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Debt Debt (Debt With A Contractual Term Greater Than One Year) (Details) (USD $) | Mar. 29, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Mar. 30, 2014
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Short-term debt | $ 70,329,000 us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings | $ 731,786,000 us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings | $ 974,153,000 us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities | (1,500,611,000)us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent | (1,011,315,000)us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent | (848,840,000)us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Long-term debt | 4,357,538,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent | 3,761,528,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent | 3,271,648,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Gross Long-term Debt | 5,858,149,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt | 4,772,843,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt | 4,120,488,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Medium-Term Notes Due 2014 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Company issued secured notes | 500,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2014Member |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 5.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2014Member |  |
Medium-Term Notes Due 2015 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Company issued secured notes | 600,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2015Member |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 1.15%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2015Member |  |
Medium-Term Notes Due 2016 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Company issued secured notes | 450,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2016Member |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 3.88%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2016Member |  |
Medium-Term Notes Due 2017 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Company issued secured notes | 400,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2017Member |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 2.70%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2017Member |  |
Medium-Term Notes Due 2017 1.55 rate [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Company issued secured notes | 400,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue20171.55rateMemberMember |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 1.55%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue20171.55rateMemberMember |  |
Medium-Term Notes Due 2018 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Company issued secured notes | 888,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2018Member |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 6.80%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2018Member |  |
Medium-Term Notes Due 2019 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Company issued secured notes | 600,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2019Member |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 2.40%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2019Member |  |
Medium-Term Notes Due 2020 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Company issued secured notes | 600,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2020Member |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 2.15%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2020Member |  |
Secured Debt [Member] | Asset-Backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility VIE [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross Long-term Debt | 154,035,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_AssetBackedU.S.CommercialPaperConduitFacilityVIEMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember | 166,912,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_AssetBackedU.S.CommercialPaperConduitFacilityVIEMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember | 164,704,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_AssetBackedU.S.CommercialPaperConduitFacilityVIEMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Asset-Backed Securitization VIEs [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross Long-term Debt | 1,770,777,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_TermAssetBackedSecuritizationVIEsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember | 1,271,533,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_TermAssetBackedSecuritizationVIEsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember | 1,096,633,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_TermAssetBackedSecuritizationVIEsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
Secured Debt [Member] | Secured Notes Through One Term Asset-backed Securitization Transaction [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Company issued secured notes | 700,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_SecuredNotesThroughOneTermAssetbackedSecuritizationTransactionMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember |  |
Unsecured Debt [Member] | Medium-Term Notes Due 2014 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross Long-term Debt | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2014Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2014Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember | 499,906,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2014Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember
Unsecured Debt [Member] | Medium-Term Notes Due 2015 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross Long-term Debt | 599,886,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2015Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember | 599,817,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2015Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember | 599,612,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2015Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember
Unsecured Debt [Member] | Medium-Term Notes Due 2016 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross Long-term Debt | 449,950,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2016Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember | 449,937,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2016Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember | 449,897,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2016Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember
Unsecured Debt [Member] | Medium-Term Notes Due 2017 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross Long-term Debt | 399,967,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2017Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember | 399,963,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2017Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember | 399,950,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2017Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember
Unsecured Debt [Member] | Medium-Term Notes Due 2017 1.55 rate [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross Long-term Debt | 399,510,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue20171.55rateMemberMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember | 399,464,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue20171.55rateMemberMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue20171.55rateMemberMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember
Unsecured Debt [Member] | Medium-Term Notes Due 2018 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross Long-term Debt | 887,424,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2018Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember | 887,381,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2018Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember | 909,786,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2018Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember
Unsecured Debt [Member] | Medium-Term Notes Due 2019 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross Long-term Debt | 597,951,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2019Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember | 597,836,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2019Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2019Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember
Unsecured Debt [Member] | Medium-Term Notes Due 2020 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross Long-term Debt | 598,649,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2020Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2020Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2020Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember
Financial Services Segment [Member] | Medium-term Notes [Member] | Medium-Term Notes Due 2020 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Company issued secured notes | $ 600,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2020Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_MediumTermNotesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_FinancialServicesSegmentMember |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 2.15%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hog_MediumTermNotesDue2020Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_MediumTermNotesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hog_FinancialServicesSegmentMember |  |

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