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Additional Balance Sheet And Cash Flow Information (Inventories, Net) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 29, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Mar. 30, 2014
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Inventory [Line Items] |  |  |
Raw materials and work in process | $ 153,734 us-gaap_InventoryWorkInProcessAndRawMaterials | $ 151,254 us-gaap_InventoryWorkInProcessAndRawMaterials | $ 141,381 us-gaap_InventoryWorkInProcessAndRawMaterials
Inventory at lower of FIFO cost or market | 530,843 us-gaap_InventoryGross | 498,773 us-gaap_InventoryGross | 497,770 us-gaap_InventoryGross
Excess of FIFO over LIFO cost | (49,902)us-gaap_InventoryLIFOReserve | (49,902)us-gaap_InventoryLIFOReserve | (48,726)us-gaap_InventoryLIFOReserve
Inventories, net | 480,941 us-gaap_InventoryNet | 448,871 us-gaap_InventoryNet | 449,044 us-gaap_InventoryNet
Motorcycle Finished Goods [Member] |  |  |
Inventory [Line Items] |  |  |
Finished goods | 253,922 us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoods / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = hog_MotorcycleFinishedGoodsMember | 230,309 us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoods / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = hog_MotorcycleFinishedGoodsMember | 222,649 us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoods / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = hog_MotorcycleFinishedGoodsMember
Parts and Accessories Finished Goods [Member] |  |  |
Inventory [Line Items] |  |  |
Finished goods | $ 123,187 us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoods / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = hog_PartsAndAccessoriesFinishedGoodsMember | $ 117,210 us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoods / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = hog_PartsAndAccessoriesFinishedGoodsMember | $ 133,740 us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoods / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = hog_PartsAndAccessoriesFinishedGoodsMember

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