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Asset-Backed Financing (Narrative) (Details) | 12 Months Ended |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 SPEs [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 SPEs [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Term Asset-Backed Securitization VIEs [Member] Secured Debt [Member] SPEs [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 Term Asset-Backed Securitization VIEs [Member] Secured Debt [Member] SPEs [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 Term Asset-Backed Securitization Sold at Premium VIEs [Member] Secured Debt [Member] SPEs [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Asset-backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] Foreign Line of Credit [Member] Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 Asset-backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] Foreign Line of Credit [Member] Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Asset-backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] Foreign Line of Credit [Member] Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] CAD | Dec. 31, 2014 Line of Credit [Member] Asset-backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] Foreign Line of Credit [Member] Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Third-party Bank [Member] Line of Credit [Member] Asset-Backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility VIE [Member] SPEs [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 Third-party Bank [Member] Line of Credit [Member] Asset-Backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility VIE [Member] SPEs [Member] USD ($)
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets transferred to special purpose entities |  |  |  | $ 924,900,000 us-gaap_InterestsContinuedToBeHeldByTransferorFairValue / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | $ 680,600,000 us-gaap_InterestsContinuedToBeHeldByTransferorFairValue / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  |  |  |  | 850,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_TermAssetBackedSecuritizationVIEsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 650,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_TermAssetBackedSecuritizationVIEsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 89,500,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_TermAssetBackedSecuritizationSoldatPremiumVIEsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Services interest expense | 164,476,000 us-gaap_FinancingInterestExpense | 165,491,000 us-gaap_FinancingInterestExpense | 195,990,000 us-gaap_FinancingInterestExpense |  |  | 13,500,000 us-gaap_FinancingInterestExpense / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_TermAssetBackedSecuritizationVIEsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 14,500,000 us-gaap_FinancingInterestExpense / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_TermAssetBackedSecuritizationVIEsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  | 3,500,000 us-gaap_FinancingInterestExpense / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_AssetBackedCanadianCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 3,400,000 us-gaap_FinancingInterestExpense / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_AssetBackedCanadianCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  | 1,100,000 us-gaap_FinancingInterestExpense / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_AssetBackedU.S.CommercialPaperConduitFacilityVIEMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = hog_ThirdpartyBankMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 1,200,000 us-gaap_FinancingInterestExpense / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_AssetBackedU.S.CommercialPaperConduitFacilityVIEMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = hog_ThirdpartyBankMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Weighted average interest rate at date of issuance |  |  |  |  |  | 0.94%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_TermAssetBackedSecuritizationVIEsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 0.99%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_TermAssetBackedSecuritizationVIEsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  | 2.03%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_AssetBackedCanadianCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  |  |
Total aggregate commitment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_AssetBackedCanadianCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  | 600,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_AssetBackedU.S.CommercialPaperConduitFacilityVIEMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = hog_ThirdpartyBankMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |
Line of credit facility, outstanding borrowings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_AssetBackedU.S.CommercialPaperConduitFacilityVIEMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = hog_ThirdpartyBankMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |
Maturity date of Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years 0 months 0 days |  |  |  |  |
Face Amount of Finance Receivables Transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 97,100,000 us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAcquiredDuringPeriodContractuallyRequiredPaymentsReceivableAtAcquisition / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_AssetBackedCanadianCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 101,100,000 us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAcquiredDuringPeriodContractuallyRequiredPaymentsReceivableAtAcquisition / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_AssetBackedCanadianCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Sale of Finance Receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 88,600,000 us-gaap_CashFlowsBetweenTransfereeAndTransferorProceedsFromNewTransfers / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_AssetBackedCanadianCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  | 85,000,000 us-gaap_CashFlowsBetweenTransfereeAndTransferorProceedsFromNewTransfers / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_AssetBackedCanadianCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Reporting Entity Involvement, Maximum Loss Exposure, Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 27,500,000 us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityEntityMaximumLossExposureAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_AssetBackedCanadianCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  |  |  |

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