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Segment Reporting (Detail) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) segment | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of operating segments | segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | $ 1,431,049 | $ 1,478,726 | $ 1,364,920 | $ 1,153,782 | $ 1,217,789 | $ 1,185,067 | $ 1,130,777 | $ 982,996 | $ 5,428,477 | $ 4,516,629 | $ 4,719,290
Gross profit | $ 367,812 | $ 363,962 | $ 350,386 | $ 242,491 | $ 312,772 | $ 260,770 | $ 284,503 | $ 247,578 | 1,324,651 | 1,105,623 | 1,339,042
Operating Segments [Member] | Off Road Vehicles / Snowmobiles Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,570,753 | 3,283,890 | 3,646,891
Gross profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,054,557 | 907,597 | 1,170,835
Operating Segments [Member] | Motorcycles Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 576,068 | 699,171 | 688,261
Gross profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,697 | 87,538 | 91,881
Operating Segments [Member] | Global Adjacent Markets Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 396,764 | 341,937 | 312,100
Gross profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 94,920 | 95,149 | 84,211
Operating Segments [Member] | Aftermarket Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 884,892 | 191,631 | 72,038
Gross profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 225,498 | 46,289 | 25,174
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (67,021) | $ (30,950) | $ (33,059)

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