in shares)	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
ESOP (in shares)	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2
Common shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	61.0	61.9	61.4	61.8
Common and potential common shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	62.3	62.8	62.9	61.8
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Dilutive effect of stock (in shares)	0.7	0.5	0.7	0.0
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Dilutive effect of stock (in shares)	0.6	0.4	0.8	0.0

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Shareholders' Equity Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Balances (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Balance as of December 31, 2020	$ (63.5)	$ (99.6)	$ (58.4)	$ (72.7)
Reclassification to the statement of income			7.0
Change in fair value	(12.9)	12.8	(21.4)	(1.8)
Change in fair value			(22.5)
Balance as of September 30, 2021	(73.9)	$ (84.9)	(73.9)	$ (84.9)
Foreign Currency Items
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Balance as of December 31, 2020			(39.1)
Balance as of September 30, 2021	(60.5)		(60.5)
Cash Flow Hedging | Foreign currency contracts
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Balance as of December 31, 2020			(15.5)
Reclassification to the statement of income			6.8
Change in fair value			(1.1)
Balance as of September 30, 2021	(9.8)		(9.8)
Retirement Plan and Other Activity
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Balance as of December 31, 2020			(3.8)
Reclassification to the statement of income			0.2
Balance as of September 30, 2021	$ (3.6)		$ (3.6)

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Shareholders' Equity Gains and Losses, Net of Tax Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Income	$ (2.3)	$ (1.8)	$ (7.0)	$ (1.2)
Foreign currency contracts | Other (income) expense, net
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Income	(0.5)	1.0	(1.7)	4.5
Foreign currency contracts | Cost of sales
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Income	0.2	(0.7)	1.0	(1.4)
Interest rate contracts | Interest expense
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Income	2.0	2.0	6.1	4.1
Retirement plan activity | Operating expenses
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Income	$ 0.0	$ 0.1	$ 0.2	$ 0.2

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Financial Services Arrangements - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Investment in affiliates	$ 31.4	$ 59.4
Trade receivables, net	$ 242.7	$ 257.2
Polaris Acceptance
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Equity method investment ownership percentage	50.00%
Net amount financed for dealers	$ 482.8
Trade receivables, net	258.4
Aggregate repurchase obligation, amount	138.7
Securitization Facility
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Outstanding balance of receivables	224.4
TCF
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Aggregate repurchase obligation, amount	71.8
Other
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Aggregate repurchase obligation, amount	$ 27.8
Polaris Acceptance | Maximum
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Aggregate repurchase obligation, percentage	15.00%
TCF | Maximum
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Aggregate repurchase obligation, percentage	100.00%

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) class_action
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Accrual for the probable payment of pending claims | $	$ 79.1
Number of putative class actions | class_action	4

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Open Foreign Currency Contracts (Details) - Cash Flow Hedging - Foreign currency contracts - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amounts (in U.S. Dollars)	$ 196.1	$ 209.3
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)	(0.8)	(2.3)
Australian Dollar
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amounts (in U.S. Dollars)	16.1	26.0
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)	0.5	(0.5)
Canadian Dollar
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amounts (in U.S. Dollars)	126.4	169.8
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)	(0.1)	(2.8)
Mexican Peso
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amounts (in U.S. Dollars)	53.6	13.5
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)	$ (1.2)	$ 1.0

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Open Interest Rate Swap Contracts (Details) - Cash Flow Hedging - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Interest rate swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amounts	$ 550.0	$ 575.0
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)	(12.2)	(18.1)
Interest Rate Swap, May 2018 to May 2021
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amounts	0.0	25.0
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)	0.0	(0.2)
Interest Rate Swap, September 2019 to September 2023
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amounts	150.0	150.0
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)	(7.9)	(11.3)
Interest Rate Swap, March 2020 to February 2023
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amounts	400.0	400.0
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)	$ (4.3)	$ (6.6)

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Carrying Values of Derivative Instruments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Foreign currency contracts | Fair value, measurements, recurring
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	$ (0.8)	$ (2.3)
Foreign currency contracts | Level 2 | Fair value, measurements, recurring
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	(0.8)	(2.3)
Interest rate contracts | Fair value, measurements, recurring
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	(12.2)	(18.1)
Interest rate contracts | Level 2 | Fair value, measurements, recurring
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	(12.2)	(18.1)
Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Net Carrying Value	(13.0)	(20.4)
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Foreign currency contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Net Carrying Value	(0.8)	(2.3)
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Interest rate contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Net Carrying Value	(12.2)	(18.1)
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets | Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair Value— Assets	1.2	1.0
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Foreign currency contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair Value— Assets	1.2	1.0
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Interest rate contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair Value— Assets	0.0	(18.1)
Other Current Liabilities | Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair Value— (Liabilities)	(14.2)	(21.4)
Other Current Liabilities | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Foreign currency contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair Value— (Liabilities)	$ (2.0)	$ (3.3)

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Derivative [Line Items]
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments	$ 2,500	$ 1,800	$ 5,700	$ (10,600)
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Cash Flow Hedging
Derivative [Line Items]
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments	$ 2,500	$ 1,800	$ 5,700	$ (10,600)

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Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) segment	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of operating segments | segment			6
Number of reportable segments | segment			5
Revenue	$ 1,959.5	$ 1,954.6	$ 6,027.8	$ 4,871.6
Gross profit	465.6	534.6	1,497.5	1,160.2
ORV/Snowmobiles
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	1,208.3	1,288.8	3,754.8	3,065.4
Motorcycles
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	194.4	166.9	571.7	434.8
Global Adjacent Markets
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	146.5	106.6	425.4	282.8
Aftermarket
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	226.7	237.2	696.0	646.8
Boats
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	183.6	155.1	579.9	441.8
Operating segments | ORV/Snowmobiles
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	1,208.3	1,288.8	3,754.8	3,065.4
Gross profit	260.3	377.8	952.3	831.2
Operating segments | Motorcycles
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	194.4	166.9	571.7	434.8
Gross profit	17.8	15.5	49.7	18.9
Operating segments | Global Adjacent Markets
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	146.5	106.6	425.4	282.8
Gross profit	40.9	31.5	115.5	75.2
Operating segments | Aftermarket
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	226.7	237.2	696.0	646.8
Gross profit	60.1	63.7	184.2	157.6
Operating segments | Boats
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	183.6	155.1	579.9	441.8
Gross profit	41.2	33.3	135.0	81.6
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gross profit	$ 45.3	$ 12.8	$ 60.8	$ (4.3)