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Asset-Backed Financing (Narrative) (Detail) | 1 Months Ended |  |  |
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Jun. 30, 2018 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 24, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 26, 2016 USD ($)
Variable Interest Entity |  |  |  |  |
Company issued secured notes, net of discount and issuance costs |  | $ 5,714,527,000 | $ 5,722,673,000 | $ 6,138,192,000 |
Current unpaid balance - off-balance sheet retail motorcycle finance receivables |  | 146,425,000 | 93,147,000 | 165,169,000 |
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity |  |  |  |  |
Principal balance of finance receivable |  |  |  |  | $ 301,800,000
Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity |  |  |  |  |
Company issued secured notes, net of discount and issuance costs |  | 806,860,000 | 542,936,000 | $ 832,271,000 |
Secured Debt | Asset-Backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility VIE | SPEs | U.S. Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 900,000,000 |  |  |
Debt instrument, term |  | 5 years |  |  |
Secured Debt | Asset-Backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility VIE, Facility Two | SPEs | U.S. Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 300,000,000.0 |  |  |
Secured Debt | Asset-Backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility VIE, Facility One | SPEs | U.S. Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 600,000,000.0 |  |  |
Secured Debt | Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | Foreign Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity | $ 220,000,000 |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term | 5 years |  |  |  |
VIE, maximum loss exposure, amount |  |  | $ 30,500,000 |  |

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