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Investment in Other Affiliates Additional Information (Details) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 29 Months Ended | |
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Mar. 31, 2015
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Mar. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Mar. 31, 2015
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| Document Period End Date | Mar. 31, 2015 | |||
| Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments | $ (1,623,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments | $ (896,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments | ||
| Eicher -Polaris Private Limited | ||||
| Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] | ||||
| Equity method investment ownership percentage | 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = pii_EicherMotorsLimitedMember |
50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = pii_EicherMotorsLimitedMember |
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| Period for proportionate share of income (loss) to be reflected in consolidated financials | 1 month | |||
| Joint venture investment | 50,000,000pii_JointVentureInvestment / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = pii_EicherMotorsLimitedMember |
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| Investment Maturity Period | 3 years | |||
| Payments to Acquire Businesses and Interest in Affiliates | $ 26,927,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = pii_EicherMotorsLimitedMember |
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The end date of the period reflected on the cover page if a periodic report. For all other reports and registration statements containing historical data, it is the date up through which that historical data is presented. If there is no historical data in the report, use the filing date. The format of the date is CCYY-MM-DD. No definition available.
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Equity Method Investment, Period for Proportionate Share of Income (Loss) to be Reflected in Consolidated Financials No definition available.
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Investment Maturity Period No definition available.
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The total investment committed by the two parties and is not the actual current investment No definition available.
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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents the entity's proportionate share for the period of the net income (loss) of its investee (such as unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures) to which the equity method of accounting is applied. This item includes income or expense related to stock-based compensation based on the investor's grant of stock to employees of an equity method investee. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a controlling interest in another entity or an entity that is related to it but not strictly controlled (for example, an unconsolidated subsidiary, affiliate, joint venture or equity method investment). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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