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Finance Receivables (Recorded Investment Of Retail and Wholesale Finance Receivables By Credit Quality Indicator) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 29, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Mar. 30, 2014
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Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | $ 6,981,412 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross | $ 6,560,245 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross | $ 6,552,224 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
Retail [Member] |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | 5,576,558 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember | 5,607,924 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember | 5,254,133 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
Retail [Member] | Prime [Member] |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | 4,400,440 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = hog_PrimeMember | 4,435,352 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = hog_PrimeMember | 4,128,996 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = hog_PrimeMember
Retail [Member] | Sub-Prime [Member] |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | 1,176,118 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = hog_SubPrimeMember | 1,172,572 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = hog_SubPrimeMember | 1,125,137 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = hog_SubPrimeMember
Wholesale [Member] |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | 1,404,854 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember | 952,321 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember | 1,298,091 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
Wholesale [Member] | Doubtful [Member] |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | 1,523 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_DoubtfulMember | 954 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_DoubtfulMember | 5,508 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_DoubtfulMember
Wholesale [Member] | Substandard [Member] |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | 21,854 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SubstandardMember | 7,025 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SubstandardMember | 3,888 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SubstandardMember
Wholesale [Member] | Special Mention [Member] |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | 0 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SpecialMentionMember | 0 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SpecialMentionMember | 10,950 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SpecialMentionMember
Wholesale [Member] | Risk Level, Medium [Member] |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | 19,634 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_RiskLevelMediumMember | 11,557 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_RiskLevelMediumMember | 11,103 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_RiskLevelMediumMember
Wholesale [Member] | Risk Level, Low [Member] |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | $ 1,361,843 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_RiskLevelLowMember | $ 932,785 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_RiskLevelLowMember | $ 1,266,642 us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_RiskLevelLowMember

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- Definition Amount representing an agreement for an unconditional promise by the maker to pay the entity (holder) a definite sum of money at a future date. Such amount may include accrued interest receivable in accordance with the terms of the note. The note also may contain provisions and related items including a discount or premium, payable on demand, secured, or unsecured, interest bearing or noninterest bearing, among a myriad of other features and characteristics. Excludes amounts related to receivables held-for-sale. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.10(3)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 10 -Subparagraph 3 -Article 9 + Details
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