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2409405 - Disclosure - Finance Receivables (Changes In The Allowance For Finance Credit Losses On Finance Receivables) (Details)
(http://www.harley-davidson.com/role/FinanceReceivablesChangesInAllowanceForFinanceCreditLossesOnFinanceReceivablesDetails)
TableSchedule of Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000793952 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31
Financing Receivable Portfolio Segment [Axis]Financing Receivable Portfolio Segment [Axis]Financing Receivable Portfolio Segment [Axis]
RetailWholesaleFinancing Receivable Portfolio Segment [Domain]RetailWholesaleFinancing Receivable Portfolio Segment [Domain]RetailWholesaleFinancing Receivable Portfolio Segment [Domain]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Roll Forward]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of period
139,320,000  
7,858,000  
147,178,000  
122,025,000  
5,339,000  
127,364,000  
106,063,000  
4,630,000  
110,693,000  
Provision for credit losses
137,893,000  
(1,276,000) 
136,617,000  
98,826,000  
2,519,000  
101,345,000  
80,237,000  
709,000  
80,946,000  
Charge-offs
(148,566,000) 
0  
(148,566,000) 
(123,911,000) 
0  
(123,911,000) 
(102,831,000) 
0  
(102,831,000) 
Recoveries
41,405,000  
0  
41,405,000  
42,380,000  
0  
42,380,000  
38,556,000  
0  
38,556,000  
Other
(3,291,000) 
0  
(3,291,000) 
      
Balance, end of period
166,761,000  
 
6,582,000  
 
173,343,000  
 
139,320,000  
 
7,858,000  
 
147,178,000  
 
122,025,000  
 
5,339,000  
 
127,364,000