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Asset-Backed Financing (Narrative) (Detail) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2016 CAD | Sep. 24, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 25, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 26, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 25, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 26, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 27, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 24, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 25, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 14, 2016 USD ($)
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Company issued secured notes, net of discount and issuance costs |  |  |  |  | $ 6,138,192,000 |  |  | $ 5,870,761,000 |  |  | $ 6,138,192,000 | $ 5,870,761,000 | $ 5,751,859,000 |
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal balance of finance receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 301,800,000 |  |  |  | 301,800,000 |  |
Asset-backed securitization debt | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal balance of finance receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 301,800,000 |  |  |  | 301,800,000 |  |
Gain on sale of finance receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash proceeds from sale of financial asset |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 312,600,000 |  |  |  | 312,600,000 |  |
Unpaid principal balance of the retail motorcycle finance receivables |  |  |  |  | 165,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 165,200,000 |  |  |
Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Company issued secured notes, net of discount and issuance costs |  |  |  |  | 832,271,000 |  |  | 1,066,107,000 |  |  | 832,271,000 | 1,066,107,000 | 945,613,000 |
Secured Debt | Asset-Backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility VIE [Member] | SPEs | U.S. Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Company issued secured notes | $ 29,600,000 | $ 24,000,000 | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 900,000,000
Transfers on finance receivables | $ 34,100,000 | $ 28,200,000 | $ 333,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings outstanding under conduit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 | $ 0 |
Debt instrument, term | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured Debt | Asset-Backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility VIE, Facility Two [Member] | SPEs | U.S. Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300,000,000
Secured Debt | Asset-Backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility VIE, Facility One [Member] | SPEs | U.S. Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 600,000,000
Secured Debt | Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transfers on finance receivables |  |  |  |  | 0 | $ 14,200,000 | $ 6,300,000 | $ 0 | $ 31,400,000 | $ 6,600,000 | 20,500,000 | $ 38,000,000 |  |
Secured Debt | Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | Foreign Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity | CAD |  |  |  | CAD 220,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
VIE, maximum loss exposure, amount |  |  |  |  | $ 23,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 23,100,000 |  |  |

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