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Capital Stock (Stock Repurchases Pursuant To Board Of Director Authorizations) (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |
Stock repurchased during period, shares | 9.0 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares | 7.7 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares | 6.5 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
Stock repurchase program remaining authorization | 20.9 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased |  |
1997 Authorization [Member] |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |
Stock repurchased during period, shares | 3.2 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = hog_NineteenNinetySevenAuthorizationMember | 0 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = hog_NineteenNinetySevenAuthorizationMember | 4.3 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = hog_NineteenNinetySevenAuthorizationMember
Stock repurchase program remaining authorization | 0 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = hog_NineteenNinetySevenAuthorizationMember |  |
2007 Authorization [Member] |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |
Stock repurchased during period, shares | 5.8 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = hog_TwoThousandAndSevenAuthorizationMember | 7.7 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = hog_TwoThousandAndSevenAuthorizationMember | 2.2 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = hog_TwoThousandAndSevenAuthorizationMember
Stock repurchase program remaining authorization | 0.9 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = hog_TwoThousandAndSevenAuthorizationMember |  |
2014 Authorization [Member] |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |
Stock repurchased during period, shares | 0 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = hog_A2014AuthorizationMember | 0 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = hog_A2014AuthorizationMember | 0 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = hog_A2014AuthorizationMember
Stock repurchase program remaining authorization | 20.0 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = hog_A2014AuthorizationMember |  |

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- Definition Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and have not been retired and are not held in treasury. Some state laws may govern the circumstances under which an entity may acquire its own stock and prescribe the accounting treatment therefore. This element is used when state law does not recognize treasury stock. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 04 -Article 3 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21463-112644 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 29, 30 -Article 5 + Details
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