Finance Receivables -Schedule of Recorded Investment of Retail and Wholesale Finance Receivables by Credit Quality Indicator (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Total	$ 8,200,299	$ 7,880,231	$ 8,047,938
Wholesale
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Year 1	1,040,711	975,999	937,461
Year 2	145,019	67,045	95,482
Year 3	38,362	5,107	5,928
Year 4	2,567	4,962	5,379
Year 5	3,500	7,791	4,601
More than 5 years	8,165	628	690
Total	1,238,324	1,061,532	1,049,541
Wholesale \| Non-Performing
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Year 1	1,986	0	0
Year 2	2,134	0	0
Year 3	122	0	0
Year 4	0	0	0
Year 5	0	0	0
More than 5 years	2	0	0
Total	4,244	0	0
Wholesale \| Doubtful
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Year 1	9,939	0	0
Year 2	4,043	0	0
Year 3	129	0	0
Year 4	0	0	0
Year 5	0	0	0
More than 5 years	5	0	0
Total	14,116	0	0
Wholesale \| Substandard
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Year 1	14,669	10,934	0
Year 2	3,391	258	0
Year 3	34	0	0
Year 4	0	0	0
Year 5	0	5	0
More than 5 years	0	0	0
Total	18,094	11,197	0
Wholesale \| Special Mention
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Year 1	4,527	641	603
Year 2	1,240	30	30
Year 3	58	0	0
Year 4	0	0	0
Year 5	0	0	0
More than 5 years	0	0	0
Total	5,825	671	633
Wholesale \| Medium Risk
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Year 1	615	2,905	2,754
Year 2	146	0	16
Year 3	0	0	0
Year 4	0	0	25
Year 5	0	0	0
More than 5 years	0	0	0
Total	761	2,905	2,795
Wholesale \| Low Risk
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Year 1	1,008,975	961,519	934,104
Year 2	134,065	66,757	95,436
Year 3	38,019	5,107	5,928
Year 4	2,567	4,962	5,354
Year 5	3,500	7,786	4,601
More than 5 years	8,158	628	690
Total	$ 1,195,284	$ 1,046,759	$ 1,046,113

Amortized cost excluding accrued interest, before allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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