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Asset-Backed Financing (Assets And Liabilities Of Variable Interest Entities) (Detail) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 29, 2015 | Mar. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014
Financing Receivable [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | $ 2,089,001,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember | $ 1,422,002,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember | $ 1,643,701,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember
Financing Receivable [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 1,919,723,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 1,221,855,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 1,458,602,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Financing Receivable [Member] | Asset-backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 0 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedUSCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 0 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedUSCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 0 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedUSCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Financing Receivable [Member] | Asset-Backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 169,278,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedCanadianCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 200,147,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedCanadianCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 185,099,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedCanadianCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Allowance for Credit Loss [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Associated Liabilities, Carrying Amount | (46,127,000)us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssociatedLiabilitiesCarryingAmount / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_AllowanceforCreditLossMember | (28,255,000)us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssociatedLiabilitiesCarryingAmount / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_AllowanceforCreditLossMember | (35,121,000)us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssociatedLiabilitiesCarryingAmount / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_AllowanceforCreditLossMember
Allowance for Credit Loss [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Associated Liabilities, Carrying Amount | (43,128,000)us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssociatedLiabilitiesCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_AllowanceforCreditLossMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | (24,998,000)us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssociatedLiabilitiesCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_AllowanceforCreditLossMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | (32,156,000)us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssociatedLiabilitiesCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_AllowanceforCreditLossMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Allowance for Credit Loss [Member] | Asset-backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Associated Liabilities, Carrying Amount | 0 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssociatedLiabilitiesCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedUSCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_AllowanceforCreditLossMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 0 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssociatedLiabilitiesCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedUSCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_AllowanceforCreditLossMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 0 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssociatedLiabilitiesCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedUSCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_AllowanceforCreditLossMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Allowance for Credit Loss [Member] | Asset-Backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Associated Liabilities, Carrying Amount | (2,999,000)us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssociatedLiabilitiesCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedCanadianCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_AllowanceforCreditLossMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | (3,257,000)us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssociatedLiabilitiesCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedCanadianCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_AllowanceforCreditLossMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | (2,965,000)us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssociatedLiabilitiesCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedCanadianCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_AllowanceforCreditLossMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Restricted Cash [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 150,631,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_RestrictedCashMember | 117,883,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_RestrictedCashMember | 122,052,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_RestrictedCashMember
Restricted Cash [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 138,574,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_RestrictedCashMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 105,536,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_RestrictedCashMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 110,017,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_RestrictedCashMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Restricted Cash [Member] | Asset-backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 0 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedUSCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_RestrictedCashMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 0 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedUSCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_RestrictedCashMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 0 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedUSCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_RestrictedCashMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Restricted Cash [Member] | Asset-Backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 12,057,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedCanadianCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_RestrictedCashMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 12,347,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedCanadianCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_RestrictedCashMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 12,035,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedCanadianCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_RestrictedCashMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Other Assets [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 4,152,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember | 3,625,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember | 3,671,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember
Other Assets [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 3,443,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 3,083,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 2,987,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Other Assets [Member] | Asset-backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 311,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedUSCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 304,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedUSCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 422,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedUSCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Other Assets [Member] | Asset-Backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 398,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedCanadianCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 238,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedCanadianCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 262,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedCanadianCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Assets, Total [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 2,197,657,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AssetsTotalMember | 1,515,255,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AssetsTotalMember | 1,734,303,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AssetsTotalMember
Assets, Total [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 2,018,612,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AssetsTotalMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 1,305,476,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AssetsTotalMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 1,539,450,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AssetsTotalMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Assets, Total [Member] | Asset-backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 311,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedUSCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AssetsTotalMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 304,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedUSCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AssetsTotalMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 422,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedUSCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AssetsTotalMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Assets, Total [Member] | Asset-Backed Canadian Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 178,734,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedCanadianCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AssetsTotalMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 209,475,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedCanadianCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AssetsTotalMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 194,431,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = hog_AssetBackedCanadianCommercialPaperConduitFacilityMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AssetsTotalMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Asset-backed debt [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 1,924,812,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_AssetBackedDebtMember | 1,261,337,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_AssetBackedDebtMember | 1,438,445,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_AssetBackedDebtMember
Asset-backed debt [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount | 1,770,777,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_AssetBackedDebtMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 1,096,633,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_AssetBackedDebtMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 1,271,533,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AssetsAndAssociatedLiabilitiesAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsByTypeAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hog_AssetBackedDebtMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Asset-backed debt [Member] | Asset-backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility [Member] | SPEs [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
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