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Business Segments And Geographic Information (Information By Industry Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets | $ 9,528,097 us-gaap_Assets | $ 9,405,040 us-gaap_Assets | $ 9,170,773 us-gaap_Assets
Depreciation | 179,300 us-gaap_Depreciation | 167,072 us-gaap_Depreciation | 168,978 us-gaap_Depreciation
Capital expenditures | 232,319 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets | 208,321 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets | 189,002 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
Motorcycles Segment [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets | 2,502,190 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember | 2,793,497 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember | 2,751,018 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember
Depreciation | 171,187 us-gaap_Depreciation / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember | 160,181 us-gaap_Depreciation / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember | 162,659 us-gaap_Depreciation / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember
Capital expenditures | 224,262 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember | 199,354 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember | 180,416 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember
Financial Services Segment [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets | 7,025,907 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_FinancialServicesMember | 6,611,543 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_FinancialServicesMember | 6,419,755 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_FinancialServicesMember
Depreciation | 8,113 us-gaap_Depreciation / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_FinancialServicesMember | 6,891 us-gaap_Depreciation / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_FinancialServicesMember | 6,319 us-gaap_Depreciation / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_FinancialServicesMember
Capital expenditures | $ 8,057 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_FinancialServicesMember | $ 8,967 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_FinancialServicesMember | $ 8,586 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_FinancialServicesMember

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