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Supplemental Consolidating Data (Cash Flows) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Apr. 01, 2018 | Mar. 26, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents | $ 819,257 | $ 929,979 | $ 746,210 | $ 827,131
Cash flows from operating activities: |  |  |  |
Net income | 174,763 | 186,369 |  |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization of intangibles | 62,473 | 54,900 |  |
Amortization of deferred loan origination costs | 20,116 | 20,078 |  |
Amortization of financing origination fees | 2,028 | 2,076 |  |
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Cost (Reversal of Cost) | 9,747 | 7,475 |  |
Employee benefit plan contributions and payments | (5,486) | (29,957) |  |
Stock compensation expense | 7,962 | 6,992 |  |
Net change in wholesale finance receivables related to sales | (239,902) | (317,087) |  |
Provision for credit losses | 30,052 | 43,589 |  |
Deferred income taxes | 3,188 | 3,989 |  |
Other, net | (1,902) | (5,334) |  |
Changes in current assets and liabilities: |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, net | (17,688) | (39,230) |  |
Finance receivables - accrued interest and other | 4,758 | 5,142 |  |
Inventories | (21,542) | 23,476 |  |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 148,923 | 182,928 |  |
Derivative instruments | 702 | 3,120 |  |
Other | 13,402 | 11,413 |  |
Total adjustments | 16,831 | (26,430) |  |
Net cash provided by operating activities | 191,594 | 159,939 |  |
Cash flows from investing activities: |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures | (28,436) | (23,967) |  |
Origination of finance receivables | (798,067) | (844,692) |  |
Collections on finance receivables | 809,800 | 781,154 |  |
Other | (4,948) | 52 |  |
Net cash used by investing activities | (21,651) | (87,453) |  |
Cash flows from financing activities: |  |  |  |
Proceeds from issuance of medium-term notes | 347,553 | 497,406 |  |
Repayments of medium-term notes | 0 | (400,000) |  |
Repayments of securitization debt | (67,955) | (111,359) |  |
Net decrease in credit facilities and unsecured commercial paper | (234,145) | (101,702) |  |
Borrowings of asset-backed commercial paper | 35,504 | 305,209 |  |
Repayments of asset-backed commercial paper | (45,907) | (29,383) |  |
Dividends paid | (62,731) | (64,611) |  |
Purchase of common stock for treasury | (72,968) | (79,753) |  |
Issuance of common stock under employee stock option plans | 1,719 | 7,336 |  |
Net cash (used by) provided by financing activities | (98,930) | 23,143 |  |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 2,034 | 7,219 |  |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash: |  |  |  |
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 73,047 | 102,848 |  |
Reportable Legal Entities | Motorcycles And Related Products Operations |  |  |  |
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents | 403,009 | 479,439 | 338,186 | 425,540
Cash flows from operating activities: |  |  |  |
Net income | 238,329 | 260,445 |  |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization of intangibles | 61,405 | 53,241 |  |
Amortization of deferred loan origination costs | 0 | 0 |  |
Amortization of financing origination fees | 165 | 163 |  |
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Cost (Reversal of Cost) | 9,747 | 7,475 |  |
Employee benefit plan contributions and payments | (5,486) | (29,957) |  |
Stock compensation expense | 7,072 | 6,317 |  |
Net change in wholesale finance receivables related to sales | 0 | 0 |  |
Provision for credit losses | 0 | 0 |  |
Deferred income taxes | 2,469 | 6,728 |  |
Other, net | (2,081) | (6,728) |  |
Changes in current assets and liabilities: |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, net | (195,123) | (278,803) |  |
Finance receivables - accrued interest and other | 0 | 0 |  |
Inventories | (21,542) | 23,476 |  |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 121,833 | 154,372 |  |
Derivative instruments | 666 | 3,120 |  |
Other | 9,935 | 5,537 |  |
Total adjustments | (10,940) | (55,059) |  |
Net cash provided by operating activities | 227,389 | 205,386 |  |
Cash flows from investing activities: |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures | (25,746) | (21,686) |  |
Origination of finance receivables | 0 | 0 |  |
Collections on finance receivables | 0 | 0 |  |
Other | (4,948) | 52 |  |
Net cash used by investing activities | (30,694) | (21,634) |  |
Cash flows from financing activities: |  |  |  |
Proceeds from issuance of medium-term notes | 0 | 0 |  |
Repayments of medium-term notes |  | 0 |  |
Repayments of securitization debt | 0 | 0 |  |
Net decrease in credit facilities and unsecured commercial paper | 0 | 0 |  |
Borrowings of asset-backed commercial paper | 0 | 0 |  |
Repayments of asset-backed commercial paper | 0 | 0 |  |
Dividends paid | (62,731) | (64,611) |  |
Purchase of common stock for treasury | (72,968) | (79,753) |  |
Issuance of common stock under employee stock option plans | 1,719 | 7,336 |  |
Net cash (used by) provided by financing activities | (133,980) | (137,028) |  |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 2,108 | 7,175 |  |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash: |  |  |  |
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 64,823 | 53,899 |  |
Reportable Legal Entities | Financial Services Operations |  |  |  |
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents | 416,248 | 450,540 | 408,024 | 401,591
Cash flows from operating activities: |  |  |  |
Net income | 46,413 | 31,907 |  |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization of intangibles | 1,068 | 1,659 |  |
Amortization of deferred loan origination costs | 20,116 | 20,078 |  |
Amortization of financing origination fees | 1,863 | 1,913 |  |
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Cost (Reversal of Cost) | 0 | 0 |  |
Employee benefit plan contributions and payments | 0 | 0 |  |
Stock compensation expense | 890 | 675 |  |
Net change in wholesale finance receivables related to sales | 0 | 0 |  |
Provision for credit losses | 30,052 | 43,589 |  |
Deferred income taxes | 979 | (2,230) |  |
Other, net | 200 | 1,411 |  |
Changes in current assets and liabilities: |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, net | 0 | 0 |  |
Finance receivables - accrued interest and other | 4,758 | 5,142 |  |
Inventories | 0 | 0 |  |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 201,056 | 263,011 |  |
Derivative instruments | 36 | 0 |  |
Other | 6,269 | 5,925 |  |
Total adjustments | 267,287 | 341,173 |  |
Net cash provided by operating activities | 313,700 | 373,080 |  |
Cash flows from investing activities: |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures | (2,690) | (2,281) |  |
Origination of finance receivables | (1,786,309) | (1,932,599) |  |
Collections on finance receivables | 1,558,547 | 1,556,534 |  |
Other | 0 | 0 |  |
Net cash used by investing activities | (230,452) | (378,346) |  |
Cash flows from financing activities: |  |  |  |
Proceeds from issuance of medium-term notes | 347,553 | 497,406 |  |
Repayments of medium-term notes |  | (400,000) |  |
Repayments of securitization debt | (67,955) | (111,359) |  |
Net decrease in credit facilities and unsecured commercial paper | (234,145) | (101,702) |  |
Borrowings of asset-backed commercial paper | 35,504 | 305,209 |  |
Repayments of asset-backed commercial paper | (45,907) | (29,383) |  |
Dividends paid | (110,000) | (106,000) |  |
Purchase of common stock for treasury | 0 | 0 |  |
Issuance of common stock under employee stock option plans | 0 | 0 |  |
Net cash (used by) provided by financing activities | (74,950) | 54,171 |  |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (74) | 44 |  |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash: |  |  |  |
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 8,224 | 48,949 |  |
Eliminations |  |  |  |
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents | 0 | 0 | $ 0 | $ 0
Cash flows from operating activities: |  |  |  |
Net income | (109,979) | (105,983) |  |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization of intangibles | 0 | 0 |  |
Amortization of deferred loan origination costs | 0 | 0 |  |
Amortization of financing origination fees | 0 | 0 |  |
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Cost (Reversal of Cost) | 0 | 0 |  |
Employee benefit plan contributions and payments | 0 | 0 |  |
Stock compensation expense | 0 | 0 |  |
Net change in wholesale finance receivables related to sales | (239,902) | (317,087) |  |
Provision for credit losses | 0 | 0 |  |
Deferred income taxes | (260) | (509) |  |
Other, net | (21) | (17) |  |
Changes in current assets and liabilities: |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, net | 177,435 | 239,573 |  |
Finance receivables - accrued interest and other | 0 | 0 |  |
Inventories | 0 | 0 |  |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (173,966) | (234,455) |  |
Derivative instruments | 0 | 0 |  |
Other | (2,802) | (49) |  |
Total adjustments | (239,516) | (312,544) |  |
Net cash provided by operating activities | (349,495) | (418,527) |  |
Cash flows from investing activities: |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures | 0 | 0 |  |
Origination of finance receivables | 988,242 | 1,087,907 |  |
Collections on finance receivables | (748,747) | (775,380) |  |
Other | 0 | 0 |  |
Net cash used by investing activities | 239,495 | 312,527 |  |
Cash flows from financing activities: |  |  |  |
Proceeds from issuance of medium-term notes | 0 | 0 |  |
Repayments of medium-term notes |  | 0 |  |
Repayments of securitization debt | 0 | 0 |  |
Net decrease in credit facilities and unsecured commercial paper | 0 | 0 |  |
Borrowings of asset-backed commercial paper | 0 | 0 |  |
Repayments of asset-backed commercial paper | 0 | 0 |  |
Dividends paid | 110,000 | 106,000 |  |
Purchase of common stock for treasury | 0 | 0 |  |
Issuance of common stock under employee stock option plans | 0 | 0 |  |
Net cash (used by) provided by financing activities | 110,000 | 106,000 |  |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 0 | 0 |  |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash: |  |  |  |
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |

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