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Asset-Backed Financing - Additional Information (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 30, 2018 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 29, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Jul. 01, 2018 USD ($) | Apr. 01, 2018 USD ($) | Jun. 26, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | May 31, 2019 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from securitization debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,021,453,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |
Financial Services interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 210,438,000 | 193,187,000 | $ 180,193,000 |  |
Servicing and ancillary fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 600,000 | 1,100,000 |  |  |
Asset Backed Securitization 1 | U.S. Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transfers on finance receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 539,100,000 |  |  |  |
Asset Backed Securitization 2 | U.S. Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transfers on finance receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 580,200,000 |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Services interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13,300,000 | $ 3,200,000 |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate at date of issuance |  | 2.36% |  |  |  | 1.67% |  |  |  |  | 2.36% | 1.67% |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Secured Debt | Asset-Backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility VIE, Facility 2 | U.S. Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility addition to incremental borrowings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000.0 |
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000.0
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Secured Debt | Asset-Backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility VIE, Facility 1 | U.S. Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 600,000,000.0
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Secured Debt | Asset-Backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility VIE | Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Services interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 18,500,000 | $ 10,900,000 |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate at date of issuance |  | 2.63% |  |  |  | 3.26% |  |  |  |  | 2.63% | 3.26% |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Secured Debt | Asset-Backed U.S. Commercial Paper Conduit Facility VIE | U.S. Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transfers on finance receivables |  | $ 0 | $ 174,400,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 400,200,000 | $ 0 | $ 59,100,000 | $ 32,900,000 |  | $ 174,400,000 | $ 492,200,000 |  |  |
Debt instrument, term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |
Amount transferred, face amount |  | 0 | 154,600,000 | 0 | 0 | $ 356,800,000 | 0 | 53,300,000 | 29,300,000 |  | $ 154,600,000 | 439,400,000 |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Secured Debt | Asset-backed Securities, Securitized Loans and Receivables | Asset Backed Securitization 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured notes issued |  | 500,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 500,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Proceeds from securitization debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 498,700,000 | 0 |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Secured Debt | Asset-backed Securities, Securitized Loans and Receivables | Asset Backed Securitization 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured notes issued |  | 525,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 525,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Proceeds from securitization debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 522,600,000 | 0 |  |  |
Unconsolidated VIEs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal balance of finance receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 301,800,000 |  |  |  |  |
Gain on sale of finance receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,300,000 |  |  |  |  |
Cash proceeds from sale of financial asset |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 312,600,000 |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance of the retail motorcycle finance receivables |  | $ 35,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35,200,000 |  |  |  |
Unconsolidated VIEs: | Secured Debt | Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Services interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,600,000 | $ 3,800,000 |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate at date of issuance |  | 2.68% |  |  |  | 2.68% |  |  |  |  | 2.68% | 2.68% |  |  |
Unconsolidated VIEs: | Secured Debt | Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility | Foreign Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transfers on finance receivables |  | $ 0 | 0 | 28,200,000 | 0 | $ 39,000,000 | 0 | 38,900,000 | 7,600,000 |  | $ 28,200,000 | $ 85,500,000 |  |  |
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity | $ 220,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount transferred, face amount |  | 0 | $ 0 | $ 23,400,000 | $ 0 | $ 32,200,000 | $ 0 | $ 32,200,000 | $ 6,200,000 |  | 23,400,000 | $ 70,600,000 |  |  |
VIE, maximum loss exposure, amount |  | $ 123,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 123,200,000 |  |  |  |

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