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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |
Unrecognized tax benefits affecting effective tax rate | $ 48.7 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate
Interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits (Operations) | 0.9 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense
Interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits (Balance Sheet) | 25.3 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member] |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |
Net operating loss carryforwards | 365.0 us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
Deferred tax assets, operating loss and tax credit carryforwards | 27.8 hog_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossandTaxCreditCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
Net operating loss carryforwards, valuation allowance | 4.8 hog_OperatingLossandTaxCreditCarryforwardValuationAllowance / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |
Net operating loss carryforwards | 14.2 us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Operating loss carryforwards, valuation allowance | 20.7 us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwardsValuationAllowance / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Wisconsin Research And Development Credit [Member] | State and Local Jurisdiction [Member] | Wisconsin [Member] |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |
Net capital loss carryforwards | $ 13.7 us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_WI / us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis = us-gaap_ResearchMember

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