Harley-Davidson (HOG)

Company ID: 230 | CIK: 0000793952
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Segments are charted by their disclosed metrics (revenue, segment profit, etc.). Each line is a single segment. Reconciliation/corporate items are excluded. Major customers are shown as a percentage of revenue. Operational KPIs are grouped by metric concept; sub-metrics appear as separate lines.

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Inventory (inventory_units)

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HOG members (members)

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601+cc market share (other)

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Employees separated under restructuring (other)

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HOG members (other)

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Harley-Davidson motorcycles produced (vehicles_produced)

Human capital disclosures. Workforce totals and demographics are point-in-time. Flow metrics use the year-to-date period for 10-Q and full year for 10-K. Workforce actions (RIFs, restructurings, acquisition-related changes) are listed in the table at the bottom.

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Workforce Actions

Period EndTypeStatusAffected% WorkforceAnnouncedExpected CompletionGeographySegment / FunctionChargeSourceNote
2026-06-30restructuringin_progress2026-04-302027-12-31GlobalCorporate / HDMCUSD 150 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Company announced 'Back to the Bricks' strategic plan including cost reduction actions expected to reduce costs by at least $150 million compared to 2025 cost base. Savings to be realized beginning in 2026 and fully by end of 2027. Specific employee count not disclosed.
2026-06-30restructuringcompleted2026-06-302026-06-30GlobalCorporate / HDMCUSD 17 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		YTD 2026 Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation includes $17.2 million in adjustments related to corporate restructuring, primarily one-time employee termination benefits. Specific employee count not disclosed.
2026-03-31restructuringin_progress2026-05-052028-12-31GlobalCorporate / HDMCMD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Company announced 'Back to the Bricks' strategic plan with cost reduction actions expected to reduce cost base by at least $150 million compared to 2025 base, fully realized by 2028. MD&A notes higher people costs including 'one-time employee termination benefits' in Q1 2026, but does not disclose specific headcount affected.
2024-12-31othercompletedUnited States — Milwaukee and Tomahawk, WisconsinHDMC manufacturing (hourly bargaining units)MD&A
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		New collective bargaining agreements were ratified with USW and IAM units in Wisconsin; a ratification bonus was paid in 2024. Agreements expire 2029-03-31. No employee count or charge amount disclosed.
2024-09-30othercompletedWisconsin, United StatesHDMC — hourly manufacturing employeesMD&A
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Ratification of new collective bargaining agreements with hourly employees in Wisconsin; a ratification bonus was expensed within manufacturing and other costs during the nine months ended 2024-09-30. No employee count, agreement date, or bonus amount disclosed.
2024-06-30restructuringin_progressUnited StatesHDMCMD&A
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		MD&A cites employee exit costs for select headcount reductions tied to managing operating expenses and productivity; no employee count, charge, or date disclosed.
2024-06-30othercompletedWisconsin, United StatesHDMC manufacturingMD&A
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Ratification bonus paid under new collective bargaining agreements with hourly employees in Wisconsin; covered headcount not disclosed.
2024-06-30restructuringcompletedGlobalCorporate / Operating ExpensesMD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Filing references 'employee exit costs for select headcount reductions' in HDMC segment operating expenses for Q2 2024 and H1 2024. No specific employee count or charge amount is disclosed.
2024-06-30restructuringin_progressWisconsinHourly employeesMD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Filing mentions 'employee exit costs for select headcount reductions' and a 'ratification bonus related to the new collective bargaining agreements with hourly employees in Wisconsin'. Specific headcount counts and severance amounts are not disclosed.
2023-09-30restructuringin_progressUSD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2023-09-30restructuringin_progressHDMC Segment [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2023-06-30restructuringin_progressUSD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2023-06-30restructuringin_progressHDMC Segment [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2023-03-31restructuringin_progressUSD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2023-03-31restructuringin_progressHDMC Segment [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2022-12-31restructuringcompleted20202022-12-31United States and international (includes India market exit)HDMC and HDFSUSD 133 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Cumulative through fiscal year-end since 2020 inception ($121.3M HDMC, $11.5M HDFS); program completed in 2022 with a $0.5M benefit in 2022 and zero accrued balance at year-end. Prior-year (2020) separations of ~500 employees plus ~70 in India are not current-year activity; no employees affected disclosed for 2022
2022-12-31acquisition_additioncompleted2021-12-122022-09-26United StatesLiveWireMD&A
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Merger with AEA-Bridges Impact Corp. created LiveWire Group, Inc.; Company holds ~89.4% equity and consolidates results. Headcount added through the transaction not disclosed
2022-12-31restructuringcompleted57020202022-12-31GlobalHDMC and HDFSUSD 133 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Initiated in 2020, completed in 2022. Included termination of approx. 500 employees in workforce reduction and approx. 70 employees in India action. Cumulative expenses of $132.8 million.
2022-12-31restructuringin_progressUSD -544,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2022-12-31restructuringin_progressEmployee Severance [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2022-12-31restructuringin_progressContract Termination [Member]USD -544,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2022-12-31restructuringin_progressAccelerated Depreciation [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2022-12-31restructuringin_progressHDMC Segment [Member]USD -544,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2022-12-31restructuringin_progressHDFS Segment [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2022-12-31restructuringin_progressReportable Legal Entities [Member] / HDMC Entities [Member]USD -544,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2022-12-31restructuringin_progressReportable Legal Entities [Member] / HDFS Entities [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2022-12-31restructuringin_progressConsolidation, Eliminations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2022-09-25restructuringcompleted2020-01-012022-09-25GlobalMotorcycles and Financial ServicesUSD 0 (thousands)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2020 restructuring program (approx. 570 employees total) is essentially complete. Q3 2022 expense was $3 thousand; YTD 2022 benefit was $389 thousand.
2022-09-25restructuringcompleted5702020-01-01GlobalMotorcycles and Financial ServicesUSD 133 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Initiated in 2020. Includes termination of approx. 500 employees and approx. 70 employees in India. Activities are essentially complete.
2022-09-25restructuringin_progressUSD 3,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2022-09-25restructuringin_progressMotorcycles and Related Products Segment [Member]USD 3,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2022-09-25restructuringin_progressFinancial Services Segment [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2022-09-25restructuringin_progressEmployee Severance [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2022-09-25restructuringin_progressContract Termination [Member]USD 3,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2022-09-25restructuringin_progressAccelerated Depreciation [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2022-06-26restructuringcompleted5702020-01-01GlobalMotorcycles and Financial ServicesUSD 133 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Initiated in 2020 including workforce reduction of approx 500 employees and India exit of approx 70 employees. Activities are essentially complete.
2022-06-26restructuringcompleted2020-01-01GlobalMotorcycles and Financial ServicesUSD 0 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2020 restructuring program essentially complete. YTD 2022 benefit of $0.4M recorded. Cumulative expense since inception $133.0M.
2022-06-26restructuringin_progressUSD -264,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2022-03-27restructuringcompletedGlobalMotorcycles and Financial ServicesUSD 0 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2020 restructuring activities essentially complete; Q1 2022 benefit of $128k recorded. Cumulative expenses since inception $133.2 million.
2022-03-27restructuringcompleted2020-01-012022-03-27GlobalMotorcycles and Financial ServicesUSD 0 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2020 restructuring activities (workforce reduction, facility changes, India exit) are essentially complete. Q1 2022 reported a $0.128M restructuring benefit. Cumulative expenses since inception are $133.2M, including termination of approx. 500 employees and 70 in India.
2022-03-27restructuringin_progressUSD -128,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2021-12-31restructuringcompleted5002020restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Cumulative program figure for The Rewire 2020 Restructuring Activities; terminations executed in 2020, not 2021. Program charge since inception $133.4M ($130.0M in 2020, $3.4M in 2021 for residual contract terminations and asset adjustments); charges not allocated between sub-components. Accrued balance $3.0M at 2021-12-31; no significant restructuring expense expected in 2022.
2021-12-31plant_closurecompleted702020IndiaSales and manufacturing operationsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Cumulative program figure under the 2020 Restructuring Activities; discontinuation of India sales and manufacturing operations, terminations executed in 2020. Shares program charges with the general workforce-reduction component (see note above).
2021-12-31restructuringcompleted57020202021-12-31GlobalMotorcycles and Financial ServicesUSD 133 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2020 Restructuring Activities ('The Rewire'). Cumulative expenses of $133.4 million. Workforce reduction resulted in termination of approximately 570 employees (500 in 2020 actions, 70 in India discontinuation). Company does not expect significant restructuring expenses in 2022.
2021-12-31restructuringin_progressUSD 3,415,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2021-12-31restructuringin_progressAccelerated Depreciation [Member]USD 410,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2021-12-31restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD 2,741,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2021-09-26restructuringin_progress500GlobalMotorcycles and Related Productsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Program initiated 2020 under 'The Rewire': workforce reduction, product/ facility changes, dealer network optimization, market exits. Footnote states termination of approximately 500 employees; MD&A separately describes elimination of approximately 700 positions globally including those 500 terminations. Program totals: ~$135M expected restructuring expense (~$123M Motorcycles, ~$12M Financial Services), ~$5M expected in 2021; accrued restructuring balance $2.35M at 2021-09-26. No announcement date or completion date stated.
2021-09-26restructuringcompleted70IndiaMotorcycles and Related Productsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Discontinuation of sales and manufacturing operations in India as part of the 2020 restructuring program; termination of approximately 70 employees. Charge not separately disclosed; included in program totals (~$135M expected, ~$131.2M incurred inception through 2021-09-26).
2021-09-26otherannounced12021-11-042022-03-01United StatesCorporate — Treasuryother
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Announced retirement of Darrell Thomas, Vice President and Treasurer, after 11 years of service, effective 2022-03-01.
2021-09-26restructuringin_progress2020-01-01GlobalMotorcycles and Financial ServicesUSD 1 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Ongoing 2020 restructuring program. Q3 2021 expense was $1.2 million. Cumulative expenses since inception are $131.2 million against an estimated total of $135 million. Includes workforce reduction of approx. 570 employees initiated in 2020.
2021-09-26restructuringin_progress5702020-01-01GlobalMotorcycles and Financial ServicesUSD 131 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Initiated in 2020 as part of 'The Rewire'. Includes termination of approx. 500 employees globally and approx. 70 employees in India. Cumulative expenses of $131.2 million incurred through Q3 2021. Total estimated expenses approx. $135 million.
2021-09-26restructuringin_progressUSD 615,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2021-09-26restructuringin_progressMotorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 517,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2021-09-26restructuringin_progressFinancial Services [Member]USD 98,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2021-09-26restructuringin_progressEmployee Severance [Member]USD -165,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2021-09-26restructuringin_progressContract Termination [Member]USD 807,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2021-09-26restructuringin_progressAccelerated Depreciation [Member]USD -27,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2021-09-26restructuringin_progressReportable Legal Entities [Member] / HDFS Entities [Member]USD 98,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2021-06-27restructuringin_progress50020202021-12-31Globalrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Part of The Rewire program initiated 2020; footnote cites termination of ~500 employees, while MD&A cites elimination of ~700 positions globally including those terminations. Program-level charges: ~$130.6M incurred through 2021 H1, ~$150M total expected (~$20M remaining in 2021); charges not split by workforce component.
2021-06-27restructuringcompleted702020IndiaSales and manufacturing operations (India market exit)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Termination of ~70 employees tied to discontinuation of India sales and manufacturing operations; part of the same 2020 restructuring program, charge not separately disclosed.
2021-06-27restructuringin_progress2020-01-012021-12-31GlobalMotorcycles and Financial ServicesUSD 1 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Part of 2020 restructuring program initiated including workforce reduction, product terminations, and facility changes. Cumulative expenses of $130.6 million incurred through Q2 2021. Total estimated expenses approximately $150 million. Remaining estimated expenses of approximately $20 million expected to be incurred in 2021. Specific employee count for Q2 2021 activity not disclosed.
2021-06-27restructuringin_progress5002020-01-012021-12-31GlobalMotorcycles and Related ProductsUSD 139 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Workforce reduction initiated in 2020 as part of 'The Rewire'. Includes termination of approx. 500 employees. Total estimated expenses approx. $150M, with $139M allocated to Motorcycles segment. Remaining expenses of approx. $20M expected to be incurred in 2021.
2021-06-27restructuringin_progress702020-01-012021-12-31IndiaMotorcycles and Related Productsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Discontinuation of sales and manufacturing operations in India. Includes termination of approx. 70 employees. Included in total Motorcycles segment restructuring charges.
2021-06-27restructuringin_progress2020-01-012021-12-31GlobalFinancial ServicesUSD 11 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Restructuring activities in Financial Services segment. Total estimated expenses approx. $11M. No specific employee count disclosed for this segment.
2021-06-27restructuringin_progressUSD 918,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2021-06-27restructuringin_progressMotorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 807,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2021-06-27restructuringin_progressFinancial Services [Member]USD 111,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2021-06-27restructuringin_progressEmployee Severance [Member]USD -22,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2021-06-27restructuringin_progressContract Termination [Member]USD 664,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2021-06-27restructuringin_progressAccelerated Depreciation [Member]USD 276,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2021-06-27restructuringin_progressReportable Legal Entities [Member] / HDFS Entities [Member]USD 111,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2021-06-27restructuringin_progressConsolidation, Eliminations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2021-03-28restructuringin_progress5002020-01-012021-12-31GlobalMotorcycles and Related ProductsUSD 139 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Workforce reduction component of The Rewire restructuring; part of total estimated program cost of ~$150M (~$139M Motorcycles segment). Cumulative program expense through Q1 2021 was $129.6M; ~$20M expected in 2021. Program also includes facility changes, dealer network optimization, market exits, and product terminations.
2021-03-28restructuringcompleted702020-01-012021-03-28IndiaMotorcycles and Related Productsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Termination of approximately 70 employees tied to discontinuation of sales and manufacturing operations in India; part of the broader 2020 restructuring program.
2021-03-28restructuringin_progress5002020-01-012021-12-31GlobalMotorcycles and Financial ServicesUSD 0 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Part of 2020 restructuring program. Q1 2021 benefit of $0.4 million. Total expected expenses approx $150 million.
2021-03-28restructuringin_progress702020-01-012021-12-31IndiaMotorcyclesrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Discontinuation of sales and manufacturing operations in India.
2021-03-28restructuringin_progress5702020-01-012021-12-31GlobalMotorcycles and Financial ServicesUSD 150 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Initiated in 2020 as part of 'The Rewire'. Includes termination of approx. 500 employees globally and approx. 70 employees in India. Total estimated expenses approx. $150 million. Approx. $20 million expected to be incurred in 2021.
2021-03-28restructuringin_progressUSD -366,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2021-03-28restructuringin_progressMotorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD -600,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2021-03-28restructuringin_progressFinancial Services [Member]USD 200,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2021-03-28restructuringin_progressEmployee Severance [Member]USD -944,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2021-03-28restructuringin_progressContract Termination [Member]USD 1,106,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2021-03-28restructuringin_progressAccelerated Depreciation [Member]USD -528,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2021-03-28restructuringin_progressReportable Legal Entities [Member] / HDMC Entities [Member]USD -593,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2021-03-28restructuringin_progressReportable Legal Entities [Member] / HDFS Entities [Member]USD 227,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2021-03-28restructuringin_progressConsolidation, Eliminations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2020-12-31restructuringin_progress5002020-01-012021-12-31GlobalMotorcycles and Related Products; Financial ServicesUSD 130 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		The Rewire workforce reduction terminated approximately 500 employees; the filer also states approximately 700 positions were eliminated globally. Total 2020 restructuring expense was $130.0M ($119.1M Motorcycles, $10.9M Financial Services), with approximately $20M expected in 2021 and total program cost of about $150M. Announcement date shown as fiscal-year start because no specific date is given.
2020-12-31restructuringin_progress702020-01-012021-12-31IndiaMotorcycles and Related Productsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Discontinuation of sales and manufacturing operations in India will result in termination of approximately 70 employees; charge is not separately quantified and is included in the $130.0M total 2020 restructuring expense.
2020-12-31layoffcompleted2020-03-162020-05-31United StatesMotorcycles and Related Products — manufacturingItem_1_Business
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Temporary COVID-19 related manufacturing shutdown; layoffs conducted in accordance with collective bargaining agreements. Headcount not quantified. Dates approximate to the disclosed mid-March through May window.
2020-12-31restructuringcompleted5002020-01-012020-12-31GlobalCorporate / Global OperationsUSD 130 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Part of 'The Rewire'. Workforce reduction resulted in termination of approximately 500 employees. Total restructuring expense incurred in 2020 was $130 million.
2020-12-31restructuringannounced702020-01-01IndiaSales and Manufacturingrestructuring_footnote
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Discontinuing sales and manufacturing operations in India. Action will result in termination of approximately 70 employees.
2020-12-31restructuringin_progressUSD 130,009,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2020-12-31restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD 119,100,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2020-12-31restructuringin_progressFinancial Services [Member]USD 10,900,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2020-12-31restructuringin_progressEmployee Severance [Member]USD 28,913,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2020-12-31restructuringin_progressContract Termination [Member]USD 70,894,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2020-12-31restructuringin_progressAccelerated Depreciation [Member]USD 30,202,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2020-12-31restructuringin_progressFinancial Services Operations [Member]USD 10,899,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2020-12-31restructuringin_progressReportable Legal Entities [Member] / HDMC Entities [Member]USD 119,110,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2020-12-31restructuringin_progressReportable Legal Entities [Member] / HDFS Entities [Member]USD 10,899,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2020-12-31restructuringin_progressConsolidation, Eliminations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2020-09-27restructuringin_progress7002020-12-31GlobalMotorcycles and Related Products; Financial Servicesrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Part of 2020 restructuring under The Rewire. Elimination of ~700 positions globally including termination of ~500 employees. Total program expected restructuring expense ~$169M (incl. ~$34M employee termination benefits, ~$103M contract termination and other, ~$32M non-current asset adjustments); charge not broken out by sub-component. Program initiated in Q2 2020.
2020-09-27restructuringin_progress702020-12-31IndiaMotorcycles and Related Productsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Discontinuation of sales and manufacturing operations in India; termination of approximately 70 employees. Part of the broader 2020 restructuring program with total expected expense of ~$169M; India-specific charge not separately disclosed.
2020-09-27restructuringin_progress7002020-04-012020-12-31GlobalMotorcycles and Related ProductsUSD 155 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Includes workforce reduction, termination of products, facility changes, dealer network optimization, and exit from India. Total expected expenses approx $169 million.
2020-09-27restructuringin_progress702020-04-012020-12-31IndiaMotorcycles and Related Productsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Discontinuation of sales and manufacturing operations in India.
2020-09-27restructuringin_progress2020-04-012020-12-31GlobalFinancial ServicesUSD 14 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Part of the 2020 restructuring activities.
2020-09-27restructuringin_progress5002020-04-01GlobalGlobal OperationsUSD 34 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Workforce reduction eliminating approximately 500 employees globally as part of 'The Rewire'. Expected total restructuring expenses of $169 million primarily in 2020.
2020-09-27restructuringin_progress702020-04-01IndiaSales and Manufacturingrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Discontinuation of sales and manufacturing operations in India resulting in termination of approximately 70 employees.
2020-09-27restructuringin_progressUSD 43,915,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2020-09-27restructuringin_progress2020 Restructuring Activities [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 43,600,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2020-09-27restructuringin_progress2020 Restructuring Activities [Member] / Financial Services [Member]USD 300,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2020-09-27restructuringin_progress7002020 Restructuring Activities [Member]USD 43,900,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2020-09-27restructuringin_progressEmployee Severance [Member]USD 4,493,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2020-09-27restructuringin_progressContract Termination [Member]USD 23,422,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2020-09-27restructuringin_progressAccelerated Depreciation [Member]USD 16,000,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2020-09-27restructuringin_progressMotorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 43,581,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2020-09-27restructuringin_progressFinancial Services [Member]USD 334,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2020-09-27restructuringin_progressReportable Legal Entities [Member] / HDMC Entities [Member]USD 43,581,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2020-09-27restructuringin_progressReportable Legal Entities [Member] / HDFS Entities [Member]USD 334,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2020-09-27restructuringin_progressConsolidation, Eliminations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2020-09-27restructuringin_progress800Kansas City [Member] / Manufacturing Optimization Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
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2020-09-27restructuringin_progress90Adelaide, Australia [Member] / Manufacturing Optimization Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
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2020-06-28restructuringin_progress700GlobalConsolidated (restructuring expense: Motorcycles $41.0M; Financial Services $0.9M)USD 42 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		2020 restructuring under The Rewire: workforce reduction eliminating ~700 positions globally, including termination of ~500 employees. Charge shown is expense recorded in the quarter; Company expects ~$94M total 2020 restructuring expense, including ~$30M employee termination benefits, ~$38M contract termination/other, ~$26M non-current asset adjustments. Annual savings of ~$115M expected to begin in 2021. No specific announcement date or completion date disclosed.
2020-06-28restructuringannounced2020-08-052021-08-05GlobalConsolidated (The Rewire — facility changes and termination of certain current and future products)USD 44 (millions)subsequent_events
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Post-quarter actions initiated after June 28, 2020: ~$44M expected 2020 restructuring expense, ~50% expected to be cash; includes ~$23M contract termination/other costs and ~$21M non-current asset adjustments. Facility-change actions approved August 5, 2020; other actions (product terminations) approved between June 28 and August 5, 2020. Company expects completion within 12 months of August 5, 2020. No employee count disclosed for these actions.
2020-06-28restructuringin_progress7002020-04-01GlobalMotorcycles and Financial ServicesUSD 42 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Initiated in Q2 2020; includes workforce reduction and contract terminations. Total expected 2020 expenses approx $94 million.
2020-06-28restructuringin_progress7002020-04-01GlobalGlobal OperationsUSD 42 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Initiated in Q2 2020. Includes elimination of approx. 700 positions globally, including termination of approx. 500 employees. Total expected 2020 expenses approx. $94 million.
2020-06-28restructuringannounced2020-08-052021-08-05GlobalFacility Changes and Product TerminationUSD 44 (millions)subsequent_events
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Approved subsequent to quarter end. Includes facility changes and termination of certain current and future products. Expected completion within next 12 months.
2020-06-28restructuringin_progressUSD 41,949,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2020-06-28restructuringin_progress2020 Restructuring Activities [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 41,000,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2020-06-28restructuringin_progress2020 Restructuring Activities [Member] / Financial Services [Member]USD 900,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2020-06-28restructuringin_progress7002020 Restructuring Activities [Member]USD 41,900,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2020-06-28restructuringin_progressEmployee Severance [Member]USD 25,321,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2020-06-28restructuringin_progressContract Termination [Member]USD 14,270,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2020-06-28restructuringin_progressAccelerated Depreciation [Member]USD 2,358,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2020-06-28restructuringin_progressMotorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 41,005,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2020-06-28restructuringin_progressFinancial Services [Member]USD 944,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2020-06-28restructuringin_progressReportable Legal Entities [Member] / HDMC Entities [Member]USD 41,005,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2020-06-28restructuringin_progressReportable Legal Entities [Member] / HDFS Entities [Member]USD 944,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2020-06-28restructuringin_progressConsolidation, Eliminations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2020-06-28restructuringin_progressReportable Legal Entities [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD 41,005,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2020-06-28restructuringin_progressReportable Legal Entities [Member] / Financial Services Operations [Member]USD 944,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2020-06-28restructuringin_progress800Kansas City [Member] / Manufacturing Optimization Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2020-06-28restructuringin_progress90Adelaide, Australia [Member] / Manufacturing Optimization Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2020-03-29otherin_progress2020-03-26GlobalAll segmentsMD&A
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Company froze hiring, temporarily reduced salaries, and eliminated merit compensation increases for 2020 as part of COVID-19 cash preservation. No headcount reduction count disclosed.
2020-03-29otherin_progress2020-03-01GlobalManufacturingMD&A
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Global manufacturing operations temporarily suspended starting March 2020 due to COVID-19. No furlough or layoff headcount disclosed.
2020-03-29restructuringcompleted2018-01-012019-12-31United States; AustraliaMotorcyclesUSD 0 (thousands)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Manufacturing Optimization Plan completed in 2019. No expenses recorded in Q1 2020. Plan involved consolidation of Kansas City plant into York, PA and closure of Adelaide, Australia wheel operations.
2020-03-29restructuringcompleted702018-01-012019-12-31GlobalCorporateUSD 0 (thousands)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Reorganization Plan completed in 2019. Approximately 70 employees left on involuntary basis. No expenses recorded in Q1 2020.
2020-03-29restructuringcompleted2018-01-012019-12-31GlobalManufacturingUSD 0 (thousands)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Manufacturing Optimization Plan completed in 2019. No expenses recorded in Q1 2020. Historical context: ~800 jobs eliminated in Kansas City, ~450 added in York, ~90 eliminated in Adelaide.
2020-03-29restructuringcompleted702018-01-012019-12-31GlobalCorporateUSD 0 (thousands)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Reorganization Plan completed in 2019. Approximately 70 employees left on an involuntary basis.
2020-03-29restructuringin_progressUSD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2020-03-29restructuringin_progressMotorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2020-03-29restructuringin_progress800Kansas City [Member] / Manufacturing Optimization Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2020-03-29restructuringin_progress90Adelaide, Australia [Member] / Manufacturing Optimization Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2019-12-31plant_closurecompleted8002018-01United States — Kansas City, Missouri (consolidated into York, Pennsylvania)Motorcycles and Related Products — manufacturingrestructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Manufacturing Optimization Plan sub-component; headcount figures are cumulative since plan inception in January 2018, not 2019-only. Approximately 800 jobs eliminated at Kansas City with approximately 450 jobs added at York through 2019. Program-level 2019 charges ($32.7M restructuring expense plus $10.3M temporary inefficiency costs) are not allocated between sub-components; program totals $145.4M since 2018. No further costs expected in 2020.
2019-12-31plant_closurecompleted902018-01Adelaide, AustraliaMotorcycles and Related Products — wheel operationsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Manufacturing Optimization Plan sub-component (closure of wheel operations); headcount figure is cumulative since plan inception in January 2018. Program-level 2019 charges not allocated between sub-components. No further costs expected in 2020.
2019-12-31restructuringcompleted702018-11United StatesCorporate / workforce reorganizationUSD 0 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Reorganization Plan: approximately 70 employees left the Company involuntarily following the November 2018 announcement (cumulative since inception). 2019 restructuring expense was a net benefit of $0.3 million; program total $3.6 million since inception, with no costs expected in 2020.
2019-12-31restructuringcompleted8002018-01-012019-12-31United StatesManufacturingMD&A
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Elimination of approximately 800 jobs at Kansas City facility as part of Manufacturing Optimization Plan. Consolidation into York, PA facility.
2019-12-31restructuringcompleted902018-01-012019-12-31AustraliaManufacturingMD&A
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Closure of wheel operations in Adelaide, Australia, resulting in elimination of approximately 90 jobs.
2019-12-31restructuringcompleted702018-11-012018-11-30GlobalCorporateMD&A
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Reorganization of workforce; approximately 70 employees left on an involuntary basis.
2019-12-31restructuringin_progressUSD 32,353,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2019-12-31restructuringin_progressEmployee Severance [Member] / 2018 Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD 15,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2019-12-31restructuringin_progressAccelerated Depreciation [Member] / 2018 Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD 14,684,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2019-12-31restructuringin_progressOther Project Implementation Costs [Member] / 2018 Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD 17,971,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2019-12-31restructuringin_progress2018 Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD 32,670,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2019-12-31restructuringin_progress2018 Reorganization Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD -317,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2019-12-31restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD 32,353,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2019-12-31restructuringin_progressReportable Legal Entities [Member] / HDMC Entities [Member]USD 32,353,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2019-12-31restructuringin_progressReportable Legal Entities [Member] / HDFS Entities [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2019-12-31restructuringin_progressConsolidation, Eliminations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2019-12-31restructuringin_progress8002018 Kansas City Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2019-12-31restructuringin_progress902018 Adelaide Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2019-09-29plant_closurein_progress8002018-01-012019-12-31Kansas City, Missouri, United StatesMotorcycles — manufacturing (final assembly plant consolidation into York, Pennsylvania)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Approximately 800 jobs eliminated at Kansas City facility as part of Manufacturing Optimization Plan; program total estimated at $142–152 million through 2019, ~70% cash.
2019-09-29restructuringin_progress4502018-01-012019-12-31York, Pennsylvania, United StatesMotorcycles — manufacturingrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Approximately 450 jobs added at York facility through 2019 as part of Manufacturing Optimization Plan consolidation.
2019-09-29plant_closurecompleted902018-01-012019-12-31Adelaide, AustraliaMotorcycles — wheel operationsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Closure of wheel operations in Adelaide eliminated approximately 90 jobs under Manufacturing Optimization Plan.
2019-09-29restructuringcompleted702018-11-012018-11-30United StatesCorporate / workforce reorganizationrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Reorganization Plan: approximately 70 employees separated involuntarily in November 2018; total program restructuring expense approximately $4 million, 100% cash.
2019-09-29restructuringin_progress8002018-01-012019-12-31Kansas City, MissouriMotorcycles and Related Productsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Elimination of approximately 800 jobs at Kansas City facility as part of Manufacturing Optimization Plan.
2019-09-29restructuringin_progress4502018-01-012019-12-31York, PennsylvaniaMotorcycles and Related Productsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Addition of approximately 450 jobs at York facility as part of Manufacturing Optimization Plan.
2019-09-29plant_closurecompleted902018-01-01Adelaide, AustraliaMotorcycles and Related Productsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Closure of wheel operations in Adelaide, Australia, resulting in elimination of approximately 90 jobs.
2019-09-29restructuringcompleted702018-11-01United StatesMotorcycles and Related Productsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Reorganization of workforce (Reorganization Plan) resulting in approximately 70 employees leaving on an involuntary basis.
2019-09-29restructuringin_progress2018-01-012019-12-31United States, AustraliaMotorcycles and Related ProductsUSD 32 (thousands)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Manufacturing Optimization Plan: Consolidation of Kansas City assembly plant into York, PA; closure of Adelaide, Australia wheel operations. Total cumulative expenses incurred through Sept 29, 2019 were $144.5 million. Q3 2019 expense was $7.6 million. Plan involves elimination of ~800 jobs in KC and addition of ~450 in York through 2019, and elimination of ~90 jobs in Adelaide.
2019-09-29restructuringcompleted702018-11-012018-11-30GlobalCorporate / GeneralUSD 0 (thousands)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Reorganization Plan: Implemented in Nov 2018. Approximately 70 employees left on an involuntary basis. No restructuring expense recorded in Q3 2019 for this plan.
2019-09-29restructuringin_progressUSD 7,629,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-09-29restructuringin_progressEmployee Severance [Member] / Manufacturing Optimization Plan [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD -1,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-09-29restructuringin_progressAccelerated Depreciation [Member] / Manufacturing Optimization Plan [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 719,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-09-29restructuringin_progressProject Implementation Costs [Member] / Manufacturing Optimization Plan [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 6,850,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-09-29restructuringin_progressManufacturing Optimization Plan [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 7,568,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-09-29restructuringin_progress2018 Reorganization Plan [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 61,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-09-29restructuringin_progressMotorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 7,629,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-09-29restructuringin_progressReportable Legal Entities [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD 7,629,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-09-29restructuringin_progressReportable Legal Entities [Member] / Financial Services Operations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-09-29restructuringin_progressConsolidation, Eliminations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-09-29restructuringin_progress800Kansas City [Member] / Manufacturing Optimization Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2019-09-29restructuringin_progress90Adelaide, Australia [Member] / Manufacturing Optimization Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2019-06-30plant_closurein_progress8002018-01-012019-12-31United States (Kansas City, Missouri)Motorcycles — motorcycle assemblyUSD 142 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Consolidation of Kansas City assembly plant into York, Pennsylvania; ~800 jobs eliminated at Kansas City with ~450 added at York through 2019. Expected total program cost $142–152M through 2019. $134.4M incurred since inception through June 30, 2019.
2019-06-30plant_closurecompleted902018-01-012019-12-31Australia (Adelaide)Motorcycles — wheel operationsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Closure of wheel operations in Adelaide, Australia eliminated approximately 90 jobs. Part of the Manufacturing Optimization Plan; charge included in consolidated program total of $142–152M.
2019-06-30reduction_in_forcecompleted702018-11-012018-11-30United StatesCorporate / workforce reorganizationUSD 4 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Reorganization Plan implemented November 2018; approximately 70 employees separated involuntarily. Total expected restructuring expense for this plan is approximately $4M, 100% cash.
2019-06-30restructuringin_progress2018-01-012019-12-31United States, AustraliaMotorcycles and Related ProductsUSD 10 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Manufacturing Optimization Plan initiated Jan 2018. Includes consolidation of Kansas City assembly plant into York, PA and closure of Adelaide, Australia wheel operations. Total expected costs $142M-$152M through 2019. Q2 2019 expense was $10.4M.
2019-06-30restructuringcompleted702018-11-012018-11-30United StatesMotorcycles and Related ProductsUSD 0 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Reorganization Plan implemented Nov 2018. Approximately 70 employees left on involuntary basis. No significant restructuring charges recorded in Q2 2019 for this plan.
2019-06-30restructuringin_progress2018-01-012019-12-31United States; AustraliaMotorcycles and Related ProductsUSD 10 (thousands)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Manufacturing Optimization Plan: Consolidation of Kansas City assembly plant into York, PA plant and closure of Adelaide, Australia wheel operations. Total expected restructuring expenses $142M-$152M through 2019. Q2 2019 expense was $10.4M. Specific headcount reductions for Q2 not disclosed, though plan includes elimination of ~800 jobs in KC and ~90 in Adelaide.
2019-06-30restructuringcompleted702018-11-012018-11-30GlobalCorporate / GeneralUSD 0 (thousands)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Reorganization Plan: Implemented in Nov 2018. Approximately 70 employees left on involuntary basis. Q2 2019 shows a benefit (reversal) of $0.4M related to this plan.
2019-06-30restructuringin_progressUSD 10,423,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-06-30restructuringin_progressEmployee Severance [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 8,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-06-30restructuringin_progressAccelerated Depreciation [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 5,586,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-06-30restructuringin_progressProject Implementation Costs [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 4,830,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-06-30restructuringin_progressMotorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 10,424,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-06-30restructuringin_progress2018 Reorganization Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD -1,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-06-30restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD 10,423,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-06-30restructuringin_progressOperating Segments [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 10,423,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-06-30restructuringin_progressReportable Legal Entities [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD 10,423,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-06-30restructuringin_progressReportable Legal Entities [Member] / Financial Services Operations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-06-30restructuringin_progressConsolidation, Eliminations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-06-30restructuringin_progress8002018 Kansas City Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2019-06-30restructuringin_progress902018 Adelaide Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2019-03-31plant_closurein_progress8002018-01-012019-06-30Kansas City, Missouri, United StatesMotorcycles — motorcycle assembly operationsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Consolidation of Kansas City assembly plant into York, Pennsylvania under the Manufacturing Optimization Plan; approximately 800 jobs eliminated. Program total cost estimated at $152–162 million through 2019, ~70% cash.
2019-03-31restructuringin_progress4502018-01-012019-12-31York, Pennsylvania, United StatesMotorcycles — motorcycle assembly operationsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Approximately 450 jobs added in York through 2019 as part of the Manufacturing Optimization Plan; net headcount addition, not a reduction.
2019-03-31plant_closurein_progress902018-01-012019-06-30Adelaide, AustraliaMotorcycles — wheel operationsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Closure of wheel operations in Adelaide under the Manufacturing Optimization Plan; approximately 90 jobs eliminated.
2019-03-31restructuringin_progress702018-11-012019-06-30United StatesCorporate / workforce reorganizationrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Reorganization Plan implemented November 2018; approximately 70 employees left the Company involuntarily. Total estimated restructuring expense for this plan is $5 million, 100% cash.
2019-03-31othercompleted2019-04-01Milwaukee area and Tomahawk, Wisconsin, United StatesUnionized manufacturing operationsMD&A
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Unionized workers ratified new five-year labor agreements in April 2019; no affected-employee count disclosed.
2019-03-31acquisition_additioncompleted2019-03-04United StatesMotorcycles — electric two-wheelers (StaCyc, Inc.)USD 15 (millions)business_combinations_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Acquisition of certain assets and liabilities of StaCyc, Inc. for total consideration of $14.9 million; headcount added not disclosed.
2019-03-31restructuringin_progress8002018-01-012019-06-30United StatesManufacturingrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Consolidation of Kansas City assembly plant into York, Pennsylvania plant. Approximately 800 jobs eliminated with closure.
2019-03-31restructuringin_progress902018-01-012019-06-30AustraliaManufacturingrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Closure of wheel operations in Adelaide, Australia. Approximately 90 jobs eliminated.
2019-03-31restructuringcompleted702018-11-012018-11-30GlobalCorporaterestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Workforce reorganization plan implemented in November 2018. Approximately 70 employees left on an involuntary basis.
2019-03-31restructuringin_progress8002018-01-012019-06-30United StatesMotorcyclesrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Manufacturing Optimization Plan: Consolidation of Kansas City assembly plant into York, PA. 800 jobs eliminated in KC.
2019-03-31restructuringin_progress4502018-01-012019-12-31United StatesMotorcyclesrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Manufacturing Optimization Plan: 450 jobs added in York, PA through 2019.
2019-03-31restructuringin_progress902018-01-012019-06-30AustraliaMotorcyclesrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Manufacturing Optimization Plan: Closure of wheel operations in Adelaide, Australia. 90 jobs eliminated.
2019-03-31restructuringcompleted702018-11-012018-11-30GlobalCorporaterestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Reorganization Plan: 70 employees left on an involuntary basis in November 2018.
2019-03-31othercompleted2019-04-012019-04-30United StatesManufacturingMD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Unionized workers in Milwaukee and Tomahawk, WI ratified new five-year labor agreements in April 2019.
2019-03-31restructuringin_progressUSD 13,630,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-03-31restructuringin_progressConsolidation, Eliminations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-03-31restructuringin_progressReportable Legal Entities [Member] / Financial Services Operations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-03-31restructuringin_progressReportable Legal Entities [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD 13,630,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-03-31restructuringin_progressOperating Segments [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 13,630,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-03-31restructuringin_progressAccelerated Depreciation [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 8,379,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-03-31restructuringin_progressProject Implementation Costs [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 5,636,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-03-31restructuringin_progressEmployee Severance [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 9,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-03-31restructuringin_progress2018 Reorganization Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD -394,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-03-31restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD 13,630,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2019-03-31restructuringin_progressMotorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 14,024,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2018-12-31plant_closurein_progress8002018-012019-06-30United StatesMotorcycles and Related Products — final assemblyrestructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Kansas City, MO final assembly closure with consolidation into York, PA; ~800 jobs eliminated is a program expectation through mid-2019, not a FY2018 actual. Program-level FY2018 restructuring expense was $89.5M (plus $12.9M temporary inefficiencies in COGS); not allocated to sub-components. Total program cost estimated at $152M-$162M.
2018-12-31restructuringin_progress4502018-012019-06-30United StatesMotorcycles and Related Products — final assemblyrestructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Approximately 450 jobs to be added in York, PA through 2019 as part of the Manufacturing Optimization Plan consolidation; program-level FY2018 charge not allocated to this sub-component.
2018-12-31plant_closurein_progress902018-012019-03-31AustraliaMotorcycles and Related Products — wheel operationsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Adelaide, Australia wheel plant closure eliminating approximately 90 jobs; cessation of operations expected in early 2019 with wheels sourced from other suppliers. Program-level FY2018 charge not allocated to this sub-component.
2018-12-31restructuringin_progress702018-112019-12-31USD 4 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Reorganization Plan implemented November 2018; approximately 70 employees separated on an involuntary basis. $3.9M restructuring expense recorded in FY2018, with approximately $1M additional expected in 2019; annual cash savings of $7M expected.
2018-12-31restructuringin_progress8902018-01-012019-06-30United States, AustraliaMotorcyclesUSD 102 (millions)MD&A
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Manufacturing Optimization Plan: Consolidation of Kansas City plant into York plant (800 jobs eliminated, 450 added in York) and closure of Adelaide wheel operations (90 jobs eliminated). Net reduction of 890 jobs. 2018 actual cost $102.4 million.
2018-12-31restructuringcompleted702018-11-012018-11-30GlobalCorporateUSD 4 (millions)MD&A
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Workforce reorganization plan implemented in November 2018. Approximately 70 employees left on an involuntary basis. 2018 actual cost $3.9 million.
2018-12-31restructuringin_progressUSD 93,401,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2018-12-31restructuringin_progressHDFS Entities [Member] / Reportable Legal Entities [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2018-12-31restructuringin_progressHDMC Entities [Member] / Reportable Legal Entities [Member]USD 93,401,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2018-12-31restructuringin_progressConsolidation, Eliminations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2018-12-31restructuringin_progressAccelerated Depreciation [Member] / 2018 Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD 34,654,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2018-12-31restructuringin_progressOther Project Implementation Costs [Member] / 2018 Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD 16,182,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2018-12-31restructuringin_progressEmployee Severance [Member] / 2018 Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD 38,666,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2018-12-31restructuringin_progress702018 Reorganization Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD 3,899,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2018-12-31restructuringin_progress2018 Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD 89,502,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2018-12-31restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD 93,401,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2018-12-31restructuringin_progress902018 Adelaide Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2018-12-31restructuringin_progress8002018 Kansas City Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2018-09-30plant_closurein_progress8002018-012019-06-30Kansas City, Missouri, United StatesMotorcycles — motorcycle assembly operationsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Consolidation of Kansas City assembly plant into York, PA; approximately 800 jobs eliminated. Program-wide charge estimate $155M-$185M through 2019 (~70% cash), not allocated by site; restructuring expense recorded was $14.8M in Q3 and $74.0M YTD 2018. Plan expected complete by mid-2019.
2018-09-30otherin_progress4502018-012019-12-31York, Pennsylvania, United StatesMotorcycles — motorcycle assembly operationsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Workforce addition, not reduction: approximately 450 jobs added in York through 2019 as part of the manufacturing optimization plan; same program and announcement date as the Kansas City closure.
2018-09-30plant_closurein_progress902018-01Adelaide, AustraliaMotorcycles — wheel operationsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Closure of wheel operations in Adelaide; approximately 90 jobs eliminated. Site-specific completion date not disclosed; program expected complete by mid-2019.
2018-09-30restructuringin_progress8002018-01-012019-06-30United StatesMotorcyclesrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Consolidation of Kansas City assembly plant into York, PA. Part of multi-year manufacturing optimization plan.
2018-09-30restructuringin_progress4502018-01-012019-12-31United StatesMotorcyclesrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Approximately 450 jobs added in York through 2019 as part of manufacturing optimization plan.
2018-09-30restructuringin_progress902018-01-012019-06-30AustraliaMotorcyclesrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Closure of wheel operations in Adelaide, Australia.
2018-09-30restructuringin_progress8002018-01-012019-06-30United StatesMotorcyclesrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Consolidation of Kansas City assembly plant into York, PA. Expected completion mid-2019.
2018-09-30restructuringin_progress4502018-01-012019-12-31United StatesMotorcyclesrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Jobs added in York, PA through 2019 as part of manufacturing optimization plan.
2018-09-30restructuringin_progress902018-01-012019-06-30AustraliaMotorcyclesrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Closure of wheel operations in Adelaide.
2018-09-30restructuringin_progressUSD 14,832,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2018-09-30restructuringin_progressConsolidation, Eliminations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2018-09-30restructuringin_progressOperating Segments [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 14,832,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2018-09-30restructuringin_progressReportable Legal Entities [Member] / Financial Services Operations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2018-09-30restructuringin_progressReportable Legal Entities [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD 14,832,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2018-09-30restructuringin_progressAccelerated Depreciation [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 9,420,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2018-09-30restructuringin_progressProject Implementation Costs [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 6,061,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2018-09-30restructuringin_progressEmployee Severance [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD -649,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2018-09-30restructuringin_progressMotorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 14,832,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2018-09-30restructuringin_progress902018 Adelaide Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2018-09-30restructuringin_progress8002018 Kansas City Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2018-07-01plant_closurein_progress8002018-012019-06-30United States — Kansas City, MissouriMotorcycles & Related Products — motorcycle assemblyrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Consolidation of Kansas City assembly plant into York, Pennsylvania; approximately 800 jobs to be eliminated. Total program restructuring expense of $59.2M recorded in six months ended 2018-07-01; program-level charge estimate $135M–$155M through 2019.
2018-07-01restructuringin_progress4502018-012019-12-31United States — York, PennsylvaniaMotorcycles & Related Products — motorcycle assemblyrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Approximately 450 jobs to be added in York by 2019 as part of the manufacturing optimization plan; net workforce reduction across the U.S. consolidation.
2018-07-01plant_closurein_progress902018-012019-06-30Australia — AdelaideMotorcycles & Related Products — wheel operationsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Closure of wheel operations in Adelaide; approximately 90 jobs to be eliminated. Part of the same manufacturing optimization plan announced January 2018.
2018-07-01restructuringin_progress8002018-01-012019-06-30United StatesMotorcyclesrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Consolidation of Kansas City assembly plant into York, PA. Expected total program cost $170M-$200M through 2019.
2018-07-01restructuringin_progress4502018-01-012019-12-31United StatesMotorcyclesrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Approximately 450 jobs added in York, PA by 2019 as part of manufacturing optimization plan.
2018-07-01restructuringin_progress902018-01-012019-06-30AustraliaMotorcyclesrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Closure of wheel operations in Adelaide, Australia.
2018-07-01restructuringin_progress8002018-01-012019-06-30United StatesMotorcyclesrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Consolidation of Kansas City assembly plant into York, PA. Expected to eliminate approx. 800 jobs.
2018-07-01restructuringin_progress4502018-01-012019-12-31United StatesMotorcyclesrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Addition of approx. 450 jobs in York, PA by 2019 as part of manufacturing optimization.
2018-07-01restructuringin_progress902018-01-012019-06-30AustraliaMotorcyclesrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Closure of wheel operations in Adelaide, Australia. Elimination of approx. 90 jobs.
2018-07-01restructuringin_progressUSD 12,370,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2018-07-01restructuringin_progressConsolidation, Eliminations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2018-07-01restructuringin_progressOperating Segments [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 12,370,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2018-07-01restructuringin_progressReportable Legal Entities [Member] / Financial Services Operations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2018-07-01restructuringin_progressReportable Legal Entities [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD 12,370,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2018-07-01restructuringin_progressAccelerated Depreciation [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 9,746,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2018-07-01restructuringin_progressProject Implementation Costs [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 3,810,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2018-07-01restructuringin_progressEmployee Severance [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD -1,186,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2018-07-01restructuringin_progressMotorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 12,370,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2018-07-01restructuringin_progress902018 Adelaide Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2018-07-01restructuringin_progress8002018 Kansas City Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2018-04-01plant_closurein_progress8002018-012019-06United States (Kansas City, Missouri)Motorcycles — motorcycle assembly operationsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Consolidation of Kansas City assembly plant into York, PA; approximately 800 jobs to be eliminated. Program-level costs of $170-200M through 2019 (incl. $135-155M restructuring expense, ~70% cash); Q1 2018 restructuring expense was $46.8M. Charges not allocated by location.
2018-04-01otherin_progress4502018-012019United States (York, Pennsylvania)Motorcycles — motorcycle assembly operationsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Approximately 450 jobs to be added in York by 2019 as part of the manufacturing optimization plan; net workforce addition, not a reduction.
2018-04-01plant_closurein_progress902018-012019-06Australia (Adelaide)Motorcycles — wheel operationsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Closure of wheel operations in Adelaide; approximately 90 jobs to be eliminated. Part of the same manufacturing optimization plan; plan expected complete by mid-2019. Charges not allocated by location.
2018-04-01restructuringin_progress8002018-01-012019-06-30United StatesMotorcyclesUSD 47 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Consolidation of Kansas City assembly plant into York, PA. Total program cost $170-200M. Q1 charge includes $40.8M employee termination benefits.
2018-04-01plant_closurein_progress902018-01-012019-06-30AustraliaMotorcyclesrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Closure of wheel operations in Adelaide. Part of broader manufacturing optimization plan.
2018-04-01restructuringin_progress8002018-01-012019-06-30United StatesManufacturingrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Consolidation of Kansas City assembly plant into York, PA plant. Part of multi-year manufacturing optimization plan.
2018-04-01restructuringin_progress4502018-01-012019-12-31United StatesManufacturingrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Jobs added in York, PA by 2019 as part of manufacturing optimization plan.
2018-04-01restructuringin_progress902018-01-012019-06-30AustraliaManufacturingrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Closure of wheel operations in Adelaide, Australia.
2018-04-01restructuringin_progressOperating Segments [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 46,842,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2018-04-01restructuringin_progressAccelerated Depreciation [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 5,613,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2018-04-01restructuringin_progressProject Implementation Costs [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 438,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2018-04-01restructuringin_progressEmployee Severance [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 40,791,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2018-04-01restructuringin_progressMotorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 46,842,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2018-04-01restructuringin_progressUSD 46,842,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2018-04-01restructuringin_progressConsolidation, Eliminations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2018-04-01restructuringin_progressReportable Legal Entities [Member] / Financial Services Operations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2018-04-01restructuringin_progressReportable Legal Entities [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD 46,842,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2018-04-01restructuringin_progress902018 Adelaide Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2018-04-01restructuringin_progress8002018 Kansas City Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2017-12-31plant_closureannounced8002018-01-252019-12-31Kansas City, Missouri, United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — final assembly operationsMD&A
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Board approved 2018-01-25 a multi-year manufacturing optimization plan consolidating Kansas City final assembly into York, PA; approximately 800 jobs to be eliminated. Program-wide restructuring and consolidation costs disclosed as a range of $170-200 million through 2019 (about 70% cash), with $120-140 million expected in 2018; charge not allocated to this sub-component. Subsequent event after fiscal year-end.
2017-12-31restructuringannounced4502018-01-252019-12-31York, Pennsylvania, United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — final assembly operationsMD&A
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Job additions, not reductions: approximately 450 jobs expected to be added in York by 2019 as the receiving site of the Kansas City consolidation. Shares announcement date with the other optimization-plan components.
2017-12-31plant_closureannounced2018-01-25Adelaide, AustraliaMotorcycles & Related Products — wheel operationsMD&A
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Company will close its wheel operations in Adelaide as part of the same optimization plan; no employee count or completion date disclosed. Subsequent event after fiscal year-end.
2017-12-31restructuringannounced8002018-01-252019-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 170 (millions)subsequent_events
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Manufacturing optimization plan announced Jan 25, 2018. Consolidation of Kansas City assembly into York, PA. Approx 800 jobs eliminated in KC, 450 added in York by 2019. Total costs $170-$200M through 2019.
2017-12-31plant_closureannounced2018-01-25AustraliaMotorcycles & Related Productssubsequent_events
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Closure of wheel operations in Adelaide, Australia, part of the manufacturing optimization plan.
2016-12-31restructuringcompleted2016-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 18 (millions)MD&A
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Reorganization costs incurred in Q4 2016, included in selling and administrative expenses; described as employee severance, retirement and other reorganization costs. Employees affected not disclosed. Announcement date not specified beyond the fourth quarter of 2016.
2016-12-31restructuringcompleted2016-10-012016-12-31GlobalMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 18 (millions)MD&A
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Reorganization costs in the fourth quarter of 2016 were $18.2 million, included in selling and administrative expenses.
2016-09-25restructuringannounced2016-10-182016-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 23 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Company announced plans to streamline operations in Q4 2016 due to slower U.S. industry growth; expected charge of $20M-$25M primarily for employee separation and reorganization costs (midpoint shown). Expected savings of $30M-$35M in 2017. Number of employees affected not disclosed.
2016-09-25restructuringannounced2016-10-18United StatesCorporate / OperationsUSD 23 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Company announced streamlining operations in Q4 2016 with expected charge of $20M-$25M for employee separation and reorganization costs. No specific headcount reduction number provided.
2016-09-25restructuringannounced2016-10-18United StatesCorporate / GeneralUSD 23 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Company announced streamlining operations in Q4 2016 with expected charge of $20M-$25M for employee separation and reorganization costs. Expected savings of $30M-$35M in 2017. Specific headcount not disclosed.
2015-12-31restructuringin_progress2015-10-01United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 28 (millions)MD&A
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Approximately $30M total reorganization expenses incurred in Q4 2015, comprising ~$23M operating expense and ~$5M cost of goods sold in the Motorcycles segment. Costs consisted of employee severance benefits, retirement benefits, and other reorganization costs. No employee headcount affected was disclosed. Related to planned reallocation of spending to drive demand in 2016.
2015-12-31restructuringin_progress2015-10-01United StatesFinancial ServicesUSD 2 (millions)MD&A
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Approximately $2M of reorganization expenses in the Financial Services segment in Q4 2015. No employee headcount affected was disclosed.
2015-12-31acquisition_additioncompleted2015-08-042015-08-04CanadaMotorcycles & Related Productsbusiness_combinations_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Acquisition of Canadian distribution rights from Fred Deeley Imports for $59.9M total consideration. No headcount added was disclosed. Related-party transaction (majority equity owner is a Company director).
2015-12-31restructuringcompleted2015-10-012015-12-31GlobalMotorcycles & Financial ServicesUSD 32 (millions)MD&A
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Approximately $30 million of reorganization expenses incurred in Q4 2015 ($23M operating expense, $5M COGS in Motorcycles; $2M in Financial Services). Costs consisted of employee severance benefits, retirement benefits and other reorganization costs. Specific headcount not disclosed.
2015-09-27restructuringannounced2015-10-202015-12-31United StatesCorporate / support functions and commercial operationsUSD 30 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Announced Oct 20, 2015; Q4 2015 charge of $30-35M for spending reallocation, largely employee separation and reorganization costs. No employee count disclosed.
2015-09-27acquisition_additioncompleted2015-08-042015-08-04CanadaMotorcycles segment — Canadian distribution operationsbusiness_combinations_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Acquired Canadian distribution rights for $59.9M; no headcount disclosed. Includes $3.3M severance reimbursement in Q3 S&A expense.
2015-09-27restructuringannounced2015-10-202015-12-31GlobalCorporate / Commercial OperationsUSD 33 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Company expects to incur expenses of approximately $30 million to $35 million in Q4 2015 to support reallocation of spending, largely consisting of employee separation and reorganization costs.
2015-09-27restructuringannounced2015-10-20GlobalSupport functions and commercial operationsUSD 33 (millions)subsequent_events
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Company announced plans to increase spending on marketing and product development, offset by reducing spending in support functions and reorganizing commercial operations. Expects to incur $30-$35 million in Q4 2015, largely consisting of employee separation and reorganization costs.
2015-06-28acquisition_additioncompleted2015-06-012015-08-04CanadaDistributionUSD 62 (millions)subsequent_events
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Company completed purchase of assets from Fred Deeley Imports, Ltd. including exclusive distribution rights in Canada. H-D Canada, L.P. paid $62 million for assets. Employee headcount not explicitly disclosed.
2015-06-28acquisition_additioncompleted2015-08-04CanadaDistributionUSD 62 (millions)subsequent_events
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Company purchased assets of Fred Deeley Imports, Ltd., including exclusive distribution rights in Canada. Headcount not disclosed; $62M paid for assets/rights.
2015-03-29otherannounced2015-04-302015-08-04CanadaDistributionUSD 50 (millions)subsequent_events
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Acquisition of exclusive distribution rights in Canada from Fred Deeley Imports, Ltd. Includes $50M payment and assumption of liabilities including employee severance costs.
2014-12-31restructuringcompleted1002011-12-012013-12-31AustraliaManufacturingUSD 22 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Modified 2011 New Castalloy Restructuring Plan. Workforce reduced by approx 100 employees. Completed in 2013.
2014-12-31restructuringcompleted1452011-02-012013-12-31United StatesManufacturingUSD 6 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2011 Kansas City Restructuring Plan. Resulted in approx 145 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees. Completed in 2013.
2014-12-31restructuringcompleted3252010-09-012013-12-31United StatesManufacturingUSD 59 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2010 Restructuring Plan. Approx 250 fewer employees in Milwaukee-area and 75 in Tomahawk. Completed in 2013.
2014-12-31restructuringcompleted3,8002009-01-012013-12-31GlobalVariousUSD 394 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2009 Restructuring Plan. Approx 2,900 hourly production, 800 non-production in Motorcycles, and 100 salaried in Financial Services. Completed in 2013.
2014-12-31restructuringin_progressUSD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2014-12-31restructuringin_progress145Two Thousand And Eleven Kansas City Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 6,000,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-12-31restructuringin_progress100Two Thousand And Eleven New Castalloy Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 22,100,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-12-31restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 59,200,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2014-12-31restructuringin_progressMotorcycles [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2014-12-31restructuringin_progress800Non-Production [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-12-31restructuringin_progress2,900Production, Hourly [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-12-31restructuringin_progress100Salaried [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Financial Services [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-12-31restructuringin_progress200Original Two Thousand And Eleven Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-12-31restructuringin_progress250Two Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member] / Milwaukee Facilities [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-12-31restructuringin_progress75Two Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member] / Tomahawk Facilities [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-09-28restructuringcompleted2011-12-012013-12-31AustraliaMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 22 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Modified 2011 New Castalloy Restructuring Plan. Cumulative expense of $22.1 million incurred. Workforce reduced by approx 100 employees; original plan would have reduced by 200.
2014-09-28restructuringcompleted2011-02-01Kansas City, MissouriMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 6 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2011 Kansas City Restructuring Plan. Cumulative expense of $6.0 million incurred. Resulted in approx 145 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees.
2014-09-28restructuringcompleted2010-09-01WisconsinMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 59 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2010 Restructuring Plan. Cumulative expense of $59.2 million incurred. Resulted in approx 250 fewer employees in Milwaukee-area facilities and 75 fewer in Tomahawk.
2014-09-28restructuringcompleted2009-01-012013-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 394 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2009 Restructuring Plan. Cumulative expense of $393.8 million incurred. Reduced approx 2,900 hourly production positions, 800 non-production positions in Motorcycles, and 100 salaried positions in Financial Services.
2014-09-28restructuringcompleted1002013-04-012013-12-31AustraliaMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 22 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Modified 2011 New Castalloy Restructuring Plan. Workforce reduced by approx 100 employees. Cumulative expense $22.1 million.
2014-09-28restructuringcompleted1452011-02-012013-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 6 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2011 Kansas City Restructuring Plan. Resulted in approx 145 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees. Cumulative expense $6.0 million.
2014-09-28restructuringcompleted2502010-09-012013-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 59 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2010 Restructuring Plan (Wisconsin). Resulted in approx 250 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees in Milwaukee-area facilities. Cumulative expense $59.2 million.
2014-09-28restructuringcompleted752010-09-012013-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related Productsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2010 Restructuring Plan (Tomahawk). Resulted in approx 75 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees. Included in cumulative $59.2 million expense.
2014-09-28restructuringcompleted2,9002009-01-012013-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 394 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2009 Restructuring Plan. Reduction of approx 2,900 hourly production positions. Cumulative restructuring and impairment expense $393.8 million.
2014-09-28restructuringcompleted8002009-01-012013-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related Productsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2009 Restructuring Plan. Reduction of approx 800 non-production, primarily salaried positions. Included in cumulative $393.8 million expense.
2014-09-28restructuringcompleted1002009-01-012013-12-31United StatesFinancial Servicesrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2009 Restructuring Plan. Reduction of approx 100 salaried positions in Financial Services segment. Included in cumulative $393.8 million expense.
2014-09-28restructuringin_progressUSD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2014-09-28restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 59,200,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2014-09-28restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Eleven New Castalloy Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 22,100,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2014-09-28restructuringin_progress145Two Thousand And Eleven Kansas City Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 6,000,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-09-28restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 393,800,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2014-09-28restructuringin_progressMotorcycles [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2014-09-28restructuringin_progress2,900Production, Hourly [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-09-28restructuringin_progress800Non-Production [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-09-28restructuringin_progress250Two Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member] / Milwaukee Facilities [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-09-28restructuringin_progress200Original Two Thousand And Eleven Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-09-28restructuringin_progress100Two Thousand And Eleven Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-09-28restructuringin_progress75Two Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member] / Tomahawk Facilities [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-09-28restructuringin_progress100Salaried [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Financial Services [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-06-29restructuringcompleted1002013-06-302013-12-31AustraliaMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 22 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Modified 2011 New Castalloy Restructuring Plan. Workforce reduced by approx 100 employees. Cumulative expense $22.1 million. Completed in 2013.
2014-06-29restructuringcompleted1452011-02-012013-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 6 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2011 Kansas City Restructuring Plan. Resulted in approx 145 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees. Cumulative expense $6.0 million. Completed in 2013.
2014-06-29restructuringcompleted3202010-09-012013-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 59 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2010 Restructuring Plan. Approx 250 fewer employees in Milwaukee-area and 75 fewer in Tomahawk. Cumulative expense $59.2 million. Completed in 2013.
2014-06-29restructuringcompleted3,8002009-01-012013-12-31GlobalMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 394 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2009 Restructuring Plan. Reduction of approx 2,900 hourly production and 800 non-production positions in Motorcycles segment, plus 100 salaried in Financial Services. Cumulative expense $393.8 million. Completed in 2013.
2014-06-29restructuringcompleted2011-12-012013-12-31AustraliaMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 22 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Modified 2011 New Castalloy Restructuring Plan. Workforce reduced by approx. 100 employees (original plan 200). Cumulative expense $22.1 million. Completed in 2013.
2014-06-29restructuringcompleted2011-02-012011-08-01United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 6 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2011 Kansas City Restructuring Plan. Resulted in approx. 145 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees. Cumulative expense $6.0 million. Completed in 2013.
2014-06-29restructuringcompleted2010-09-012012-04-01United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 59 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2010 Restructuring Plan (Wisconsin). Approx. 250 fewer employees in Milwaukee-area, 75 fewer in Tomahawk. Cumulative expense $59.2 million. Completed in 2013.
2014-06-29restructuringcompleted2009-01-012013-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 394 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2009 Restructuring Plan. Reduced approx. 2,900 hourly production and 800 non-production positions in Motorcycles segment. Cumulative expense $393.8 million. Completed in 2013.
2014-06-29restructuringin_progressUSD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2014-06-29restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 59,200,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2014-06-29restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Eleven New Castalloy Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 22,100,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2014-06-29restructuringin_progress145Two Thousand And Eleven Kansas City Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 6,000,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-06-29restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 393,800,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2014-06-29restructuringin_progressMotorcycles [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2014-06-29restructuringin_progress2,900Production, Hourly [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-06-29restructuringin_progress800Non-Production [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-06-29restructuringin_progress250Two Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member] / Milwaukee Facilities [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-06-29restructuringin_progress200Original Two Thousand And Eleven Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-06-29restructuringin_progress100Two Thousand And Eleven Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-06-29restructuringin_progress75Two Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member] / Tomahawk Facilities [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-06-29restructuringin_progress100Salaried [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Financial Services [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-03-30restructuringcompleted2011-12-012013-12-31AustraliaManufacturingUSD 22 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Modified 2011 New Castalloy Restructuring Plan. Workforce reduced by approx. 100 employees; original plan would have reduced by 200. Plan completed in 2013.
2014-03-30restructuringcompleted1452011-02-012013-12-31United StatesManufacturingUSD 6 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2011 Kansas City Restructuring Plan. Resulted in approx. 145 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees than required under previous contract. Plan completed in 2013.
2014-03-30restructuringcompleted2010-09-012013-12-31United StatesManufacturingUSD 59 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2010 Restructuring Plan. Approx. 250 fewer employees in Milwaukee-area facilities and 75 fewer in Tomahawk, WI. Plan completed in 2013.
2014-03-30restructuringcompleted2009-01-012013-12-31United StatesCorporateUSD 394 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2009 Restructuring Plan. Reduced approx. 2,900 hourly production positions, 800 non-production positions in Motorcycles segment, and 100 salaried positions in Financial Services segment. Plan completed in 2013.
2014-03-30restructuringcompleted2011-12-012013-12-31AustraliaManufacturingUSD 22 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Modified 2011 New Castalloy Restructuring Plan completed in 2013. Workforce reduced by approx. 100 employees under modified plan (original plan targeted 200). Cumulative expense $22.1 million.
2014-03-30restructuringcompleted2011-02-012013-12-31United StatesManufacturingUSD 6 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2011 Kansas City Restructuring Plan completed in 2013. Resulted in approx. 145 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees. Cumulative expense $6.0 million.
2014-03-30restructuringcompleted2010-09-012013-12-31United StatesManufacturingUSD 59 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2010 Restructuring Plan completed in 2013. Resulted in approx. 250 fewer employees in Milwaukee-area and 75 fewer in Tomahawk. Cumulative expense $59.2 million.
2014-03-30restructuringcompleted2009-01-012013-12-31United StatesCorporateUSD 394 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2009 Restructuring Plan completed in 2013. Reduced approx. 2,900 hourly production and 800 non-production positions in Motorcycles segment, and 100 salaried positions in Financial Services. Cumulative expense $393.8 million.
2014-03-30restructuringin_progressUSD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2014-03-30restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 59,200,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2014-03-30restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Eleven New Castalloy Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 22,100,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2014-03-30restructuringin_progress145Two Thousand And Eleven Kansas City Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 6,000,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-03-30restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 393,800,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2014-03-30restructuringin_progressMotorcycles [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2014-03-30restructuringin_progress2,900Production, Hourly [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-03-30restructuringin_progress800Non-Production [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-03-30restructuringin_progress250Two Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member] / Milwaukee Facilities [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-03-30restructuringin_progress200Original Two Thousand And Eleven Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-03-30restructuringin_progress100Two Thousand And Eleven Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-03-30restructuringin_progress75Two Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member] / Tomahawk Facilities [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2014-03-30restructuringin_progress100Salaried [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Financial Services [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2013-12-31restructuringin_progress1002013AustraliaMotorcycles & Related Products — New Castalloy wheel plantUSD 5 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		During 2013 the Company reversed the original plan to fully exit New Castalloy and instead retained limited operations for complex, high-finish wheels, cutting the workforce by about 100 and leaving about 100 employees. Charge shown is 2013 New Castalloy restructuring expense of $5,282 thousand (severance $1,480K, accelerated depreciation $2,093K, other $1,709K), partly offset by a $6,338K non-cash reserve release in Q2 2013; cumulative program expense through 2013 was $22.1 million (35% non-cash). Original plan would have cut ~200 employees.
2013-12-31restructuringcompleted20092013-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products and Financial ServicesUSD 1 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Program actions were completed at various dates between 2009 and 2013; the filing presents headcount reductions as cumulative program totals, not 2013 activity — approximately 2,900 hourly production positions and approximately 800 non-production (primarily salaried) positions in the Motorcycles segment, plus approximately 100 salaried positions in Financial Services. Cumulative program expense through 2013 was $393.8 million (~30% non-cash). Charge shown is 2013-only restructuring expense of $907 thousand; 2013 cash severance utilized was $2,713 thousand and a $1,551 thousand non-cash reserve release was recorded, leaving a $2,000 thousand reserve at year-end. Includes York PA facility transformation, Buell exit, and facility consolidations.
2013-12-31restructuringcompleted20102013-12-31United States — WisconsinMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 0 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Seven-year collective bargaining agreements ratified September 2010 took effect April 2012; headcount effects (approximately 250 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees in Milwaukee-area facilities and approximately 75 fewer in Tomahawk) are cumulative program figures reported in prior filings, not 2013 activity. Reserve was fully settled during 2013 ($9,725K cash utilized, $431K non-cash release), closing the plan with zero balance at 2013-12-31; no 2013 restructuring expense. Cumulative program expense through 2013 was $59.2 million (~45% non-cash).
2013-12-31othercompleted20112013-12-31United States — Kansas City, MissouriMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 0 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Seven-year labor agreement ratified February 2011, effective 2011-08-01, resulted in approximately 145 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees than under the prior contract — a cumulative program figure reported in prior filings, not 2013 activity. Reserve closed during 2013 ($1,290K cash utilized, $969K non-cash release) with zero balance at year-end; no 2013 restructuring expense. Cumulative program expense through 2013 was $6.0 million (~10% non-cash).
2013-12-31restructuringcompleted1002011-12-012013-12-31AustraliaMotorcycles & Related ProductsItem 1. Business
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Modified 2011 New Castalloy Restructuring Plan. Workforce reduced by approx 100 employees in 2013 to support limited operations. Original plan targeted 200.
2013-12-31restructuringcompleted2009-01-012013-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD -2 (millions)Item 7. MD&A
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Completion of multi-year restructuring initiated 2009-2011. Incurred $2.1 million benefit in 2013. Cumulative savings estimated at $310 million for 2013.
2013-12-31restructuringin_progressUSD -2,131,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2013-12-31restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles [Member]USD 907,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2013-12-31restructuringin_progressOther Restructuring [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles [Member]USD 907,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2013-12-31restructuringin_progressAccelerated Depreciation [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2013-12-31restructuringin_progressEmployee Severance [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2013-12-31restructuringin_progressEmployee Severance [Member] / Two Thousand And Eleven Kansas City Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2013-12-31restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Eleven Kansas City Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2013-12-31restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Eleven New Castalloy Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles [Member]USD 5,282,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2013-12-31restructuringin_progressEmployee Severance [Member] / Two Thousand And Eleven New Castalloy Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles [Member]USD 1,480,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2013-12-31restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Eleven Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles [Member]USD 5,282,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2013-12-31restructuringin_progressOther Restructuring [Member] / Two Thousand And Eleven New Castalloy Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles [Member]USD 1,709,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2013-12-31restructuringin_progressOther Restructuring [Member] / Two Thousand And Eleven Kansas City Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2013-12-31restructuringin_progressAccelerated Depreciation [Member] / Two Thousand And Eleven New Castalloy Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles [Member]USD 2,093,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2013-12-31restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 59,200,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2013-12-31restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 393,800,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2013-12-31restructuringin_progress100Two Thousand And Eleven New Castalloy Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 22,100,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2013-12-31restructuringin_progress145Two Thousand And Eleven Kansas City Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 6,000,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2013-12-31restructuringin_progressEmployee Severance [Member] / Two Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2013-12-31restructuringin_progressMotorcycles [Member]USD -2,131,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2013-12-31restructuringin_progressConsolidation, Eliminations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2013-12-31restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD -2,131,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2013-12-31restructuringin_progressFinancial Services Operations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2013-12-31restructuringin_progress2,900Production, Hourly [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2013-12-31restructuringin_progress75Two Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member] / Tomahawk Facilities [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2013-12-31restructuringin_progress200Original Two Thousand And Eleven Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2013-12-31restructuringin_progress800Non-Production [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2013-12-31restructuringin_progress250Two Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member] / Milwaukee Facilities [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2013-12-31restructuringin_progress100Salaried [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Financial Services [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2013-09-29restructuringcompleted1002013-06-30AustraliaMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 4 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Modified 2011 New Castalloy plan: workforce cut by ~100 in Q2 2013, leaving ~100 employees; original plan called for ~200 reductions. Charge shown is nine-month restructuring expense for New Castalloy.
2013-09-29restructuringin_progress1452011-02-01United States — Kansas City, MissouriMotorcycles & Related Productsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		2011 Kansas City plan: ~145 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees vs. prior contract; cumulative $5.9M restructuring expense since inception. No new restructuring expense in nine months ended 2013-09-29.
2013-09-29restructuringin_progress3252010-09-01United States — WisconsinMotorcycles & Related Productsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		2010 plan: ~250 fewer hourly employees at Milwaukee-area facilities and ~75 fewer at Tomahawk vs. prior contracts; cumulative $59.2M expense since inception. Reserve fully utilized by period end.
2013-09-29restructuringin_progress3,8002009-01-012013-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products and Financial Servicesrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		2009 plan: ~2,900 hourly and ~800 salaried positions in Motorcycles plus ~100 salaried in Financial Services reduced since inception; cumulative $395.3M restructuring and impairment expense. Ongoing with $2.4M expense in nine months ended 2013-09-29.
2013-09-29restructuringin_progress1002013-04-01AustraliaManufacturingrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Modified 2011 New Castalloy Restructuring Plan. Workforce reduced by approx. 100 employees, leaving approx. 100 remaining. Original plan would have reduced by approx. 200.
2013-09-29restructuringcompleted2011-02-01United StatesManufacturingUSD 6 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2011 Kansas City Restructuring Plan. Cumulative expense of $5.9 million as of Sept 29, 2013. Resulted in approx. 145 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees than previous contract.
2013-09-29restructuringcompleted2010-09-01United StatesManufacturingUSD 59 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2010 Restructuring Plan. Cumulative expense of $59.2 million as of Sept 29, 2013. Resulted in approx. 250 fewer employees in Milwaukee-area and 75 fewer in Tomahawk, WI.
2013-09-29restructuringcompleted2009-01-012013-12-31GlobalAll SegmentsUSD 395 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2009 Restructuring Plan. Cumulative expense of $395.3 million as of Sept 29, 2013. Reduced approx. 2,900 hourly production positions, 800 non-production positions in Motorcycles, and 100 salaried positions in Financial Services.
2013-09-29restructuringin_progress1002013-04-01AustraliaMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 4 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Modified 2011 New Castalloy Restructuring Plan. Workforce reduced by approx. 100 employees in Q2 2013 to retain limited operations. Includes benefit from reserve release.
2013-09-29restructuringin_progress2011-02-01United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 0 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2011 Kansas City Restructuring Plan. No new restructuring expense incurred in Q3 2013. Plan resulted in approx. 145 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees historically.
2013-09-29restructuringin_progress2010-09-01United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 0 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2010 Restructuring Plan. No new restructuring expense incurred in Q3 2013. Plan resulted in approx. 325 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees historically.
2013-09-29restructuringin_progress2009-01-01GlobalMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 2 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2009 Restructuring Plan. Includes reserve release of approx. $1.5M for employee severance costs no longer expected to be incurred. Plan resulted in reduction of approx. 3,700 positions historically.
2013-09-29restructuringin_progressUSD -1,713,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-09-29restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Two Thousand And Eleven Kansas City Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-09-29restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Other Restructuring [Member] / Two Thousand And Eleven New Castalloy Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 590,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-09-29restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Employee Severance [Member] / Two Thousand And Eleven New Castalloy Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 1,361,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-09-29restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Accelerated Depreciation [Member] / Two Thousand And Eleven New Castalloy Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 2,093,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-09-29restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Two Thousand And Eleven Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 4,044,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-09-29restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Other Restructuring [Member] / Two Thousand And Eleven Kansas City Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-09-29restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Employee Severance [Member] / Two Thousand And Eleven Kansas City Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-09-29restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Two Thousand And Eleven New Castalloy Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 4,044,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-09-29restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Employee Severance [Member] / Two Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-09-29restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Accelerated Depreciation [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-09-29restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Other Restructuring [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 2,446,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-09-29restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 2,446,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-09-29restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Employee Severance [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-09-29restructuringin_progressMotorcycles [Member]USD -1,713,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-09-29restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD 646,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-09-29restructuringin_progressConsolidation, Eliminations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-09-29restructuringin_progressFinancial Services Operations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-09-29restructuringin_progress145Two Thousand And Eleven Restructuring Plan [Member] / Kansas City Facility [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2013-09-29restructuringin_progress100Two Thousand And Eleven Restructuring Plan [Member] / New Castalloy Faciltiy [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2013-09-29restructuringin_progress100Salaried [Member] / Non-Production [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Financial Services [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2013-09-29restructuringin_progress75Two Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member] / Tomahawk Facilities [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2013-09-29restructuringin_progress800Salaried [Member] / Non-Production [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2013-09-29restructuringin_progress2,900Hourly [Member] / Production [Member] / Maximum [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2013-09-29restructuringin_progress200Original Two Thousand And Eleven Restructuring Plan [Member] / New Castalloy Faciltiy [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2013-09-29restructuringin_progress250Two Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member] / Milwaukee Facilities [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2013-06-30restructuringin_progress1002013-06-302013-12-31AustraliaMotorcycles & Related Products — New Castalloy wheel manufacturingUSD 21 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Decision made during Q2 2013 to retain limited operations rather than full closure; workforce reduced by ~100, leaving ~100 employees. Cumulative charge of $20.5M through 6/30/2013 against a $21.3M total estimate; ~35% non-cash. Includes a reserve release of ~$5M in Q2 2013.
2013-06-30restructuringin_progress1452011-02-012013-12-31United States — Kansas City, MissouriMotorcycles & Related Products — manufacturingUSD 7 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Reduction of ~145 full-time hourly unionized positions versus prior contract; cumulative charge $6.5M through 6/30/2013, ~10% non-cash. Driven by seven-year labor agreement effective 2011-08-01.
2013-06-30restructuringin_progress2502010-09-012013-12-31United States — Milwaukee area, WisconsinMotorcycles & Related Products — manufacturingrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Reduction of ~250 full-time hourly unionized positions at Milwaukee-area facilities versus prior contracts. Cumulative program charge $59.3M through 6/30/2013, ~45% non-cash; charge not split by facility.
2013-06-30restructuringin_progress752010-09-012013-12-31United States — Tomahawk, WisconsinMotorcycles & Related Products — manufacturingrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Reduction of ~75 full-time hourly unionized positions at Tomahawk facility versus prior contract. Shares the $59.3M cumulative program charge with the Milwaukee-area component.
2013-06-30restructuringin_progress2009-01-012013-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products and Financial ServicesUSD 398 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Program includes York facility transformation, engine/transmission consolidation, Buell exit and IT outsourcing. Filer discloses ranges: ~2,700–2,900 hourly production positions, ~800 non-production salaried (Motorcycles), ~100 salaried (Financial Services). Cumulative charge $395.5M of $397.9M estimate through 6/30/2013; ~30% non-cash. Announcement date approximate (year only).
2013-06-30restructuringin_progress1002013-04-012013-12-31AustraliaManufacturingUSD 21 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Modified 2011 New Castalloy Restructuring Plan. Workforce reduced by approx 100 employees to retain limited operations for complex wheels. Original plan targeted 200 reductions. Total expected charges $21.3 million.
2013-06-30restructuringin_progress1452011-02-012013-12-31United StatesManufacturingrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2011 Kansas City Restructuring Plan. Results in approx 145 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees. Cumulative expense incurred $6.5 million as of June 30, 2013.
2013-06-30restructuringin_progress3252010-09-012013-12-31United StatesManufacturingrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2010 Restructuring Plan. Approx 250 fewer employees in Milwaukee-area facilities and 75 fewer in Tomahawk, Wisconsin. Cumulative expense incurred $59.3 million as of June 30, 2013.
2013-06-30restructuringin_progress3,6002009-01-012013-12-31GlobalAll SegmentsUSD 398 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2009 Restructuring Plan. Reduction of approx 2,700-2,900 hourly production positions, 800 non-production salaried positions in Motorcycles, and 100 salaried positions in Financial Services. Total expected costs approx $397.9 million. Cumulative expense incurred $395.5 million as of June 30, 2013.
2013-06-30restructuringin_progress1002011-12-012013-12-31AustraliaMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 21 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Modified 2011 New Castalloy Restructuring Plan. Workforce reduced by approx. 100 employees (original plan was 200). Remaining 100 employees support limited operations. Cumulative expense incurred as of June 30, 2013 is $20.5 million.
2013-06-30restructuringin_progress1452011-02-012013-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related Productsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2011 Kansas City Restructuring Plan. Results in approx. 145 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees. Cumulative expense incurred as of June 30, 2013 is $6.5 million.
2013-06-30restructuringin_progress3252010-09-012013-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related Productsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2010 Restructuring Plan. Results in approx. 250 fewer employees in Milwaukee-area facilities and 75 fewer in Tomahawk, Wisconsin. Cumulative expense incurred as of June 30, 2013 is $59.3 million.
2013-06-30restructuringin_progress3,6002009-01-012013-12-31GlobalMotorcycles & Related Products; Financial ServicesUSD 398 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2009 Restructuring Plan. Reduction of approx. 2,700-2,900 hourly production positions, 800 non-production positions in Motorcycles, and 100 salaried positions in Financial Services. Total expected costs approx. $397.9 million. Cumulative expense incurred as of June 30, 2013 is $395.5 million.
2013-06-30restructuringin_progressUSD -2,359,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-06-30restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Employee Severance [Member] / Two Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-06-30restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Accelerated Depreciation [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-06-30restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Other Restructuring [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 1,606,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-06-30restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 1,606,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-06-30restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Employee Severance [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-06-30restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Two Thousand And Eleven Kansas City Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-06-30restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Other Restructuring [Member] / Two Thousand And Eleven New Castalloy Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 577,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-06-30restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Employee Severance [Member] / Two Thousand And Eleven New Castalloy Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 860,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-06-30restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Accelerated Depreciation [Member] / Two Thousand And Eleven New Castalloy Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 2,093,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-06-30restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Two Thousand And Eleven Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 3,530,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-06-30restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Other Restructuring [Member] / Two Thousand And Eleven Kansas City Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-06-30restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Employee Severance [Member] / Two Thousand And Eleven Kansas City Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-06-30restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Two Thousand And Eleven New Castalloy Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 3,530,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-06-30restructuringin_progressMotorcycles [Member]USD -2,359,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-06-30restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD -5,297,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-06-30restructuringin_progressConsolidation, Eliminations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-06-30restructuringin_progressFinancial Services Operations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-06-30restructuringin_progress2,700Hourly [Member] / Production [Member] / Minimum [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2013-06-30restructuringin_progress200Original Two Thousand And Eleven Restructuring Plan [Member] / New Castalloy Faciltiy [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2013-06-30restructuringin_progress250Two Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member] / Milwaukee Facilities [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2013-06-30restructuringin_progress75Two Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member] / Tomahawk Facilities [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2013-06-30restructuringin_progress145Two Thousand And Eleven Restructuring Plan [Member] / Kansas City Facility [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2013-06-30restructuringin_progress2,900Hourly [Member] / Production [Member] / Maximum [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2013-06-30restructuringin_progress100Salaried [Member] / Non-Production [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Financial Services [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2013-06-30restructuringin_progress800Salaried [Member] / Non-Production [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2013-06-30restructuringin_progress100Two Thousand And Eleven Restructuring Plan [Member] / New Castalloy Faciltiy [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2013-03-31restructuringin_progress20092013-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — hourly productionrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Position reduction disclosed as a range of approximately 2,700 to 2,900, so no single count extracted. Program-level expected restructuring and impairment charges of about $397 million (roughly 30% non-cash); $395.3 million incurred cumulatively through 2013-03-31. Charges are not broken out by sub-component.
2013-03-31restructuringin_progress80020092013-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — non-production salariedrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Approximately 800 non-production, primarily salaried positions. Program-level charges of about $397 million are not allocated across sub-components.
2013-03-31restructuringin_progress10020092013-12-31United StatesFinancial Services — salariedrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Approximately 100 salaried positions. Program-level charges of about $397 million are not allocated across sub-components.
2013-03-31restructuringin_progress2502010-092013-12-31Milwaukee area, Wisconsin, United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — hourly productionrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Approximately 250 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees than prior contracts required, following ratification of three seven-year labor agreements. Program incurred $59.7 million cumulatively through 2013-03-31 (about 45% non-cash); charge not split by facility.
2013-03-31restructuringin_progress752010-092013-12-31Tomahawk, Wisconsin, United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — hourly productionrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Approximately 75 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees than the prior contract required. Program incurred $59.7 million cumulatively through 2013-03-31 (about 45% non-cash); charge not split by facility.
2013-03-31restructuringin_progress1452011-022013-12-31Kansas City, Missouri, United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — hourly productionUSD 7 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Approximately 145 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees following ratification of a seven-year labor agreement effective 2011-08-01. Charge shown is cumulative restructuring expense incurred through 2013-03-31, of which about 10% is non-cash.
2013-03-31plant_closurein_progress2002011-122013-12-31AustraliaMotorcycles & Related Products — cast wheels and hubs manufacturingUSD 31 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Decision to cease operations at New Castalloy, the Australian subsidiary producing cast motorcycle wheels and hubs, and source components elsewhere; supply transition expected complete in 2013. Charge is the expected program total through 2013 (about 35% non-cash); $25.2 million incurred cumulatively through 2013-03-31, including $3.0 million in the quarter.
2013-03-31restructuringin_progress2011-12-012013-12-31AustraliaManufacturingUSD 3 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2011 New Castalloy Restructuring Plan. Cease operations at Australian subsidiary. Total expected charges ~$31M. $3.0M incurred in Q1 2013.
2013-03-31restructuringin_progress2011-02-012013-12-31United StatesManufacturingrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2011 Kansas City Restructuring Plan. Implementation of new labor agreement. No specific restructuring expense incurred in Q1 2013 per table, though plan is active.
2013-03-31restructuringin_progress2010-09-012013-12-31United StatesManufacturingrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2010 Restructuring Plan. Implementation of Wisconsin labor agreements. No restructuring expense incurred in Q1 2013.
2013-03-31restructuringin_progress2009-01-012013-12-31United StatesVariousUSD 1 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2009 Restructuring Plan. Volume reduction and exit of non-core operations. $0.6M expense incurred in Q1 2013 (primarily other costs). Reserve release of $0.7M for severance.
2013-03-31restructuringin_progress2002011-12-012013-12-31AustraliaManufacturingUSD 31 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2011 New Castalloy Restructuring Plan: Cease operations at Australian subsidiary. Reduce workforce by approx 200 employees by end of 2013. Total expected charges $31 million.
2013-03-31restructuringin_progress1452011-02-012013-12-31United StatesManufacturingrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2011 Kansas City Restructuring Plan: Result of new labor agreement. Approx 145 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees than previous contract. Completion expected by end of 2013.
2013-03-31restructuringin_progress3252010-09-012013-12-31United StatesManufacturingrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2010 Restructuring Plan: Wisconsin facilities. Approx 250 fewer employees in Milwaukee-area and 75 fewer in Tomahawk than previous contracts. Completion expected by end of 2013.
2013-03-31restructuringin_progress3,6002009-01-012013-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Financial ServicesUSD 397 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2009 Restructuring Plan: Reduction of approx 2,700-2,900 hourly production positions, 800 non-production positions in Motorcycles, and 100 salaried positions in Financial Services. Total expected costs approx $397 million.
2013-03-31restructuringin_progressUSD 2,938,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-03-31restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Employee Serverance And Termination Costs [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-03-31restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Eleven Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products [Member]USD 3,010,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-03-31restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Eleven New Castalloy Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Other Restructuring [Member]USD 444,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-03-31restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Eleven New Castalloy Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Accelerated Depreciation [Member]USD 2,092,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-03-31restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Eleven New Castalloy Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products [Member]USD 3,010,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-03-31restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Eleven Kansas City Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-03-31restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Eleven New Castalloy Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Employee Serverance And Termination Costs [Member]USD 474,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-03-31restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Eleven Kansas City Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Other Restructuring [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-03-31restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Eleven Kansas City Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Employee Serverance And Termination Costs [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-03-31restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Accelerated Depreciation [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-03-31restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products [Member]USD 638,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-03-31restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Employee Serverance And Termination Costs [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-03-31restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Other Restructuring [Member]USD 638,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-03-31restructuringin_progressMotorcycles [Member]USD 2,938,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-03-31restructuringin_progressFinancial Services Operations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-03-31restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD 2,938,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-03-31restructuringin_progressConsolidation, Eliminations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2013-03-31restructuringin_progress200Two Thousand And Eleven Restructuring Plan [Member] / NewCastallyFaciltiy [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2013-03-31restructuringin_progress250Two Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member] / Milwaukee Facilities [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2013-03-31restructuringin_progress75Two Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member] / Tomahawk Facilities [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2013-03-31restructuringin_progress145Two Thousand And Eleven Restructuring Plan [Member] / Kansas City Facility [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2012-12-31plant_closurein_progress2002011-122013-12-31AustraliaMotorcycles & Related Products — wheel and wheel hub manufacturing (New Castalloy)USD 13 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Workforce reduction of approximately 200 employees by end of 2013 is program-level (cumulative through fiscal year-end 2012); charge shown is FY2012 restructuring expense, with cumulative program cost of $22.2M through 2012 against an expected $31M total. Supply transition expected complete in 2013.
2012-12-31restructuringin_progress1452011-02United States — Kansas City, MissouriMotorcycles & Related Productsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Headcount result of the seven-year labor agreement effective 2011-08-01 versus the prior contract (program-level, cumulative through fiscal year-end 2012). No restructuring expense recorded in FY2012; cumulative program cost $6.9M through 2012, and a portion of the severance reserve was released in FY2012.
2012-12-31restructuringin_progress2502010-09United States — Milwaukee area, WisconsinMotorcycles & Related Productsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Fewer full-time hourly unionized employees versus the prior contract; program-level figure (cumulative through fiscal year-end 2012). Plan-level FY2012 restructuring expense was $4.0M (net of a $1.3M reserve release) and is not allocated between the Milwaukee-area and Tomahawk sub-components; cumulative plan cost $59.7M through 2012. New agreements took effect 2012-04-01.
2012-12-31restructuringin_progress752010-09United States — Tomahawk, WisconsinMotorcycles & Related Productsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Fewer full-time hourly unionized employees versus the prior contract; program-level figure (cumulative through fiscal year-end 2012). Shares the plan-level FY2012 restructuring expense of $4.0M with the Milwaukee-area sub-component, which the filer does not allocate.
2012-12-31restructuringin_progress2,90020092012-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — hourly production positionsUSD 15 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Program-level reduction of approximately 2,700 to 2,900 hourly production positions (upper end shown; range disclosed), cumulative through fiscal year-end 2012 and also reported in prior 10-Ks. Charge shown is net FY2012 restructuring expense ($17.3M gross less $2.4M reserve release); cumulative program cost $395.4M against an expected approximately $397M total. Includes York transformation, powertrain consolidation, distribution outsourcing and the Buell exit.
2012-12-31restructuringin_progress80020092012-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — non-production, primarily salaried positionsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Approximately 800 non-production salaried positions; program-level figure (cumulative through fiscal year-end 2012), also reported in prior 10-Ks. Shares the plan-level FY2012 net restructuring expense of $14.8M, which the filer does not allocate by sub-component.
2012-12-31restructuringin_progress10020092012-12-31United StatesFinancial Services — salaried positionsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Approximately 100 salaried positions in the Financial Services segment; program-level figure (cumulative through fiscal year-end 2012), also reported in prior 10-Ks. No FY2012 restructuring expense recorded in the Financial Services segment under this plan.
2012-12-31restructuringin_progress2011-12-012013-12-31AustraliaMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 31 (millions)MD&A
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2011 New Castalloy Restructuring Plan: Cease operations at Australian subsidiary; reduce workforce by approx. 200 employees by end of 2013. Total expected charges $31 million.
2012-12-31restructuringcompleted1452011-02-012011-08-01United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsMD&A
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2011 Kansas City Restructuring Plan: New labor agreement results in approx. 145 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees than previous contract.
2012-12-31restructuringcompleted3252010-09-012012-04-01United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsMD&A
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2010 Restructuring Plan: Wisconsin labor agreements result in approx. 250 fewer employees in Milwaukee-area and 75 fewer in Tomahawk than previous contracts.
2012-12-31restructuringcompleted3,6002009-01-012012-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsMD&A
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2009 Restructuring Plan: Reduction of approx. 2,700-2,900 hourly production and 800 non-production positions in Motorcycles segment.
2012-12-31restructuringcompleted1002009-01-012012-12-31United StatesFinancial ServicesMD&A
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2009 Restructuring Plan: Reduction of approx. 100 salaried positions in Financial Services segment.
2012-12-31restructuringin_progressUSD 28,475,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2012-12-31restructuringin_progressEmployee Severance And Termination Costs [Member]USD 4,005,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2012-12-31restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Accelerated Depreciation [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2012-12-31restructuringin_progressFinancial Services [Member] / Other Restructuring [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2012-12-31restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 17,253,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2012-12-31restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Employee Severance And Termination Costs [Member]USD 4,099,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2012-12-31restructuringin_progressFinancial Services [Member] / Employee Severance And Termination Costs [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2012-12-31restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 17,253,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2012-12-31restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Other Restructuring [Member]USD 13,154,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2012-12-31restructuringin_progressFinancial Services [Member] / Two Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2012-12-31restructuringin_progressEmployee Severance And Termination Costs [Member] / Kansas City [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2012-12-31restructuringin_progressOther Restructuring [Member] / Kansas City [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2012-12-31restructuringin_progress145Two Thousand And Eleven Restructuring Plan [Member] / Kansas City [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2012-12-31restructuringin_progressAccelerated Depreciation [Member] / New Castalloy [Member]USD 8,212,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2012-12-31restructuringin_progress200Two Thousand And Eleven Restructuring Plan [Member] / New Castalloy [Member]USD 12,819,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2012-12-31restructuringin_progressOther Restructuring [Member] / New Castalloy [Member]USD 1,427,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2012-12-31restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Eleven Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 12,819,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2012-12-31restructuringin_progressEmployee Severance And Termination Costs [Member] / New Castalloy [Member]USD 3,180,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2012-12-31restructuringin_progressMotorcycles [Member]USD 28,475,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2012-12-31restructuringin_progressFinancial Services Operations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2012-12-31restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD 28,475,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2012-12-31restructuringin_progressConsolidation, Eliminations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / no-ai-xblr
2012-09-30plant_closurein_progress2002011-12-012013-06-30AustraliaMotorcycles & Related Products — New Castalloy (cast motorcycle wheels and wheel hubs)USD 30 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Decision announced December 2011 to cease operations at New Castalloy and source components elsewhere; approximately 35% of the $30M expected charge is non-cash. Cumulative expense incurred through 2012-09-30 was $19.1M, of which $9.7M in the nine months ended 2012-09-30.
2012-09-30restructuringin_progress1452011-02-012012-12-31United States — Kansas City, MissouriMotorcycles & Related Products — Kansas City manufacturing facilityUSD 13 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Follows ratification of a new seven-year labor agreement in February 2011 effective 2011-08-01; approximately 10% of the $13M expected charge is non-cash. Cumulative expense through 2012-09-30 was $7.8M. A portion of the severance reserve was released during the nine months ended 2012-09-30 as those costs were no longer expected.
2012-09-30restructuringin_progress3252010-09-012012-12-31United States — Milwaukee-area facilities and Tomahawk, WisconsinMotorcycles & Related Products — Wisconsin manufacturing facilitiesUSD 63 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Consolidated record covering two disclosed sub-components: about 250 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees in Milwaukee-area facilities and about 75 fewer in Tomahawk, following three seven-year labor agreements ratified September 2010 and effective April 2012. Approximately 45% of the $63M expected charge is non-cash; cumulative expense through 2012-09-30 was $61.0M, of which $4.0M in the nine months ended 2012-09-30.
2012-09-30restructuringin_progress3,6002009-01-012012-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products and Financial ServicesUSD 395 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Estimated reduction of approximately 2,700 to 2,900 hourly production positions plus approximately 800 non-production (primarily salaried) positions in Motorcycles and approximately 100 salaried positions in Financial Services; count shown is the midpoint of the hourly range plus the two salaried components. Cumulative restructuring and impairment expense through 2012-09-30 was $394.7M against an estimated total of $384M to $404M for 2009-2012, of which $14.1M was incurred in the nine months ended 2012-09-30. Includes York facility transformation, engine/transmission consolidation, outsourcing of distribution/transportation, exit of the Buell product line, and in Q3 2012 outsourcing of select IT activities and consolidation of a Michigan administrative office into Milwaukee headquarters.
2012-09-30restructuringin_progress2002011-12-012013-06-30AustraliaManufacturingUSD 30 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Cease operations at New Castalloy; reduce workforce by approx 200 employees by mid-2013.
2012-09-30restructuringin_progress1452011-02-012012-12-31United StatesManufacturingUSD 13 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Implementation of new labor agreement in Kansas City; approx 145 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees.
2012-09-30restructuringin_progress3252010-09-012012-12-31United StatesManufacturingUSD 63 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Wisconsin labor agreements; approx 250 fewer employees in Milwaukee-area and 75 in Tomahawk.
2012-09-30restructuringin_progress3,6002009-01-012012-12-31GlobalCorporate and ManufacturingUSD 404 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Volume reduction and restructuring actions; approx 2,700-2,900 hourly production and 800 non-production positions in Motorcycles, 100 in Financial Services.
2012-09-30restructuringin_progress2002011-12-012013-06-30AustraliaMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 30 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2011 New Castalloy Restructuring Plan: Cease operations at Australian subsidiary; reduce workforce by approx. 200 employees by mid-2013.
2012-09-30restructuringin_progress1452011-02-012012-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 13 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2011 Kansas City Restructuring Plan: Implement new labor agreement; expect about 145 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees than prior contract.
2012-09-30restructuringin_progress3252010-09-012012-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 63 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2010 Restructuring Plan: Wisconsin facilities; expect about 250 fewer employees in Milwaukee-area and 75 fewer in Tomahawk than prior contracts.
2012-09-30restructuringin_progress3,6002009-01-012012-12-31GlobalMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 394 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2009 Restructuring Plan: Estimated reduction of 2,700-2,900 hourly production and 800 non-production positions in Motorcycles segment; 100 salaried positions in Financial Services.
2012-09-30restructuringin_progressUSD 26,841,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2012-09-30restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Employee Serverance And Termination Costs [Member]USD 4,005,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2012-09-30restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Other Restructuring [Member]USD 11,987,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2012-09-30restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products [Member]USD 16,153,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2012-09-30restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Employee Serverance And Termination Costs [Member]USD 4,166,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2012-09-30restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Accelerated Depreciation [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2012-09-30restructuringin_progressMotorcycles [Member]USD 26,841,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2012-09-30restructuringin_progressFinancial Services Operations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2012-09-30restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD 9,170,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2012-09-30restructuringin_progressConsolidation, Eliminations [Member]USD 0 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2012-09-30restructuringin_progress200Two Thousand And Eleven Restructuring Plan [Member] / NewCastallyFaciltiy [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2012-09-30restructuringin_progress75Two Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member] / Tomahawk Facilities [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2012-09-30restructuringin_progress145Two Thousand And Eleven Restructuring Plan [Member] / Kansas City Facility [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2012-09-30restructuringin_progress250Two Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member] / Milwaukee Facilities [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2012-07-01plant_closurein_progress2002011-122013-06-30AustraliaMotorcycles & Related Products — New Castalloy (cast wheels and hubs)USD 30 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Decision to cease operations at New Castalloy and source components elsewhere; approximately 35% of the $30M expected charges are non-cash. Cumulative expense incurred through July 1, 2012 was $15.4M, of which $6.0M in first six months of 2012.
2012-07-01restructuringin_progress1452011-022012-12-31United States — Kansas City, MissouriMotorcycles & Related Products — manufacturingUSD 14 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Follows ratification of a new seven-year labor agreement effective August 1, 2011; approximately 10% of expected charges are non-cash. Cumulative expense through July 1, 2012 was $7.8M.
2012-07-01restructuringin_progress2502010-092012-12-31United States — Milwaukee area, WisconsinMotorcycles & Related Products — manufacturingrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Follows ratification of three seven-year labor agreements in September 2010, effective April 2012. Program-wide expected charges approximately $62M through 2012 (approximately 42% non-cash), covering both Milwaukee-area and Tomahawk sub-components; cumulative program expense through July 1, 2012 was $60.4M.
2012-07-01restructuringin_progress752010-092012-12-31United States — Tomahawk, WisconsinMotorcycles & Related Products — manufacturingrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Sub-component of the 2010 Restructuring Plan; charge not separately disclosed for Tomahawk. Program-wide expected charges approximately $62M through 2012.
2012-07-01restructuringin_progress20092012-12-31United States — York, Pennsylvania and other facilitiesMotorcycles & Related Productsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Estimated reduction of approximately 2,700 to 2,900 hourly production positions and approximately 720 non-production (primarily salaried) positions; count not stated as a single figure. Expected total restructuring and impairment expense of approximately $384M to $404M from 2009 to 2012, approximately 30% non-cash. Cumulative expense through July 1, 2012 was $389.8M, of which $9.2M in first six months of 2012.
2012-07-01restructuringin_progress10020092012-12-31United StatesFinancial Servicesrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Sub-component of the 2009 Restructuring Plan covering approximately 100 salaried positions in the Financial Services segment; charge not separately disclosed for this sub-component.
2012-07-01plant_closurein_progress2002011-12-012013-06-30AustraliaManufacturingUSD 30 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Decision to cease operations at New Castalloy subsidiary. Transition of supply expected complete by mid-2013. Approximately 35% of charges are non-cash.
2012-07-01restructuringin_progress1452011-02-012012-12-31United StatesManufacturingUSD 14 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Implementation of new labor agreement at Kansas City facility. Reduction of 145 full-time hourly unionized employees compared to prior contract requirements. Approximately 10% of charges are non-cash.
2012-07-01restructuringin_progress3252010-09-012012-12-31United StatesManufacturingUSD 62 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Implementation of new labor agreements in Wisconsin facilities. Reduction of 250 employees in Milwaukee-area and 75 in Tomahawk compared to prior contracts. Approximately 42% of charges are non-cash.
2012-07-01restructuringin_progress3,5202009-01-012012-12-31GlobalAll SegmentsUSD 404 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2009 Restructuring Plan. Includes reduction of 2,700-2,900 hourly production positions, 720 non-production salaried positions in Motorcycles, and 100 salaried positions in Financial Services. Approximately 30% of charges are non-cash.
2012-07-01plant_closurein_progress2002011-12-012013-06-30AustraliaManufacturingUSD 30 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2011 New Castalloy Restructuring Plan: Cease operations at Australian subsidiary; reduce workforce by approx. 200 employees by mid-2013.
2012-07-01restructuringin_progress1452011-02-012012-12-31United StatesManufacturingUSD 14 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2011 Kansas City Restructuring Plan: Implement new labor agreement; expect about 145 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees.
2012-07-01restructuringin_progress3252010-09-012012-12-31United StatesManufacturingUSD 62 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2010 Restructuring Plan: Wisconsin facilities; expect about 250 fewer employees in Milwaukee-area and 75 fewer in Tomahawk.
2012-07-01restructuringin_progress3,5202009-01-012012-12-31GlobalAll SegmentsUSD 404 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2009 Restructuring Plan: Reduce approx. 2,700-2,900 hourly production and 720 non-production positions in Motorcycles; approx. 100 salaried in Financial Services.
2012-07-01restructuringin_progressUSD 17,671,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2012-07-01restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Other Restructuring [Member]USD 10,888,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2012-07-01restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Employee Serverance And Termination Costs [Member]USD 331,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2012-07-01restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Employee Serverance And Termination Costs [Member]USD 3,457,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2012-07-01restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD 17,671,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2012-07-01restructuringin_progressMotorcycles [Member]USD 17,671,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2012-07-01restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 11,219,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2012-07-01restructuringin_progress200Two Thousand And Eleven New Castalloy Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2012-04-01plant_closurein_progress2002011-12-012013-06-30AustraliaMotorcycles & Related Products — New Castalloy (cast wheels and hubs manufacturing)USD 30 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Decision made December 2011 to cease operations at New Castalloy and source components elsewhere; approximately 35% of the $30M expected charges are non-cash. $12.4M incurred cumulatively through April 1, 2012, including $3.0M in Q1 2012.
2012-04-01restructuringin_progress1452011-02-012012-12-31United States (Kansas City, Missouri)Motorcycles & Related Products — unionized hourly manufacturing workforceUSD 15 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Seven-year labor agreement ratified February 2011, effective August 1, 2011; adds flexible workforce component. Approximately 10% of expected $15M charges are non-cash. $9.3M incurred cumulatively through April 1, 2012, including $0.5M in Q1 2012.
2012-04-01restructuringin_progress3252010-09-012012-12-31United States (Milwaukee-area and Tomahawk, Wisconsin)Motorcycles & Related Products — unionized hourly manufacturing workforceUSD 67 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Three seven-year labor agreements ratified September 2010, effective April 2012. Approximately 250 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees in Milwaukee-area facilities and about 75 fewer in Tomahawk; approximately 42% of expected $67M charges are non-cash. $61.5M incurred cumulatively through April 1, 2012, including $4.5M in Q1 2012.
2012-04-01restructuringin_progress2009-01-012012-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products and Financial Services — includes York PA facility transformation, engine/transmission consolidation, distribution outsourcing, and Buell product line exitrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Program includes reduction of approximately 2,700 to 2,900 hourly production positions, approximately 720 non-production salaried positions in Motorcycles, and approximately 100 salaried positions in Financial Services. Total expected restructuring and impairment expense of approximately $388M to $408M from 2009 to 2012, about 30% non-cash. $386.6M incurred cumulatively through April 1, 2012, including $3.3M in Q1 2012. Approximately 3,600 employees had left the Company under this plan as of April 1, 2012. Announcement date approximate (program initiated during 2009).
2012-04-01restructuringin_progress2002011-12-012013-06-30AustraliaManufacturingUSD 30 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2011 New Castalloy Restructuring Plan; closure of Australian subsidiary.
2012-04-01restructuringin_progress1452011-02-012012-12-31Kansas City, MissouriManufacturingUSD 15 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2011 Kansas City Restructuring Plan; implementation of new labor agreement.
2012-04-01restructuringin_progress3252010-09-012012-12-31WisconsinManufacturingUSD 67 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2010 Restructuring Plan; 250 fewer employees in Milwaukee-area facilities and 75 in Tomahawk.
2012-04-01restructuringin_progress3,5202009-01-012012-12-31United StatesVariousUSD 408 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2009 Restructuring Plan; approximately 3,600 employees have left the company as of April 1, 2012. Includes York facility restructuring and Buell exit.
2012-04-01restructuringin_progress2002011-12-012013-06-30AustraliaManufacturingUSD 30 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2011 New Castalloy Restructuring Plan: Cease operations at New Castalloy, reduce workforce by approx. 200 employees by mid-2013. Total expected charges $30M.
2012-04-01restructuringin_progress1452011-02-012012-12-31United StatesManufacturingUSD 15 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2011 Kansas City Restructuring Plan: Implement new labor agreement, expect 145 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees. Total expected charges $15M.
2012-04-01restructuringin_progress3252010-09-012012-12-31United StatesManufacturingUSD 67 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2010 Restructuring Plan: Wisconsin labor agreements. Expect 250 fewer employees in Milwaukee-area and 75 in Tomahawk (total 325). Total expected charges $67M.
2012-04-01restructuringin_progress3,5202009-01-012012-12-31GlobalCorporate and ManufacturingUSD 398 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2009 Restructuring Plan: Reduction of 2,700-2,900 hourly production, 720 non-production in Motorcycles, and 100 salaried in Financial Services (approx. 3,520 total). Total expected charges $388M-$408M.
2012-04-01restructuringin_progressUSD 11,451,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2012-04-01restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD 11,451,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2012-04-01restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 6,004,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2012-04-01restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Accelerated Depreciation [Member]restructuring_footnote
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2012-04-01restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Employee Serverance And Termination Costs [Member]USD 323,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2012-04-01restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Other Restructuring [Member]USD 5,681,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2012-04-01restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Employee Serverance And Termination Costs [Member]USD 1,886,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2012-04-01restructuringin_progress200Two Thousand And Eleven New Castalloy Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr		Expected positions to be eliminated
2011-12-31plant_closurein_progress2002011-122013-06-30AustraliaMotorcycles & Related Products — New Castalloy wheel and wheel hub manufacturingUSD 9 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Charge shown is the amount recorded in 2011; total expected restructuring expense is about $30 million through 2012, roughly 35% non-cash. Workforce reduction of about 200 employees to be completed by mid-2013 as supply is transitioned to existing suppliers.
2011-12-31restructuringin_progress1452011-022012-12-31United States — Kansas City, MissouriMotorcycles & Related Products — manufacturingUSD 9 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Seven-year labor agreement ratified February 2011, effective 2011-08-01. About 145 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees than the prior contract would require. Charge shown is 2011 amount; about $15 million expected through 2012, roughly 10% non-cash.
2011-12-31restructuringin_progress2502010-092012-04-01United States — Milwaukee area, WisconsinMotorcycles & Related Products — manufacturingrestructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Three seven-year labor agreements ratified September 2010, taking effect April 2012. About 250 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees at Milwaukee-area facilities. Program-level charge was $12.6 million in 2011 and $57.0 million cumulative through 2011-12-31; not allocable between the two Wisconsin sites.
2011-12-31restructuringin_progress752010-092012-04-01United States — Tomahawk, WisconsinMotorcycles & Related Products — manufacturingrestructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		About 75 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees when the contract is implemented. Program-level charge was $12.6 million in 2011 and $57.0 million cumulative through 2011-12-31; not allocable between the two Wisconsin sites.
2011-12-31restructuringin_progress3,60020092012United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products and Financial ServicesUSD 37 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Headcount is cumulative through 2011-12-31 (approximately 3,600 employees have left under the plan). Charge shown is the 2011 amount; $380.6 million cumulative through 2011-12-31 against an estimated program total of $388-408 million for 2009-2012, about 30% non-cash. Program covers York facility transformation, engine/transmission consolidation, distribution outsourcing and the Buell exit; original plan called for 2,700-2,900 hourly and about 720 salaried reductions in Motorcycles plus about 100 salaried in Financial Services.
2011-12-31restructuringin_progress2002011-12-012013-06-30AustraliaMotorcyclesUSD 30 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2011 New Castalloy Restructuring Plan. Closure of Australian subsidiary. Expected to incur about $30 million in restructuring charges through 2012.
2011-12-31restructuringin_progress1452011-02-012012-12-31United StatesMotorcyclesUSD 15 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2011 Kansas City Restructuring Plan. Implementation of new labor agreement. Expected to have about 145 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees.
2011-12-31restructuringin_progress3252010-09-012012-04-01United StatesMotorcyclesUSD 67 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2010 Restructuring Plan. Wisconsin facilities. 250 fewer employees in Milwaukee-area and 75 in Tomahawk when contracts implemented in 2012.
2011-12-31restructuringin_progress3,5202009-01-012012-12-31United StatesMotorcyclesUSD 408 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2009 Restructuring Plan. Cumulative total of approximately 3,600 employees have left the Company as of Dec 31, 2011. Includes 2,700-2,900 hourly and 720 non-production positions.
2011-12-31restructuringin_progressUSD 67,992,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-12-31restructuringin_progressFinancial Services [Member]restructuring_footnote
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2011-12-31restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member]USD 39,532,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-12-31restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products Operations [Member]USD 67,992,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-12-31restructuringin_progressMotorcycles [Member]USD 67,992,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-12-31restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 39,532,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-12-31restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 12,600,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-12-31restructuringin_progressFinancial Services [Member] / Employee Severance And Termination Costs [Member]restructuring_footnote
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2011-12-31restructuringin_progressFinancial Services [Member] / Other Restructuring [Member]restructuring_footnote
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2011-12-31restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Accelerated Depreciation [Member]restructuring_footnote
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2011-12-31restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Asset Impairment [Member]restructuring_footnote
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2011-12-31restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Employee Severance And Termination Costs [Member]USD 5,062,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-12-31restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products [Member] / Other Restructuring [Member]USD 34,470,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-12-31restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Eleven Restructuring Plan [Member] / Kansas City [Member]USD 8,800,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-12-31restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Eleven Restructuring Plan [Member] / New Castalloy [Member]USD 9,400,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-09-25restructuringin_progress1452011-022012Kansas City, MissouriMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 15 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Approximately 145 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees after implementing new seven-year labor agreement; about 10% of the ~$15M expected charge through 2012 is non-cash; $8.2M recorded in first nine months of 2011.
2011-09-25restructuringin_progress2502010-092012-04Milwaukee, WisconsinMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 67 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		About 250 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees when contracts take effect April 2012; program estimate ~$67M through 2012, ~42% non-cash; $53.8M cumulative incurred as of 2011-09-25.
2011-09-25restructuringin_progress752010-092012-04Tomahawk, WisconsinMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 67 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		About 75 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees when contract implemented; charge shown is the full program estimate shared with the Milwaukee component.
2011-09-25restructuringin_progress20092012United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — hourly productionrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Reduction of approximately 2,700 to 2,900 hourly production positions (range disclosed, no point value); program estimate $401M-$416M from 2009 to 2012, ~30% non-cash; ~2,500 employees had left under the plan by 2011-09-25.
2011-09-25restructuringin_progress72020092012United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — non-production, primarily salariedrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Approximately 720 non-production salaried positions; includes York, PA transformation, engine/transmission consolidation, distribution outsourcing and Buell line exit; charge not allocated by component.
2011-09-25restructuringin_progress10020092012United StatesFinancial Services — salariedrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Approximately 100 salaried positions in the Financial Services segment; program-level charge not allocated by component.
2011-09-25restructuringin_progress1452011-02-012012-12-31Kansas City, MissouriMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 15 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Unionized employees ratified new labor agreement in Feb 2011. Expect 145 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees than required under existing contract. Implementation in 2012.
2011-09-25restructuringin_progress3252010-09-012012-12-31Wisconsin (Milwaukee and Tomahawk)Motorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 67 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Unionized employees ratified new labor agreements in Sep 2010. Expect 250 fewer employees in Milwaukee and 75 fewer in Tomahawk than required under existing contracts. Implementation in 2012.
2011-09-25restructuringin_progress3,5202009-01-012012-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products and Financial ServicesUSD 416 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Reduction of 2,700-2,900 hourly production positions, 720 non-production salaried positions in Motorcycles, and 100 salaried positions in Financial Services. Includes York facility transformation and Buell exit.
2011-09-25restructuringin_progress1452011-02-012012-12-31Kansas City, MissouriMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 15 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2011 Restructuring Plan: New labor agreement ratified Feb 2011, effective Aug 1, 2011. Expects 145 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees. Total expected cost $15M through 2012.
2011-09-25restructuringin_progress2502010-09-012012-04-30Milwaukee, WisconsinMotorcycles & Related Productsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2010 Restructuring Plan: New labor agreements ratified Sept 2010, effective April 2012. Expects 250 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees in Milwaukee facilities.
2011-09-25restructuringin_progress752010-09-012012-04-30Tomahawk, WisconsinMotorcycles & Related Productsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2010 Restructuring Plan: New labor agreements ratified Sept 2010, effective April 2012. Expects 75 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees in Tomahawk facility.
2011-09-25restructuringin_progress2,9002009-01-012012-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related Productsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2009 Restructuring Plan: Includes reduction of approx 2,700-2,900 hourly production positions and 720 non-production positions. Approx 2,500 employees have left as of Sept 25, 2011.
2011-09-25restructuringin_progress1002009-01-012012-12-31United StatesFinancial Servicesrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2009 Restructuring Plan: Includes reduction of approx 100 salaried positions in Financial Services segment.
2011-09-25restructuringin_progressUSD 49,022,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-09-25restructuringin_progressMotorcycles And Related Products Operations MemberUSD 49,022,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-09-25restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Eleven Restructuring Plan MemberUSD 8,200,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-09-25restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan Member / Financial Services MemberUSD 31,430,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-09-25restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan Member / Motorcycles And Related Products MemberUSD 31,430,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-09-25restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan Member / Motorcycles And Related Products MemberUSD 9,431,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-09-25restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan Member / Financial Services Member / Employee Serverance And Termination Costs Memberrestructuring_footnote
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2011-09-25restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan Member / Motorcycles And Related Products Member / Accelerated Depreciation Memberrestructuring_footnote
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2011-09-25restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan Member / Motorcycles And Related Products Member / Employee Serverance And Termination Costs MemberUSD 5,932,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-09-25restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Nine Restructuring Plan Member / Motorcycles And Related Products Member / Other Restructuring MemberUSD 25,498,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-09-25restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan Member / Motorcycles And Related Products Member / Employee Serverance And Termination Costs MemberUSD 9,432,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-09-25restructuringin_progressTwo Thousand And Ten Restructuring Plan Member / Motorcycles And Related Products Member / Other Restructuring MemberUSD -1,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-06-26restructuringin_progress1452011-022012Kansas City, Missouri, United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — hourly productionUSD 15 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Stems from Feb 2011 ratification of a seven-year labor agreement effective April 2012; about 145 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees than the existing contract would require. Company expects ~$15M of restructuring expense through 2012, about 10% non-cash; $7.5M recorded in first six months of 2011.
2011-06-26restructuringin_progress2502010-092012Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — hourly productionrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		From Sept 2010 ratification of three seven-year Wisconsin labor agreements effective April 2012; about 250 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees at Milwaukee facilities. Program-wide expected cost ~$67M through 2012 (~42% non-cash); $50.7M incurred cumulatively as of 2011-06-26, including $6.3M in first half 2011. Charge not allocated by sub-component.
2011-06-26restructuringin_progress752010-092012Tomahawk, Wisconsin, United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — hourly productionrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		About 75 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees when the contract is implemented. Shares the ~$67M program-wide charge with the Milwaukee component; charge not allocated by sub-component.
2011-06-26restructuringin_progress2,70020092012United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — hourly production positionsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Filer states a range of approximately 2,700 to 2,900 hourly production positions (low end captured as value). Program total expected at $408M-$423M of restructuring and impairment expense 2009-2012, ~30% non-cash; $366.2M incurred cumulatively as of 2011-06-26, including $22.8M in first six months of 2011. Approximately 2,500 employees had left under the plan as of 2011-06-26. Includes York, PA facility transformation, engine/transmission consolidation, distribution outsourcing and exit of Buell product line.
2011-06-26restructuringin_progress72020092012United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — non-production, primarily salaried positionsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Approximately 720 non-production, primarily salaried positions. Shares the $408M-$423M program-wide charge; charge not allocated by sub-component.
2011-06-26restructuringin_progress10020092012United StatesFinancial Services — salaried positionsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Approximately 100 salaried positions in the Financial Services segment. Shares the $408M-$423M program-wide charge; charge not allocated by sub-component.
2011-06-26restructuringin_progress1452011-02-012012-04-01Kansas City, MissouriMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 15 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Unionized employees at Kansas City facility. New labor agreement ratified Feb 2011, effective April 2012. Approximately 10% of costs expected to be non-cash.
2011-06-26restructuringin_progress3252010-09-012012-04-01Wisconsin (Milwaukee and Tomahawk)Motorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 67 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Unionized employees. 250 fewer in Milwaukee, 75 fewer in Tomahawk. New contracts ratified Sept 2010, effective April 2012. Approximately 42% of costs expected to be non-cash.
2011-06-26restructuringin_progress3,5202009-01-012012-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products and Financial ServicesUSD 423 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Includes 2,700-2,900 hourly production positions, 720 non-production salaried positions in Motorcycles, and 100 salaried positions in Financial Services. Approximately 30% of costs expected to be non-cash.
2011-06-26restructuringin_progress1452011-02-012012-04-01Kansas City, MissouriMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 15 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2011 Restructuring Plan: New labor agreement ratified Feb 2011. Expects 145 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees than required under existing contract. Total expected cost $15M through 2012.
2011-06-26restructuringin_progress3252010-09-012012-04-01Wisconsin (Milwaukee and Tomahawk)Motorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 67 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2010 Restructuring Plan: New labor agreements ratified Sept 2010. Expects 250 fewer employees in Milwaukee and 75 in Tomahawk than required under existing contracts. Total expected cost $67M through 2012.
2011-06-26restructuringin_progress3,5202009-01-012012-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products and Financial ServicesUSD 416 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2009 Restructuring Plan: Reduction of 2,700-2,900 hourly production, 720 non-production in Motorcycles, and 100 salaried in Financial Services. Total expected costs $408M-$423M from 2009-2012.
2011-06-26restructuringin_progressUSD 36,593,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-06-26restructuringin_progressMotorcycles & Related Products Operations [Member]USD 36,593,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-06-26restructuringin_progress2011 Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 7,500,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-06-26restructuringin_progress2009 Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 22,780,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-06-26restructuringin_progress2009 Restructuring Plan [Member] / Financial Services [Member]restructuring_footnote
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2011-06-26restructuringin_progress2009 Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member]USD 22,780,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-06-26restructuringin_progress2009 Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member] / Accelerated Depreciation [Member]restructuring_footnote
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2011-06-26restructuringin_progress2009 Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member] / Employee Severance And Termination Costs [Member]USD 3,504,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-06-26restructuringin_progress2009 Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member] / Other [Member]USD 19,276,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-06-26restructuringin_progress2010 Restructuring Plan [Member] / Motorcycles and Related Products [Member] / Employee Severance And Termination Costs [Member]USD 6,296,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-03-27restructuringin_progress20092012-12-31United States (York, PA and other facilities)Motorcycles & Related Products — hourly production positionsUSD 13 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Program targets reduction of approximately 2,700 to 2,900 hourly production positions; count is a range so not captured as a single value. Cumulative restructuring and impairment expense of $356.7M as of 2011-03-27, of which $13.3M recorded in Q1 2011. Approximately 2,500 employees have left under this plan as of 2011-03-27. Total program cost estimated at $417M–$432M through 2012.
2011-03-27restructuringin_progress72020092012-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — non-production, primarily salaried positionsUSD 13 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Approximately 720 non-production salaried positions within the Motorcycles segment. Charge shown is the Q1 2011 portion of the consolidated 2009 plan.
2011-03-27restructuringin_progress10020092012-12-31United StatesFinancial Services — salaried positionsUSD 13 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Approximately 100 salaried positions in the Financial Services segment. Charge shown is the Q1 2011 portion of the consolidated 2009 plan.
2011-03-27restructuringin_progress2502010-092012-04United States (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)Motorcycles & Related Products — hourly productionUSD 3 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Unionized employees ratified three seven-year labor agreements in September 2010; expects about 700 full-time hourly unionized employees in Milwaukee facilities when contracts implemented in 2012, about 250 fewer than existing contract requires. $3.1M recorded in Q1 2011; total program estimated at $78M through 2012.
2011-03-27restructuringin_progress752010-092012-04United States (Tomahawk, Wisconsin)Motorcycles & Related Products — hourly productionUSD 3 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Expects full-time hourly unionized workforce of about 200 in Tomahawk when contract implemented in 2012, about 75 fewer than current contract requires. $3.1M recorded in Q1 2011 across the full 2010 plan; total program estimated at $78M through 2012.
2011-03-27restructuringin_progress1452011-022012-04United States (Kansas City, Missouri)Motorcycles & Related Products — hourly productionUSD 7 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Unionized employees ratified a new seven-year labor agreement in February 2011 effective April 2012. Expects about 540 full-time hourly unionized employees in Kansas City when contract implemented, about 145 fewer than existing contract requires. $6.5M restructuring charge recorded in Q1 2011; total program estimated at approximately $15M through 2012, of which about 10% non-cash.
2011-03-27othercompleted2011-02United States (Kansas City, Missouri)Motorcycles & Related Products — unionized workforcerestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Collective bargaining event: unionized employees at the Kansas City facility ratified a new seven-year labor agreement in February 2011, adding a flexible workforce component effective April 2012. Related restructuring captured separately above.
2011-03-27othercompleted2010-09United States (Milwaukee and Tomahawk, Wisconsin)Motorcycles & Related Products — unionized workforcerestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Collective bargaining event: three separate seven-year labor agreements ratified in September 2010, effective April 2012, adding flexible workforce components. Related restructuring captured separately above.
2011-03-27restructuringin_progress2011-02-012012-04-01Kansas City, MissouriMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 7 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2011 Restructuring Plan ratified in Feb 2011. Contract effective April 2012. Expects ~145 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees than required under existing contract. Total expected expenses ~$15 million through 2012. Q1 2011 charge was $6.5 million.
2011-03-27restructuringin_progress2010-09-012012-04-01Wisconsin (Milwaukee and Tomahawk)Motorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 3 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2010 Restructuring Plan ratified in Sept 2010. Contracts effective April 2012. Expects ~250 fewer employees in Milwaukee and ~75 fewer in Tomahawk than required under existing contracts. Total expected expenses ~$78 million through 2012. Q1 2011 charge was $3.1 million.
2011-03-27restructuringin_progress2009-01-012012-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 13 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2009 Restructuring Plan. Includes York facility transformation, engine/transmission consolidation, Buell exit. Expected total costs $417-$432 million from 2009-2012. Q1 2011 charge was $13.3 million.
2011-03-27restructuringin_progress2011-02-012012-04-01Kansas City, MissouriMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 7 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2011 Restructuring Plan: New labor agreement ratified Feb 2011. Expects ~145 fewer full-time hourly unionized employees than existing contract requires when implemented in 2012. Total expected cost $15M through 2012.
2011-03-27restructuringin_progress2010-09-012012-04-01Wisconsin (Milwaukee and Tomahawk)Motorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 3 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2010 Restructuring Plan: New labor agreements ratified Sept 2010. Expects ~250 fewer employees in Milwaukee and ~75 fewer in Tomahawk than existing contracts require when implemented in 2012. $3.1M incurred in Q1 2011.
2011-03-27restructuringin_progress2009-01-012012-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products and Financial ServicesUSD 13 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2009 Restructuring Plan: Ongoing volume reduction and restructuring. ~2,500 employees have left under this plan as of March 27, 2011. $13.3M incurred in Q1 2011.
2011-03-27restructuringin_progressUSD 22,999,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-03-27restructuringin_progressMotorcycles & Related Products Operations [Member]USD 22,999,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-03-27restructuringin_progress2011 Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 6,500,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-03-27restructuringin_progress2009 Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 13,339,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-03-27restructuringin_progressMotorcycles and Related Products [Member] / 2009 Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 13,339,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-03-27restructuringin_progressFinancial Services [Member] / Employee Severance And Termination Costs [Member] / 2009 Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
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2011-03-27restructuringin_progressMotorcycles and Related Products [Member] / Accelerated Depreciation [Member] / 2009 Restructuring Plan [Member]restructuring_footnote
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2011-03-27restructuringin_progressMotorcycles and Related Products [Member] / Employee Severance And Termination Costs [Member] / 2009 Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 2,954,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-03-27restructuringin_progressMotorcycles and Related Products [Member] / Employee Severance And Termination Costs [Member] / 2010 Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 3,144,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2011-03-27restructuringin_progressMotorcycles and Related Products [Member] / Other [Member] / 2009 Restructuring Plan [Member]USD 10,385,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2010-12-31restructuringin_progress2,60020092012United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products; Financial ServicesUSD 119 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Multi-year program committed during 2009. employees_affected_count is cumulative through fiscal year-end: approximately 2,600 employees had left the company under the plan as of 2010-12-31. Plan scope: roughly 2,700-2,900 hourly production and about 720 non-production, primarily salaried positions in Motorcycles, plus about 100 salaried positions in Financial Services; headcount reductions targeted for completion during 2011 and remaining actions by 2012. FY2010 charge under this plan was $119.1 million; cumulative charges were $343.4 million against an expected total of $417-432 million (about 30% non-cash). Sub-components include consolidating Milwaukee-area engine/transmission plants, closing the Franklin WI distribution facility, ending the domestic transport fleet, consolidating test sites into Yucca AZ, restructuring the York PA plant (IAM contract expires 2017-02-02), and exiting the Buell product line.
2010-12-31restructuringin_progress2502010-092012-04Milwaukee, WisconsinMotorcycles & Related Products (manufacturing)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Roughly 250 fewer full-time hourly unionized positions than required under the expiring contract, effective when the new seven-year agreements ratified in September 2010 take effect on 2012-04-01 (replacing a contract expiring 2012-03-31); expected Milwaukee-area unionized workforce of about 700. Plan-level FY2010 charge of $44.4 million (including about $28.2 million of non-cash pension/postretirement curtailment losses) against roughly $78 million of total expected cost through 2012 (about 35% non-cash); the charge is not disaggregated by facility, so no charge is attributed to this sub-component.
2010-12-31restructuringin_progress752010-092012-04Tomahawk, WisconsinMotorcycles & Related Products (manufacturing)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Roughly 75 fewer full-time hourly unionized positions than required under the current contract, effective when the new seven-year agreements ratified in September 2010 take effect on 2012-04-01; expected Tomahawk unionized workforce of about 200. Plan-level FY2010 charge of $44.4 million is not disaggregated by facility, so no charge is attributed to this sub-component.
2010-12-31divestiture_reductioncompleted2009-10-152010-08-06ItalyMV Agusta (discontinued operations)discontinued_operations_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Divestiture of Italian motorcycle maker MV Agusta, announced 2009-10-15 and completed 2010-08-06 (expected_completion_date reflects actual sale completion). Divested workforce headcount not quantified. FY2010 pre-tax loss from discontinued operations was $131.0 million (net of tax $113.1 million), including $111.8 million of pre-tax impairment charges; this loss is not a severance charge and is therefore not captured in associated_charge_value.
2010-12-31otherannounced2011-01Kansas City, MissouriMotorcycles & Related Products (manufacturing)MD&A
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Post-fiscal-year-end event. Labor negotiations with USW/IAM began January 2011 on a successor to the contract expiring 2012-07-29; the company advised the unions that Kansas City operations must become more competitive and flexible to remain viable, with a decision on their future expected in early March 2011. No workforce reduction had been announced as of the filing date (2011-02-24).
2010-12-31restructuringin_progress2,9002009-10-152011-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — hourly productionrestructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Disclosed as a range of approximately 2,700 to 2,900 hourly production positions; upper bound shown. Program-wide cumulative charge of $343.4M through 2010-12-31, of which $119.1M was incurred in FY2010; approximately 2,600 employees had left under the plan as of 2010-12-31.
2010-12-31restructuringin_progress7202009-10-152011-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — non-production, primarily salariedrestructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Component of the same 2009 Restructuring Plan; reductions began in 2009 and are expected to complete during 2011.
2010-12-31restructuringin_progress1002009-10-152011-12-31United StatesFinancial Services — salariedrestructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Component of the same 2009 Restructuring Plan; approximately 100 salaried positions in the Financial Services segment.
2010-12-31restructuringin_progress3252010-09-302012-04-01United States — WisconsinMotorcycles & Related Products — hourly production (Milwaukee-area and Tomahawk facilities)USD 44 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		FY2010 charge of $44.4M recorded; total expected program cost approximately $78M through 2012 (about 35% non-cash). Headcount impact comprises about 250 fewer full-time hourly employees in Milwaukee-area facilities and about 75 fewer in Tomahawk versus the prior contract. Includes $28.2M non-cash pension/postretirement curtailment loss. Follows seven-year labor agreements ratified September 2010 taking effect April 2012.
2010-12-31divestiture_reductioncompleted2009-10-152010-08-06ItalyMV Agusta (discontinued operations)USD 112 (millions)discontinued_operations_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Sale of MV Agusta to a company controlled by its former owner completed 2010-08-06 for nominal consideration plus €20.0M operating capital contribution; $111.8M pre-tax impairment of held-for-sale assets recorded in FY2010. No employee headcount disclosed.
2010-12-31othercompleted2009-10-152010-12-31United StatesBuell product line exitrestructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Buell motorcycle production ceased at the end of October 2009; sale of remaining Buell inventory to dealers substantially completed during 2010. Included a $18.0M fixed asset impairment in 2009. No associated employee headcount disclosed.
2010-12-31plant_closurecompleted2009-01-012010-12-31United States — Wauwatosa, WisconsinMotorcycles & Related Products — manufacturingItem_1_Business
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Wauwatosa manufacturing facility closed and operations consolidated into Menomonee Falls during 2010 as part of the 2009 Restructuring Plan; headcount impact not separately quantified.
2010-12-31otherannounced2011-01-012011-03-01United States — Kansas City, MissouriMotorcycles & Related Products — manufacturingsubsequent_events
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Negotiations with Kansas City unions began January 2011 on a replacement labor agreement expiring July 2012; Company advised that operations must become more competitive and flexible to remain viable, with a decision on the future of the facility expected in early March 2011. No headcount or charge quantified.
2010-12-31restructuringin_progress2009-01-012011-12-31GlobalMotorcycles and Financial ServicesUSD 119 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2009 Restructuring Plan. Total expected costs $417M-$432M. Cumulative expense incurred through Dec 31, 2010 is $343.4M. Approximately 2,600 employees have left the company under this plan as of Dec 31, 2010. Includes reduction of 2,700-2,900 hourly production positions and 720 non-production positions in Motorcycles, and 100 salaried positions in Financial Services.
2010-12-31restructuringin_progress2010-09-012012-04-01United StatesMotorcyclesUSD 44 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2010 Restructuring Plan. Ratified new labor agreements in Wisconsin. Expected to reduce full-time hourly unionized employees by ~325 (250 in Milwaukee-area, 75 in Tomahawk) when implemented in 2012. Total expected costs ~$78M.
2010-12-31divestiture_reductioncompleted2009-10-152010-08-06ItalyDiscontinued Operations (MV Agusta)discontinued_operations_footnote
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Sale of MV Agusta completed August 6, 2010. Employee count not explicitly disclosed in the footnote, but operation is presented as discontinued.
2010-09-26restructuringin_progress2502010-092012-04Milwaukee, WisconsinMotorcycles & Related Productsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Reduction versus headcount required under the expiring contract, effective when new seven-year agreements take effect in April 2012. Program expected to cost about $85 million through 2012 (about 35% non-cash); $40.7 million charge recorded in Q3 2010.
2010-09-26restructuringin_progress752010-092012-04Tomahawk, WisconsinMotorcycles & Related Productsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Reduction versus headcount required under the expiring contract; expected full-time hourly unionized workforce of about 200 when implemented. Program-level charge shared with the Milwaukee component.
2010-09-26othercompleted2010-092012-04WisconsinMotorcycles & Related Productsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Unionized employees at Milwaukee and Tomahawk ratified three seven-year labor agreements in September 2010, similar to the York, PA agreement ratified December 2009; adds a casual workforce component effective April 2012.
2010-09-26restructuringin_progress20092011United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — hourly productionrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Reduction of approximately 2,700 to 2,900 hourly production positions (range disclosed; count not stated as a single figure). Program charges not disaggregated by component: $105.2 million incurred in first nine months of 2010, $329.4 million cumulative through 2010-09-26, expected total $420-450 million from 2009 to 2012 (about 30% non-cash).
2010-09-26restructuringin_progress72020092011United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — non-production, primarily salariedrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Approximately 720 positions; reductions began in 2009 and are expected to be completed during 2011. Program-level charges not allocated by component.
2010-09-26restructuringin_progress10020092011United StatesFinancial Services — salariedrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Approximately 100 salaried positions. Cumulatively about 2,500 employees had left the Company under the 2009 Restructuring Plan as of 2010-09-26.
2010-09-26divestiture_reductioncompleted2009-10-152010-08-06ItalyMotorcycles & Related Products (MV Agusta)other
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Sale of MV Agusta to a company controlled by the former owner concluded 2010-08-06 for nominal consideration plus a 20.0 million Euro capital contribution. No headcount associated with the divestiture is disclosed.
2010-09-26restructuringin_progress2010-09-012012-04-01WisconsinMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 41 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2010 Restructuring Plan: Unionized employees ratified new labor agreements. Expected to reduce full-time hourly unionized workforce by ~325 (250 in Milwaukee, 75 in Tomahawk) by 2012. Total expected costs ~$85M through 2012. Q3 2010 charge was $40.7M.
2010-09-26restructuringin_progress2009-01-012012-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 105 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2009 Restructuring Plan: Includes plant consolidations, distribution closures, and exiting Buell product line. Total expected headcount reduction of ~3,520 (2,700-2,900 hourly, ~720 salaried in Motorcycles, ~100 salaried in Financial Services). Cumulative expense incurred as of Sept 26, 2010 was $329.4M. Q3 2010 charge was $105.2M.
2010-09-26divestiture_reductioncompleted2009-10-152010-08-06ItalyDiscontinued Operations (MV Agusta)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Sale of MV Agusta concluded on August 6, 2010. Results presented as discontinued operations. No specific headcount disclosed for the divestiture.
2010-09-26restructuringin_progress2010-09-012012-04-01Wisconsin (Milwaukee and Tomahawk)Motorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 41 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2010 Restructuring Plan: Ratification of new labor agreements. Expected to reduce full-time hourly unionized workforce by ~325 employees (250 in Milwaukee, 75 in Tomahawk) upon implementation in April 2012. Total expected cost $85 million through 2012.
2010-09-26restructuringin_progress2,5002009-01-012012-12-31GlobalMotorcycles & Related Products; Financial ServicesUSD 105 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2009 Restructuring Plan: Cumulative 2,500 employees left as of Sept 26, 2010. Plan includes reduction of 2,700-2,900 hourly production positions, 720 non-production positions in Motorcycles, and 100 salaried positions in Financial Services. $105.2 million incurred in first nine months of 2010.
2010-09-26divestiture_reductioncompleted2009-10-152010-08-06ItalyMotorcycles & Related Products (MV Agusta)discontinued_operations_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Sale of MV Agusta concluded August 6, 2010. Headcount not explicitly disclosed.
2010-09-26restructuringin_progressUSD 145,837,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2010-06-27restructuringin_progress20092011United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — hourly production positionsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Filer discloses a target range of roughly 2,700 to 2,900 hourly production positions, so no single count is captured. Program-level context: about 2,500 employees had left under the plan as of 2010-06-27; cumulative restructuring and impairment expense of $302.6 million since 2009, including $78.4 million in the first half of 2010; total program cost estimated at $430-460 million through 2012, about 30% non-cash. Plan actions include consolidating the two Milwaukee-area engine/transmission plants into Menomonee Falls, closing the Franklin distribution facility, discontinuing the domestic transportation fleet, consolidating vehicle test facilities into Arizona, restructuring the York, PA plant, and exiting the Buell line. All named facilities are U.S. sites.
2010-06-27restructuringin_progress72020092011United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — non-production, primarily salaried positionsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Approximately 720 positions; headcount reductions began in 2009 and are expected to be completed during 2011. Severance charges are not broken out by sub-component; program-level charge disclosed separately.
2010-06-27restructuringin_progress10020092011United StatesFinancial Services — salaried positionsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Approximately 100 salaried positions; reductions began in 2009 and are expected to be completed during 2011. Restructuring reserve for the Financial Services segment was nil at 2010-06-27 (all remaining reserve sat in the Motorcycles segment).
2010-06-27otherannounced2010-072010-09-15United States — WisconsinMotorcycles & Related Products — Wisconsin production operationsMD&A
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Collective bargaining negotiations with unions representing Wisconsin production employees began in July 2010 on agreements taking effect after the current contracts expire in April 2012. The Company stated that absent an agreement by mid-September 2010 it would move Wisconsin production operations to another U.S. location. No affected-employee count disclosed; financial effects are excluded from the restructuring costs and savings cited above. Corporate headquarters, product development and the Harley-Davidson Museum would remain in Milwaukee.
2010-06-27divestiture_reductionin_progress2009-10-152010-12-31ItalyMotorcycles & Related Products — MV Agusta (discontinued operation)other
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Headcount removed through the divestiture is not disclosed. Company states sale efforts are progressing and it expects to complete the divestiture during 2010. A $111.8 million pre-tax impairment of held-for-sale assets was recorded in the first half of 2010 (asset write-down, not severance).
2010-06-27restructuringin_progress2,5002009-01-012012-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Financial ServicesUSD 303 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Cumulative employees departed under 2009 Restructuring Plan as of June 27, 2010. Total expected costs $430M-$460M from 2009-2012.
2010-06-27restructuringin_progress2,5002009-01-012012-12-31GlobalMotorcycles & Financial ServicesUSD 78 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Cumulative total of employees who have left the Company under the 2009 Restructuring Plan as of June 27, 2010. The plan includes volume reduction and combination of restructuring actions designed to reduce administrative costs and eliminate excess capacity.
2010-06-27restructuringin_progressUSD 78,361,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2010-03-28restructuringin_progress20092011United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 48 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		2009 Restructuring Plan. Planned reductions of approximately 2,700 to 2,900 hourly production positions plus approximately 720 non-production, primarily salaried positions; no single consolidated count stated, so count left null. Charge is Q1 2010 restructuring expense for this segment. About 2,400 employees had left under the plan cumulatively as of 2010-03-28. Program also includes exiting the Buell product line (production ceased end of October 2009). Full program expected to run through 2012 with total costs of $430M to $460M.
2010-03-28restructuringin_progress10020092011United StatesFinancial Servicesrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Approximately 100 salaried positions to be reduced under the 2009 Restructuring Plan. No restructuring expense recorded in the Financial Services segment during Q1 2010 (footnote shows nil).
2010-03-28divestiture_reductionin_progress2009-10-152010ItalyMotorcycles & Related Products (MV Agusta)USD 35 (millions)other
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Company announced intent to divest MV Agusta on 2009-10-15 and expects to complete the sale during 2010; no headcount associated with the divestiture is disclosed. Charge is a $35.0M held-for-sale impairment ($28.6M net of tax) recorded in Q1 2010 loss from discontinued operations, comprising $22.7M fixed assets and $12.3M intangibles.
2010-03-28restructuringin_progress2009-01-012012-12-31GlobalMotorcycles & Financial ServicesUSD 48 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2009 Restructuring Plan. Cumulative 2,400 employees left as of March 28, 2010. Total expected costs $430M-$460M by 2012. Q1 2010 charge of $48.2M includes accelerated depreciation and severance.
2010-03-28restructuringin_progress2,4002009-01-012012-12-31GlobalMotorcycles & Financial ServicesUSD 48 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Cumulative total of approximately 2,400 employees have left the Company under the 2009 Restructuring Plan as of March 28, 2010. Q1 2010 incurred $48.2 million in restructuring expense.
2010-03-28restructuringin_progressUSD 48,236,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
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2009-12-31restructuringin_progress2,80020092011United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — hourly productionUSD 104 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		2009 Restructuring Plan hourly production reduction, disclosed as a range of approximately 2,700 to 2,900 positions; midpoint shown. Plan components include consolidating the two Milwaukee-area engine/transmission plants into Menomonee Falls WI, closing the Franklin WI distribution facility, discontinuing the domestic transportation fleet, consolidating three vehicle test facilities into Yucca AZ, restructuring the York PA facility, and exiting the Buell product line. Approximately 2,000 employees had departed under the plan as of December 31, 2009; a restructuring reserve of $67.7 million remained accrued at year-end. Total plan restructuring and impairment costs estimated at $430–460 million for 2009–2012, roughly 30% non-cash. The $103.8 million severance figure is the Motorcycles segment total and covers both Motorcycles headcount records.
2009-12-31restructuringin_progress72020092011United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — non-production, primarily salariedrestructuring_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Non-production, primarily salaried positions within the Motorcycles segment under the 2009 Restructuring Plan. The Motorcycles segment severance charge ($103.8 million) covers both Motorcycles components and is reflected on the hourly production record to avoid double counting.
2009-12-31restructuringin_progress10020092011United StatesFinancial Services — salariedUSD 2 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Salaried positions in the Financial Services segment under the 2009 Restructuring Plan. Specific affected locations not disclosed; HDFS principal operations are in Chicago IL, Plano TX and Carson City NV.
2009-12-31plant_closurein_progress20092010Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — powertrain manufacturingrestructuring_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Motorcycle powertrain production facility to be closed, with operations consolidated into the Menomonee Falls, WI facility by mid-2010. Component of the 2009 Restructuring Plan; the associated headcount reduction is captured under the Motorcycles segment records.
2009-12-31plant_closurein_progress20092010Franklin, Wisconsin, United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — Parts & Accessories and General Merchandise distributionrestructuring_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Distribution facility closing; Parts & Accessories and General Merchandise distribution consolidating through a third-party provider, with transition expected to be finalized in 2010. Component of the 2009 Restructuring Plan; headcount not separately quantified.
2009-12-31plant_closurein_progress20092011Talladega, Alabama; Naples, Florida; Yucca, Arizona (United States)Motorcycles & Related Products — vehicle testingrestructuring_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Vehicle test operations consolidating from three sites (Talladega AL, Yucca AZ, Naples FL) into Yucca AZ; the Alabama and Florida testing facilities will be consolidated beginning in 2010 and continuing into 2011. Component of the 2009 Restructuring Plan; headcount not separately quantified.
2009-12-31restructuringin_progress20092012York, Pennsylvania, United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — motorcycle assembly, metal fabrication and paintrestructuring_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		York manufacturing campus to be consolidated into one facility focused on motorcycle assembly, metal fabrication and paint; consolidation began in 2009 and is expected to continue until 2012. Certain areas of the York campus plus the Manchester, PA materials velocity center are expected to be sold with sale agreements effective 2011, and materials velocity center operations outsourced to a third party. Component of the 2009 Restructuring Plan; headcount not separately quantified.
2009-12-31restructuringin_progress2009-10-15East Troy, Wisconsin, United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — Buell product lineUSD 18 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Exit from the Buell product line to focus exclusively on the Harley-Davidson brand, announced October 15, 2009. Buell was part of the Motorcycles segment; its workforce impact is not separately quantified. Leases for the Buell product development, office and manufacturing facilities in East Troy, WI were terminated effective mid-2010. 2009 charges include an $18.0 million non-cash fixed asset impairment (shown) plus $44.8 million of gross-margin impact from Buell sales incentives and inventory adjustments that is excluded from restructuring charges.
2009-12-31divestiture_reductionannounced2009-10-15Italy, Germany, SwitzerlandMotorcycles & Related Products — MV Agusta (discontinued operations)USD 115 (millions)discontinued_operations_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Intent to divest MV Agusta announced October 15, 2009; MV presented as discontinued operations for all periods and its employee count is not disclosed. Upon completion of the sale the Company will vacate offices in Wesseling (Germany), Lugano (Switzerland) and the leased San Marino (Italy) product development center, and sell the Varese and Morazzone (Italy) facilities and the owned San Marino product development center. The associated 2009 charge is a non-cash $115.4 million write-down of held-for-sale assets to fair value less selling costs (goodwill $85.5M, fixed assets $19.8M, intangibles $10.1M); it is not a severance charge.
2009-12-31restructuringin_progress2011-12-31United States (Wisconsin, Missouri, Pennsylvania; test sites in Alabama, Arizona, Florida)Motorcycles & Related Products and Financial ServicesUSD 224 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Committed during 2009; no single announcement date given. Planned reductions of approximately 2,700-2,900 hourly production and approximately 720 non-production salaried positions in Motorcycles plus approximately 100 salaried positions in Financial Services; approximately 2,000 employees had left under the plan as of 2009-12-31. Components: consolidating Milwaukee-area engine/transmission plants into Menomonee Falls, closing the Franklin WI distribution facility, discontinuing the domestic transportation fleet, consolidating three test facilities into Arizona, restructuring the York PA facility, and exiting the Buell product line. Charge shown is 2009 restructuring and impairment expense per MD&A; restructuring expense alone was $206.3 million per Note 4. Headcount reductions expected complete during 2011; total program costs of $430-460 million expected across 2009-2012.
2009-12-31divestiture_reductionannounced2009-10-15Italy (Varese, Morazzone, San Marino); offices in Germany and SwitzerlandMotorcycles & Related Products (MV Agusta)USD 115 (millions)discontinued_operations_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Board approved divestiture of MV as part of the new strategy announced 2009-10-15; MV presented as a discontinued operation for all periods. Charge is a non-cash write-down of held-for-sale assets to fair value less selling costs ($85.5M goodwill, $19.8M fixed assets, $10.1M intangibles). No employee count disclosed; associated Italian and European facilities are to be vacated or sold upon completion.
2009-12-31restructuringin_progress3,5202009-10-152011-12-31GlobalMotorcycles and Financial ServicesUSD 224 (millions)MD&A
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Includes approx. 2,700-2,900 hourly production and 720 non-production positions in Motorcycles, and 100 salaried positions in Financial Services. Total expected costs $430M-$460M from 2009-2012.
2009-12-31restructuringcompleted7302008-04-012008-12-31GlobalMotorcyclesUSD 12 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2008 Restructuring Plan involving workforce reduction. All affected employees departed during 2008.
2009-09-27restructuringin_progress20092010-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — hourly productionrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Plan calls for approximately 1,800 to 1,900 hourly production position reductions over 2009-2010; count not stated as a single figure. About 1,800 employees had left under the plan as of 2009-09-27. Actions include consolidating Milwaukee-area engine/transmission plants into Menomonee Falls, WI, consolidating paint/frame operations at York, PA, closing the Franklin, WI distribution facility and discontinuing the domestic transportation fleet. Consolidated plan reserve was $40.7 million at quarter end; charge not allocated across sub-components.
2009-09-27restructuringin_progress50020092010-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — non-production, primarily salariedrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Approximately 500 positions as disclosed; part of the same program whose consolidated target is approximately 2,400 to 2,500 positions over 2009 and 2010.
2009-09-27restructuringin_progress10020092010-12-31United StatesFinancial Services — salariedrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Approximately 100 salaried positions; Financial Services segment restructuring expense of $1.2 million recorded in the nine months ended 2009-09-27.
2009-09-27restructuringannounced802009-10-152009-12-18United StatesBuell Motorcycle Company — hourly productionsubsequent_events
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Board approved discontinuation 2009-10-14, announced 2009-10-15; about 80 hourly production positions reduced over time, with production ending end of October 2009. Program carries approximately $125 million of one-time costs (about 60% cash), including roughly $9 million of one-time termination benefits; charge not allocated across the two sub-components.
2009-09-27restructuringannounced1002009-10-152009-12-18United StatesBuell Motorcycle Company — non-production, primarily salariedsubsequent_events
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		About 100 non-production, primarily salaried positions; employment ends for the majority of Buell employees on 2009-12-18. A $14.2 million Buell fixed-asset impairment was recorded in Q3 2009.
2009-09-27divestiture_reductionannounced2009-10-15ItalyMotorcycles & Related Products — MV Agustasubsequent_events
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Board approved divestiture 2009-10-14; sale efforts commenced October 2009 and MV is expected to be reported as a discontinued operation beginning Q4 2009. Headcount not disclosed; an $18.9 million goodwill impairment on MV was recorded in Q3 2009.
2009-09-27otherannounced2009-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — York, Pennsylvania operationsMD&A
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Company is pursuing a two-path study of the York, PA operations (major further restructuring vs. relocation) and has begun contract talks with the union; final decision expected by end of 2009. No affected-employee count disclosed.
2009-09-27restructuringin_progress2,5002009-01-012010-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 101 (thousands)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2009 Restructuring Plan includes reduction of approx 1,800-1,900 hourly production and 500 non-production positions in Motorcycles segment. YTD charge of $100.7M includes severance, accelerated depreciation, and other costs.
2009-09-27restructuringin_progress1002009-01-012010-12-31United StatesFinancial ServicesUSD 1 (thousands)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2009 Restructuring Plan includes approx 100 salaried positions in Financial Services segment. YTD charge of $1.2M.
2009-09-27restructuringannounced1802009-10-152009-12-18United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 125 (millions)subsequent_events
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Discontinuation of Buell product line announced Oct 15, 2009. Reduction of approx 80 hourly production and 100 non-production positions. Majority of employees end employment Dec 18, 2009. Total one-time costs estimated at $125M.
2009-09-27restructuringin_progress2,5002009-01-012010-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 35 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2009 Restructuring Plan: reduction of approx. 2,400-2,500 positions over 2009-2010. Includes 1,800-1,900 hourly production and 500 non-production salaried positions. As of Sept 27, 2009, approx. 1,800 employees had left. Original reserve $34.9M.
2009-09-27restructuringin_progress1002009-01-012010-12-31United StatesFinancial ServicesUSD 0 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2009 Restructuring Plan: approx. 100 salaried positions in Financial Services segment. Reserve balance $0.4M as of Sept 27, 2009.
2009-09-27restructuringannounced1802009-10-152009-12-18United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products (Buell)USD 125 (millions)subsequent_events
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Discontinuation of Buell product line announced Oct 15, 2009. Reduction of approx. 80 hourly production and 100 non-production salaried positions. Majority of employment ends Dec 18, 2009. Total one-time costs approx. $125M.
2009-09-27restructuringin_progressUSD 1,204,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2009-06-28restructuringin_progress1,1002010-12-31United StatesMotorcycles — hourly productionrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		2009 Restructuring Plan; range of 1,100–1,200 hourly production positions across 2009–2010 (800–900 in 2009). Approximately 800 employees had departed under the plan as of June 28, 2009. Total program restructuring expense of $50.0M recorded in H1 2009; charge not split by sub-component.
2009-06-28restructuringin_progress3002009-12-31United StatesMotorcycles — non-production, primarily salariedrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		2009 Restructuring Plan; approximately 300 non-production positions expected to be eliminated in 2009. Total program restructuring expense of $50.0M recorded in H1 2009; charge not split by sub-component.
2009-06-28restructuringannounced7002009-07-162009-12-31United StatesMotorcycles — hourly productionsubsequent_events
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Post-quarter announcement on July 16, 2009 to reduce wholesale shipments; additional ~700 hourly production positions in 2009. Combined program charges raised to $160M–$190M over 2009–2010.
2009-06-28restructuringannounced3002009-07-162009-12-31United StatesNon-production, primarily salaried (incl. HDFS)subsequent_events
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Post-quarter announcement on July 16, 2009; ~300 additional non-production positions including approximately 100 at HDFS. Combined program charges raised to $160M–$190M over 2009–2010.
2009-06-28restructuringin_progress1,4002009-01-012010-12-31United StatesMotorcyclesUSD 50 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2009 Restructuring Plan: reduction of 1,400 to 1,500 positions over 2009 and 2010. Includes 1,100-1,200 hourly production and 300 non-production positions. $50 million recorded in first half of 2009.
2009-06-28restructuringannounced1,0002009-07-162010-12-31United StatesMotorcycles and Financial ServicesUSD 140 (millions)subsequent_events
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		July 16, 2009 announcement: additional reduction of 700 hourly production and 300 non-production positions (including 100 at HDFS). Total expected one-time charges for combined 2009/2010 plans revised to $160-$190 million.
2009-06-28restructuringin_progress1,4502009-01-012010-12-31United StatesMotorcyclesUSD 15 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2009 Restructuring Plan includes reduction of approx. 1,400-1,500 positions (1,100-1,200 hourly, 300 non-production) over 2009-2010. Q2 charge of $15.1M includes severance and accelerated depreciation. Approx. 800 employees had left as of June 28, 2009.
2009-06-28restructuringannounced1,0002009-07-162009-12-31United StatesMotorcycles and Financial Servicessubsequent_events
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Announced July 16, 2009: reduction of approx. 700 hourly production positions and 300 non-production positions (including HDFS). Part of expanded 2009/2010 restructuring plan with total expected charges of $160M-$190M.
2009-06-28restructuringin_progressUSD 15,131,000 (absolute)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / no-ai-xblr
2009-03-29restructuringin_progress1,4002009-01-232010-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 35 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Count shown is the low end of the disclosed range of approximately 1,400 to 1,500 positions eliminated over 2009 and 2010 (about 1,100-1,200 hourly production and about 300 non-production, primarily salaried; roughly 1,100-1,200 in 2009 and the remaining 300 in 2010). Plan committed during Q1 2009; MD&A references the January 23, 2009 three-part strategy announcement covering cost-structure actions. Actions include consolidating two Milwaukee-area engine/transmission plants into Menomonee Falls, consolidating paint and frame operations in York, PA, closing the Franklin, WI distribution facility, and discontinuing the domestic transportation fleet. Charge shown is the $34.9 million recorded in Q1 2009; total expected program cost is $120 million to $150 million (about 75% cash), with $90-110 million in 2009 and $30-40 million in 2010; expected ongoing annual savings of $70-80 million beginning 2011. Approximately 260 employees had left the Company under the plan as of March 29, 2009.
2009-03-29restructuringin_progress1,4002009-01-012010-12-31United StatesMotorcyclesUSD 120 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		2009 Restructuring Plan: Consolidating plants, closing distribution facility, discontinuing domestic transportation fleet. Expected to eliminate 1,400 to 1,500 positions over 2009 and 2010. Total costs estimated at $120 million to $150 million. $34.9 million recorded in Q1 2009.
2009-03-29restructuringin_progress1,5002009-01-012010-12-31United StatesMotorcyclesUSD 150 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Updated estimate in Q1 2009: Company now estimates an additional 300 to 400 hourly production jobs will be eliminated, bringing total expected eliminations to 1,400 to 1,500 positions (range implied by text 'about 1,100 jobs... additional 300 to 400'). Total one-time charges estimated at $120 million to $150 million.
2009-03-29restructuringin_progress1,4002009-01-012010-12-31GlobalMotorcyclesUSD 120 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		2009 Restructuring Plan. Total expected elimination of 1,400 to 1,500 positions over 2009 and 2010. Total estimated costs $120M-$150M. Q1 2009 charge was $34.9M. Approximately 260 employees had left as of March 29, 2009.
2008-12-31restructuringcompleted73020082008-12-31Motorcycles segmentUSD 12 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Plan finalized in the second quarter of 2008 to ship fewer motorcycles to the worldwide dealer network than in 2007, achieved through temporary plant shutdowns, adjusted daily production rates, and a workforce reduction. The ~730 figure includes employees and contract workers. The $12.4 million charge, recorded in selling and administrative expenses, comprised $7.6 million of employee severance benefits and $4.8 million of special retiree benefits. All 730 individuals had departed by December 31, 2008; the remaining severance reserve was $2.1 million at year-end ($4.8 million of retiree benefits recorded in postretirement healthcare benefits).
2008-12-31restructuringannounced1,1002009-01-232010United States (Wisconsin and Pennsylvania facilities)Primarily Motorcycles segment (manufacturing, distribution, and domestic transportation); includes hourly production and salaried positionsUSD 110 (millions)subsequent_events
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Subsequent-event disclosure; same program detailed in Item 1 and MD&A. Actions: consolidate the two Milwaukee-area engine/transmission plants into Menomonee Falls, WI; consolidate paint and frame operations at York, PA; close the Franklin, WI distribution facility; discontinue the domestic transportation fleet; plus reductions in selling, general and administrative costs. Approximately 1,100 jobs: ~800 hourly production and ~300 non-production, primarily salaried. Roughly 800 positions (500 hourly production, 300 non-production) are expected to be eliminated in 2009 — nearly all in the first half — with the remaining ~300 in 2010 as engine/transmission consolidation completes. Charges estimated at approximately $110–$140 million over 2009–2010 (value shown is the low end of the disclosed range); about 75% cash, 25% non-cash. An additional $10–$20 million of related capital expenditures is expected in 2009.
2008-12-31restructuringcompleted7302008-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 12 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Plan finalized in Q2 2008 to ship fewer motorcycles in 2008 than 2007, achieved via temporary plant shutdowns, reduced daily production rates and a workforce reduction of about 730 positions. Charge comprised $7.6M severance and $4.8M special retiree benefits. All 730 employees and contract workers had departed by December 31, 2008; $2.1M of reserve remained in accrued liabilities.
2008-12-31restructuringannounced1,1002009-01-232010-12-31United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products; CorporateUSD 110 (millions)subsequent_events
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Three-part strategy announced January 23, 2009 in response to the recession: consolidate two Milwaukee-area engine/transmission plants into Menomonee Falls, WI; consolidate paint and frame operations at York, PA; close the Franklin, WI distribution facility (P&A and General Merchandise distribution outsourced to a third party); discontinue the domestic transportation fleet; and reduce hourly and salaried headcount. Approximately 1,100 positions to be eliminated over 2009-2010 — about 800 hourly production and about 300 non-production (primarily salaried); roughly 800 positions (500 hourly, 300 non-production) in 2009, mostly in the first half, with the remaining 300 in 2010. Aggregate one-time charges estimated at $110M-$140M over 2009-2010 (value shown is low end of range), of which about 75% cash; $80M-$100M expected in 2009 including $30M-$40M in Q1 2009, and $30M-$40M in 2010. Expected ongoing annual benefit of $60M-$70M beginning in 2011.
2008-12-31acquisition_additioncompleted2008-08-082008-08-08ItalyMotorcycles & Related Productsbusiness_combinations_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Completed purchase of MV Agusta on August 8, 2008 for total consideration of EUR 68.3 million ($105.1 million), including satisfaction of EUR 47.5 million of existing bank debt, plus a contingent 2016 payment if 2013-2015 financial targets are met. Headcount added through the acquisition is not disclosed.
2008-12-31restructuringcompleted7302008-04-012008-12-31WorldwideMotorcyclesUSD 12 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Workforce reduction involving approx. 730 positions finalized in Q2 2008. Charge consisted of $7.6M severance and $4.8M special retiree benefits. All employees departed by year-end.
2008-12-31restructuringannounced1,1002009-01-232010-12-31United StatesMotorcyclesUSD 110 (millions)subsequent_events
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Announced Jan 23, 2009. Plans to eliminate approx. 1,100 positions (800 hourly, 300 salaried) over 2009-2010. Total costs estimated $110M-$140M. Includes consolidation of engine/transmission plants and closure of Franklin, WI distribution facility.
2008-09-28restructuringcompleted7302008-062008-09-28United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 12 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Plan finalized in Q2 2008 to ship fewer motorcycles in 2008 than 2007, via temporary plant shutdowns, adjusted production rates, and reduction of ~730 positions (employees and contract workers). Original $11.5M charge recorded in Q2 2008 ($7.6M severance, $3.9M special retiree benefits); Q3 2008 added $0.9M for special retiree benefits and reversed $0.4M of severance, bringing the nine-month net charge to $12.0M. All 730 had departed as of 2008-09-28. Remaining reserve: $3.9M in Accrued liabilities and $4.8M in Postretirement healthcare benefits. Announcement date is quarter-level precision (second quarter 2008); no specific date given.
2008-09-28acquisition_additioncompleted2008-08-08ItalyMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 17 (millions)business_combinations_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Completed purchase of MV Agusta Group announced 2008-08-08 for €68.3M ($105.1M) total consideration; operating results included from acquisition date. No employee headcount added disclosed. Associated $16.6M one-time charge relates to fair value of acquired in-process R&D, not severance.
2008-09-28restructuringcompleted7302008-04-012008-09-28WorldwideMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 12 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Workforce reduction involving approximately 730 positions finalized in Q2 2008. Total charge of $12.0 million for nine months ended Sept 28, 2008, including $7.6M severance and $3.9M special retiree benefits. All 730 employees and contract workers departed by Sept 28, 2008.
2008-09-28restructuringcompleted7302008-04-012008-09-28WorldwideMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 12 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Workforce reduction involving approximately 730 positions finalized in Q2 2008. Total charge of $11.5 million included $7.6 million severance and $3.9 million special retiree benefits. All employees and contract workers departed by Sept 28, 2008.
2008-06-29restructuringin_progress7302008-04-17United StatesMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 12 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Workforce reduction of approximately 730 positions via voluntary retirements, contract-worker eliminations, terminations, layoffs and attrition, supporting a plan to ship fewer motorcycles in 2008. Charge recorded in Q2 2008 selling, administrative and engineering expense; $7.5M in accrued liabilities and $4.0M in postretirement healthcare benefits. Approximately 400 employees and contract workers had departed through 2008-06-29. Company had previously estimated $20M-$25M; actual lower because more departures were contract workers ineligible for severance.
2008-06-29restructuringin_progress7302008-04-17WorldwideMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 12 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Workforce reduction involving approximately 730 positions. Includes voluntary retirements, contract worker eliminations, terminations, and attrition. $11.5M charge recorded in Q2 2008. ~400 employees/contractors departed through June 29, 2008.
2008-06-29restructuringin_progress7302008-04-17WorldwideMotorcycles & Related ProductsUSD 12 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Workforce reduction involving approximately 730 positions via voluntary retirements, contract worker elimination, terminations, layoffs, and attrition. Charge includes severance and special retiree benefits. ~400 employees/contract workers departed through June 29, 2008.
2008-03-30restructuringannounced3706.5%2008-04-172008-12-31North AmericaProduction (unionized)subsequent_events
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Part of a program announced 2008-04-17 to ship fewer motorcycles in 2008 via temporary plant shutdowns and adjusted daily production rates. Percent is of North American unionized production employees, not total workforce. Program-level pre-tax severance charge of $20-25M expected in Q2 2008; not allocated between the two disclosed components.
2008-03-30restructuringannounced36010%2008-04-172008-12-31North AmericaNon-production workforcesubsequent_events
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Second disclosed component of the same announced program. Percent is of North American non-production workers, not total workforce. Program-level pre-tax severance charge of $20-25M expected in Q2 2008; not allocated between the two disclosed components.
2008-03-30restructuringannounced7302008-04-172008-12-31North AmericaProduction and Non-productionUSD 23 (millions)subsequent_events
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Announced April 17, 2008. Includes 370 unionized production employees and 360 non-production workers. Expected pre-tax charges of $20-25 million in Q2 2008.
2008-03-30restructuringannounced7302008-04-172008-12-31North AmericaProduction and Non-productionUSD 23 (millions)subsequent_events
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Announced April 17, 2008. Reduction of ~370 unionized production employees and ~360 non-production workers. Pre-tax charges of $20M-$25M expected in Q2 2008. Completion expected in 2008.
2007-12-31othercompleted2007-02York, Pennsylvania, United StatesMotorcycles — manufacturing/assemblyMD&A
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Strike at the York, Pennsylvania assembly plant in February 2007 resulted in the loss of four weeks of production and related interruptions at other manufacturing locations; number of participating employees and financial impact not quantified.
2007-12-31othercompleted2007-02United States — York, PennsylvaniaMotorcycles and Related Products — assembly operationsMD&A
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Labor strike at the York, Pennsylvania assembly facility in February 2007 caused the loss of four weeks of production plus related interruptions at other manufacturing locations; no headcount reduction or severance charge is disclosed. Production resumed during 2007.
2007-09-30othercompleted2007-02United States — York, PennsylvaniaMotorcycles & Related Products — assembly operationsMD&A
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Work stoppage at the York, PA assembly plant during February 2007, cited as a driver of manufacturing inefficiencies and higher conversion cost per unit in 2007. No employee count, duration, or charge amount disclosed; event predates the quarter covered by this filing.
2007-09-30othercompleted2007-02York, PennsylvaniaManufacturingMD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Strike at the Company's York, Pennsylvania assembly plant during February 2007 caused manufacturing inefficiencies and costs.
2007-09-30othercompleted2007-02-012007-02-28York, PennsylvaniaManufacturingMD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Strike at York assembly plant during February 2007 caused manufacturing inefficiencies and costs.
2007-07-01othercompletedUnited States — York, PennsylvaniaMotorcycles — assembly operationsMD&A
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Three-week strike at the York, Pennsylvania assembly plant during Q1 2007; lost production was offset in the first half by an added week of 2007 model-year production in Q2. No employee count or severance disclosed.
2007-07-01otherannounced2007-08-01United States — Kansas City, MissouriVehicle and Powertrain Operationsother
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		New five-year collective bargaining agreement reached with the IAM and USW, effective August 1, 2007 (post-quarter subsequent event). No headcount or cost figures disclosed.
2007-07-01othercompleted2007-03-31York, PennsylvaniaManufacturingMD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Three-week strike at assembly plant during Q1 2007 impacted production and operating margins.
2007-07-01othercompleted2007-08-01Kansas City, MissouriVehicle and Powertrain OperationsMD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		New five-year collective bargaining agreement reached with IAM and USW, effective August 1, 2007.
2007-07-01othercompletedYork, PennsylvaniaManufacturingMD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Three-week strike at assembly plant during Q1 2007; production impact offset by schedule adjustments.
2007-07-01othercompleted2007-08-01Kansas City, MissouriVehicle and Powertrain OperationsMD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		New five-year collective bargaining agreement reached with IAM and USW effective August 1, 2007.
2007-04-01othercompleted2,8002007-02-022007-02-22York, Pennsylvania, United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — York assembly plantMD&A
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Strike by Pennsylvania-IAM union workers after contract expiration on 2007-02-02; new three-year agreement reached 2007-02-22 ending the strike. Approximately four weeks of production lost at York and interrupted production at other facilities. No severance or restructuring charge disclosed; operational cost impacts noted in MD&A.
2007-04-01othercompleted2007-02-022007-02-22York, PennsylvaniaManufacturingMD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Strike by Pennsylvania-IAM Union covering approx. 2,800 workers at York assembly plant. Strike began Feb 2, 2007, upon expiration of contract. New agreement reached Feb 22, 2007, ending strike. Resulted in approx. four weeks of lost production.
2007-04-01othercompleted2007-02-022007-02-22York, PennsylvaniaManufacturingMD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Strike began immediately following contract expiration on Feb 2, 2007. New agreement reached on Feb 22, 2007, ending the strike. Approximately four weeks of production lost.
2006-12-31othercompleted2,8002007-02-022007-02-22York, Pennsylvania, United StatesMotorcycles — York, PA assembly plant (manufacturing)MD&A
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Labor strike (post-fiscal-year event). IAM-represented production workers at the York assembly plant — approximately 2,800 covered by the expired CBA — rejected a proposed contract and struck beginning 2007-02-02 upon contract expiration. A new three-year agreement ending the strike was reached on 2007-02-22 (expires February 2010). Strike resulted in the loss of roughly four weeks of York production, interrupted production at other manufacturing locations, and reduced planned 2007 motorcycle shipments by approximately 14,000 units versus prior guidance. No associated charge amount is disclosed. Note: 2,800 workers represent a subset of the Motorcycles segment workforce; a company-wide headcount total is not disclosed, so the affected-percentage is not derivable from disclosed figures.
2006-12-31othercompleted2,8002007-02-022007-02-22York, Pennsylvania, United StatesMotorcycles & Related Products — assembly operationsMD&A
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Work stoppage: collective bargaining agreement with the Pennsylvania-IAM covering approximately 2,800 York assembly workers expired 2007-02-02 after the union rejected a proposed contract and authorized a strike; a new three-year agreement ending the strike was reached 2007-02-22. Subsequent-event relative to the 2006-12-31 fiscal year end; roughly four weeks of York production were lost and full-year 2007 shipment guidance was reduced by about 14,000 units. No severance or headcount reduction disclosed.
2006-12-31othercompleted2,8002007-02-022007-02-22York, PennsylvaniaMotorcycles & Related ProductsMD&A
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Strike began immediately following contract expiration on Feb 2, 2007 and ended on Feb 22, 2007. Affected approx. 2,800 workers. Resulted in loss of approx. four weeks of production.
2004-12-31acquisition_additioncompleted2004-01-012004-01-01GermanyMotorcycles & Related Products segmentUSD 10 (millions)business_combinations_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Purchase of Porsche AG's 49% interest in the previously 51%-owned joint venture; purchase price approximately $9.5 million with $4.1 million goodwill recorded. Headcount added through the transaction was not disclosed.
2003-06-29otherannounced2003-06-292003-09-30United States — York, PennsylvaniaMotorcycles & Related Products — Softail manufacturingMD&A
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Company expects to transition hundreds of employees to the new York, PA assembly facility during Q3 2003 as the plant ramps up; no specific headcount or charge disclosed. Internal transfer, not a net headcount change.
2000-12-31acquisition_additioncompletedItalyMotorcycles and Related ProductsUSD 20 (millions)business_combinations_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		October 2000 purchase of Numero Uno, S.r.l. motorcycle distribution business near Milan; purchase price approximately $20.4 million. No headcount disclosed.
2000-12-31divestiture_reductioncompleted2000-03-31United StatesFinancial Servicesbusiness_combinations_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		March 2000 sale of Harley-Davidson Chrome Visa Card business (~$142 million revolving charge receivables); pre-tax gain of $18.9 million. No headcount disclosed.
1998-12-31acquisition_additioncompleted1998-02-011998-02-28United StatesMotorcycles and Related Productsbusiness_combinations_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Company acquired substantially all remaining common stock of Buell Motorcycle Company in February 1998 (held 49% since 1993). No employee headcount added is disclosed.
1998-03-29acquisition_additioncompleted1998-02-19United StatesMotorcycles and Related Productsbusiness_combinations_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Company acquired substantially all remaining common stock of Buell Motorcycle Company (from a prior 49% stake) in a stock-for-stock transaction; no employee headcount associated with the acquisition is disclosed.
1997-12-31acquisition_additionannounced1998-02-01United StatesMotorcycles and Related ProductsItem_1_Business
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		In February 1998 (subsequent to fiscal year-end), the Company acquired substantially all common stock of Buell Motorcycle Company in a stock-for-stock transaction. No headcount disclosed for the acquisition.
1997-12-31voluntary_separationcompleted19961996-12-31United StatesParts and Accessories Distribution CenterUSD 3 (millions)MD&A
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Early retirement program in connection with new Parts and Accessories Distribution Center resulted in a $2.5 million charge in 1996. Included in 1997 filing as comparative data.
1997-03-30othercompletedUnited States (York, Pennsylvania)Motorcycles and Related Products — manufacturingUSD 2 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		New five-year labor agreement with union-represented York, PA employees; a $2 million one-time signing bonus was paid during Q1 1997 and recorded in cost of goods sold. Number of employees covered not disclosed; exact ratification date not disclosed.
1996-12-31divestiture_reductioncompleted1996-01-221996-12-12United StatesTransportation Vehicles (Recreational Vehicles division, Commercial Vehicles division, B&B Molders)discontinued_operations_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Strategic exit announced January 22, 1996 to concentrate on the core motorcycle business; executed via three sales during 1996: Recreational Vehicles division to Monaco Coach Corporation (March 6, 1996), Commercial Vehicles division to senior management and an investment group (December 12, 1996), and B&B Molders to its management (December 12, 1996). Aggregate sales price approximately $105 million (about $100 million cash); a $22.6 million after-tax gain was recorded in the fourth quarter. Headcount of the divested segment was not disclosed.
1996-12-31voluntary_separationcompleted1996Motorcycles and Related Products — Parts & Accessories Distribution Center transitionUSD 3 (millions)MD&A
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Early retirement program connected with the transition to the new Parts and Accessories Distribution Center; the $2.5 million charge was recorded in 1996 operating expenses. Note 8 (Employee Benefit Plans) separately discloses an approximately $2.0 million 1996 accrual for early retirement benefits offered to some hourly employees; participant counts are not disclosed for either program.
1996-12-31voluntary_separationcompletedUnited StatesMotorcycles and Related Products — Parts and Accessories distributionUSD 3 (millions)MD&A
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Early retirement program tied to the new Parts and Accessories Distribution Center; charge of $2.5 million recorded in 1996. Headcount affected not disclosed.
1996-12-31divestiture_reductioncompleted1996-01-221996-12-12United StatesTransportation Vehicles segment (Recreational Vehicles, Commercial Vehicles, B & B Molders)discontinued_operations_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Segment sold during 1996 for ~$105 million with a $22.6 million after-tax gain; headcount removed through the disposition not disclosed.
1996-12-31acquisition_additioncompletedNetherlandsMotorcycles and Related Products — international distributionMD&A
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Company purchased its distributor in The Netherlands during 1996 (inventory increased ~$4 million on the purchase); employees added not disclosed.
1996-12-31voluntary_separationcompleted1996United StatesMotorcycles and Related ProductsUSD 3 (millions)MD&A
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Early retirement program in connection with new Parts and Accessories Distribution Center.
1996-09-29voluntary_separationcompletedUnited StatesMotorcycles and Related Products — Parts and Accessories Distribution CenterUSD 3 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Early retirement program tied to the new Parts and Accessories Distribution Center; charge recognized in Q3 1996. Number of participants not disclosed.
1996-09-29divestiture_reductioncompleted1996-03-06United StatesTransportation Vehicles segment — Holiday Rambler Recreational Vehicles Divisionother
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Assets sold to Monaco Coach Corporation; Monaco assumed certain liabilities. Associated headcount removed not disclosed; no loss on discontinuance anticipated.
1996-09-29divestiture_reductionannounced1996-01-221996-12-31United StatesTransportation Vehicles segment — Commercial Vehicles division and B&B MoldersMD&A
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Disposition of remaining Transportation Vehicles businesses expected to be finalized during 1996; affected headcount not disclosed.
1996-09-29voluntary_separationcompletedParts and Accessories Distribution CenterUSD 3 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Early retirement program charge of $2.5 million in Q3 1996; employee count not disclosed.
1996-03-31divestiture_reductioncompleted1996-03-061996-03-06United StatesTransportation Vehicles segment — Holiday Rambler Recreational Vehicles Divisionother
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Sale of substantially all RV division assets to Monaco Coach; no employee count disclosed. Four Holiday World stores remain to be disposed of; Commercial Vehicles division and B&B Molders dispositions expected during 1996.
1995-12-31divestiture_reductioncompletedCreative Dimensions division (office furniture), Transportation Vehicles segmentItem_1_Business
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Division producing contemporary office furniture was sold in the second quarter of 1995. No sale price, charge, or employee count was disclosed for the transaction.
1995-12-31acquisition_additioncompleted1995-11-141995-11-14Financial Services (Eaglemark Financial Services, Inc.)business_combinations_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Step acquisition of substantially all shares and equivalents not already owned (49% stake held since January 1993); purchase price approximately $45 million funded from internally generated funds and short-term borrowings, generating about $43 million of goodwill. No employee count was disclosed for the transaction; the Financial Services segment (Eaglemark) reported approximately 180 employees at December 31, 1995.
1995-12-31divestiture_reductioncompleted1996-01-221996-03-06Wakarusa, Indiana (manufacturing operations); 10 of 14 Holiday World dealership locationsRecreational Vehicles division (Holiday Rambler), Transportation Vehicles segmentdiscontinued_operations_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Subsequent event relative to fiscal 1995: sale of substantially all RV Division assets, including the Wakarusa, Indiana manufacturing operations and 10 of 14 Holiday World dealerships, to Monaco Coach Corporation was completed March 6, 1996. Consideration approximately $50 million (cash, Monaco preferred stock and a note) plus assumed liabilities. No employee count was disclosed for the transaction; the parent segment had approximately 2,400 employees at year-end 1995.
1995-12-31divestiture_reductionannounced1996-01-221996-06-30Commercial Vehicles division (Utilimaster), B&B Molders, and remaining 4 Holiday World dealerships, Transportation Vehicles segmentdiscontinued_operations_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Subsequent event relative to fiscal 1995: the Company announced discontinuation of the Transportation Vehicles segment to concentrate resources on the core motorcycle business. Disposition of the remaining businesses expected to be completed by the end of June 1996; no loss on the discontinuance is anticipated. No employee count was disclosed for the action; the segment had approximately 2,400 employees at year-end 1995.
1995-12-31divestiture_reductioncompletedUnited StatesTransportation Vehicles segment — Creative Dimensions division (office furniture)Item_1_Business
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Creative Dimensions division was sold in the second quarter of 1995; no headcount or charge disclosed.
1995-12-31acquisition_additioncompleted1995-11-14United StatesFinancial Services segment — Eaglemark Financial Services, Inc.USD 45 (millions)business_combinations_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Step acquisition of remaining Eaglemark shares for ~$45 million; purchase price, not a workforce charge. No headcount added disclosed.
1995-12-31divestiture_reductioncompleted1996-01-221996-03-06United States — Wakarusa, Indiana and 10 Holiday World dealershipsTransportation Vehicles segment — Holiday Rambler Recreational Vehicle Divisionsubsequent_events
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Sale of substantially all RV Division assets to Monaco Coach Corporation for ~$50 million (cash, preferred stock, note); completed after fiscal year-end. Filer does not anticipate a loss on discontinuance. No headcount disclosed for the division.
1995-12-31restructuringannounced2,4001996-01-221996-12-31United StatesTransportation Vehicles segment (Commercial Vehicles division and B & B Molders)subsequent_events
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Company announced decision to discontinue the entire Transportation Vehicles segment to focus on core motorcycle business; remaining operations expected to be finalized during 1996. Affected count is the segment's disclosed headcount as of 1995-12-31, not an explicitly stated separation count; no severance charge disclosed.
1995-09-24othercompleted1995-Q4United StatesCommercial VehiclesMD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Teamsters strike against Ryder Automotive Carrier Group ended early in Q4; division lost three weeks of production.