v3.26.3
Asset-Backed Financing -Schedule of Assets and Liabilities of Variable Interest Entities (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Sep. 30, 2026
Sep. 30, 2025
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings    
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, associated liabilities, carrying amount $ 242,575 $ 511,779
Balance Sheet Location [Axis]: us-gaap:Assets    
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings    
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount 274,752 898,587
Balance Sheet Location [Axis]: us-gaap:FinancingReceivableExcludingAccruedInterestAfterAllowanceForCreditLossCurrent    
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings    
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount 276,231 843,506
Balance Sheet Location [Axis]: us-gaap:OtherAssetsNoncurrent    
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings    
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount 551 3,551
Balance Sheet Location [Axis]: us-gaap:RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue    
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings    
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount 16,985 51,530
Balance Sheet Location [Axis]: hog:FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossRecoveryExcludingAccruedInterestNoncurrent    
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings    
Transfers accounted for as secured borrowings, assets, allowance for credit losses, carrying amount (19,015) 0
Consolidated VIEs | Asset-backed securitizations    
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings    
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, associated liabilities, carrying amount 0 62,635
Consolidated VIEs | Asset-backed securitizations | Balance Sheet Location [Axis]: us-gaap:Assets    
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings    
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount 0 354,905
Consolidated VIEs | Asset-backed securitizations | Balance Sheet Location [Axis]: us-gaap:FinancingReceivableExcludingAccruedInterestAfterAllowanceForCreditLossCurrent    
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings    
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount 0 334,759
Consolidated VIEs | Asset-backed securitizations | Balance Sheet Location [Axis]: us-gaap:OtherAssetsNoncurrent    
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings    
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount 0 1,491
Consolidated VIEs | Asset-backed securitizations | Balance Sheet Location [Axis]: us-gaap:RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue    
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings    
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount 0 18,655
Consolidated VIEs | Asset-backed securitizations | Balance Sheet Location [Axis]: hog:FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossRecoveryExcludingAccruedInterestNoncurrent    
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings    
Transfers accounted for as secured borrowings, assets, allowance for credit losses, carrying amount 0 0
Consolidated VIEs | Asset-backed U.S. commercial paper conduit facility    
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings    
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, associated liabilities, carrying amount 242,575 399,502
Consolidated VIEs | Asset-backed U.S. commercial paper conduit facility | Balance Sheet Location [Axis]: us-gaap:Assets    
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings    
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount 274,752 481,703
Consolidated VIEs | Asset-backed U.S. commercial paper conduit facility | Balance Sheet Location [Axis]: us-gaap:FinancingReceivableExcludingAccruedInterestAfterAllowanceForCreditLossCurrent    
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings    
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount 276,231 450,702
Consolidated VIEs | Asset-backed U.S. commercial paper conduit facility | Balance Sheet Location [Axis]: us-gaap:OtherAssetsNoncurrent    
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings    
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount 551 1,917
Consolidated VIEs | Asset-backed U.S. commercial paper conduit facility | Balance Sheet Location [Axis]: us-gaap:RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue    
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings    
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount 16,985 29,084
Consolidated VIEs | Asset-backed U.S. commercial paper conduit facility | Balance Sheet Location [Axis]: hog:FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossRecoveryExcludingAccruedInterestNoncurrent    
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings    
Transfers accounted for as secured borrowings, assets, allowance for credit losses, carrying amount (19,015) 0
Unconsolidated VIEs | Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility    
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings    
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, associated liabilities, carrying amount 0 49,642
Unconsolidated VIEs | Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility | Balance Sheet Location [Axis]: us-gaap:Assets    
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings    
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount 0 61,979
Unconsolidated VIEs | Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility | Balance Sheet Location [Axis]: us-gaap:FinancingReceivableExcludingAccruedInterestAfterAllowanceForCreditLossCurrent    
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings    
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount 0 58,045
Unconsolidated VIEs | Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility | Balance Sheet Location [Axis]: us-gaap:OtherAssetsNoncurrent    
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings    
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount 0 143
Unconsolidated VIEs | Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility | Balance Sheet Location [Axis]: us-gaap:RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue    
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings    
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount 0 3,791
Unconsolidated VIEs | Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility | Balance Sheet Location [Axis]: hog:FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossRecoveryExcludingAccruedInterestNoncurrent    
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings    
Transfers accounted for as secured borrowings, assets, allowance for credit losses, carrying amount $ 0 $ 0