Financial Services Arrangements - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Investment in affiliates	$ 37.1	$ 49.3
Trade receivables, net	$ 297.2	$ 227.9
Polaris Acceptance
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Equity method investment ownership percentage	50.00%
Net amount financed for dealers	$ 601.8
Trade receivables, net	478.3
Aggregate repurchase obligation, amount	69.2
Securitization Facility
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Outstanding balance of receivables	123.5
TCF
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Aggregate repurchase obligation, amount	140.6
Other
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Aggregate repurchase obligation, amount	$ 21.8
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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