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Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent Events On April 21, 2015, Polaris acquired Timbersled Products, Inc. ("Timbersled"), a privately owned company based in Idaho that designs, develops, manufactures, sells and distributes a Snow Bike kit and snowmobile accessories. Timbersled is a leading brand in the Snow Bike market. The acquisition is intended to strengthen Polaris' long-term snowmobile growth strategy and commitment to the snowmobile powersports industry. On April 22, 2015, Polaris acquired HH Investment Limited (”Hammerhead”), a privately owned company based in Shanghai, China that manufactures gasoline powered go-karts, light utility vehicles, and electric utility vehicles. Hammerhead markets its products globally under the Hammerhead Offroad® brand, along with maintaining key private label relationships with other original equipment manufacturers. The acquisition is intended to expand both Polaris' international manufacturing footprint and product breadth of off-road vehicles. These acquisitions are not material to the consolidated financial statements.

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The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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