Reportable Segments and Geographic Information - Schedule of Information by Strategic Business Units (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2025 |
Dec. 31, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
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| Revenue | $ 3,603,979 | $ 4,148,264 | $ 4,882,892 |
| Motorcycles and related products cost of goods sold | 2,741,821 | 3,005,940 | 3,322,306 |
| Financial services revenue | 869,196 | 1,038,538 | 953,586 |
| Financial services interest expense | 388,636 | 371,766 | 332,380 |
| Financial services provision for credit losses | (191,392) | 247,225 | 227,158 |
| Selling, administrative and engineering expense | 1,147,475 | 1,145,244 | 1,175,550 |
| Operating income | 386,635 | 416,627 | 779,084 |
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| Revenue | 3,578,308 | 4,121,906 | 4,844,594 |
| Motorcycles and related products cost of goods sold | 2,711,716 | 2,967,068 | 3,278,052 |
| Gross profit | 866,592 | 1,154,838 | 1,566,542 |
| People expenses | 342,336 | 364,416 | 417,109 |
| Marketing and advertising expenses | 158,250 | 123,811 | 124,551 |
| Other segment items | 394,737 | 388,767 | 363,731 |
| Operating income | (28,731) | 277,844 | 661,151 |
| LiveWire | |||
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| Revenue | 25,671 | 26,358 | 38,298 |
| Motorcycles and related products cost of goods sold | 30,105 | 38,872 | 44,254 |
| Gross profit | (4,434) | (12,514) | (5,956) |
| Selling, administrative and engineering expense | 70,582 | 97,125 | 110,853 |
| Operating income | (75,016) | (109,639) | (116,809) |
| HDFS | |||
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| Financial services revenue | 869,196 | 1,038,538 | 953,586 |
| Financial services interest expense | 388,636 | 371,766 | 332,380 |
| Financial services provision for credit losses | (191,392) | 247,225 | 227,158 |
| Selling, administrative and engineering expense | 181,570 | 171,125 | 159,306 |
| Operating income | $ 490,382 | $ 248,422 | $ 234,742 |
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- Definition Amount, excluding accrued interest, of credit loss expense (reversal of expense) on financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Aggregate revenue less cost of goods and services sold or operating expenses directly attributable to the revenue generation activity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of expense for salary, wage, profit sharing; incentive and equity-based compensation; and other employee benefit. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition The total expense recognized in the period for promotion, public relations, and brand or product advertising. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of other expense (income) and loss (gain) calculated as difference between segment revenue and separately disclosed expense category to arrive at segment profit (loss). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition The aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, Internet, and postal charges. General and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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