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Business Segments And Geographic Information (Information By Strategic Business Units) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 28, 2014 | Jun. 29, 2014 | Mar. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 29, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments |  |  |  |  |
Motorcycles net revenue | $ 1,031,200,000 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet |  | $ 1,130,600,000 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet |  | $ 1,834,300,000 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet |  | $ 1,571,700,000 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet |  | $ 1,032,300,000 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet |  | $ 1,180,300,000 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet |  | $ 1,631,500,000 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet |  | $ 1,414,200,000 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet |  | $ 5,567,681,000 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet | [1] | $ 5,258,290,000 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet | [1] | $ 4,942,582,000 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet | [1]
Selling, administrative and engineering expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,159,502,000 us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense |  | 1,126,884,000 us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense |  | 1,111,232,000 us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense |
Restructuring expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_RestructuringCharges |  | (2,131,000)us-gaap_RestructuringCharges |  | 28,475,000 us-gaap_RestructuringCharges |
Financial services revenue | 169,000,000 us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue |  | 171,000,000 us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue |  | 166,400,000 us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue |  | 154,400,000 us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue |  | 158,300,000 us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue |  | 163,400,000 us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue |  | 162,800,000 us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue |  | 157,000,000 us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue |  | 660,827,000 us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue | [1] | 641,582,000 us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue | [1] | 637,924,000 us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue | [1]
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,280,983,000 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss |  | 1,153,702,000 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss |  | 1,000,176,000 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss |
Interest Income Paid By Motorcycles Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,100,000 hog_InterestIncomePaidByMotorcyclesSegment |  | 10,400,000 hog_InterestIncomePaidByMotorcyclesSegment |  | 11,500,000 hog_InterestIncomePaidByMotorcyclesSegment |
Motorcycles Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Motorcycles net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,567,681,000 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember |  | 5,258,290,000 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember |  | 4,942,582,000 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember |
Gross profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,025,080,000 us-gaap_GrossProfit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember |  | 1,862,372,000 us-gaap_GrossProfit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember |  | 1,720,188,000 us-gaap_GrossProfit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember |
Selling, administrative and engineering expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,021,933,000 us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember |  | 993,894,000 us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember |  | 976,224,000 us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember |
Restructuring expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember |  | (2,131,000)us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember |  | 28,475,000 us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember |
Operating income | 35,900,000 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember | [2] | 146,300,000 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember | [2] | 473,300,000 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember | [2] | 347,700,000 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember | [2] | 60,700,000 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember | [2] | 175,500,000 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember | [2] | 357,700,000 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember | [2] | 276,800,000 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember | [2] | 1,003,147,000 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember |  | 870,609,000 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember |  | 715,489,000 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_MotorcyclesMember |
Financial Services Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial services revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 660,827,000 us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_FinancialServicesMember |  | 641,582,000 us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_FinancialServicesMember |  | 637,924,000 us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_FinancialServicesMember |
Financial Services Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 382,991,000 us-gaap_FinancialServicesCosts / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_FinancialServicesMember |  | 358,489,000 us-gaap_FinancialServicesCosts / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_FinancialServicesMember |  | 353,237,000 us-gaap_FinancialServicesCosts / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_FinancialServicesMember |
Operating income | $ 62,400,000 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_FinancialServicesMember |  | $ 77,800,000 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_FinancialServicesMember |  | $ 74,400,000 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_FinancialServicesMember |  | $ 63,200,000 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_FinancialServicesMember |  | $ 61,300,000 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_FinancialServicesMember |  | $ 76,100,000 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_FinancialServicesMember |  | $ 74,200,000 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_FinancialServicesMember |  | $ 71,500,000 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_FinancialServicesMember |  | $ 277,836,000 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_FinancialServicesMember |  | $ 283,093,000 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_FinancialServicesMember |  | $ 284,687,000 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_FinancialServicesMember |
[1] | Revenue is attributed to geographic regions based on location of customer.
[2] | Operating income for the Motorcycles segment includes restructuring expense (benefit) as discussed in Note 3 for the following periods (in millions): 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Mar 30,2014 Mar 31,2013 June 29,2014 June 30,2013 Sep 28,2014 Sep 29,2013 Dec 31,2014 Dec 31,2013Restructuring expense (benefit) $— $2.9 $— $(5.3) $— $0.6 $— $(0.4)

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