Supplemental Consolidating Data - Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,465,061,000	$ 833,868,000	$ 749,600,000
Marketable securities	0	0	10,003,000
Accounts receivable, net	299,148,000	259,334,000	353,541,000
Finance receivables, net of allowance of $63,881, $43,006, and $41,515	2,358,989,000	2,272,522,000	2,443,899,000
Inventories, net	610,924,000	603,571,000	595,806,000
Restricted cash	99,903,000	64,554,000	43,471,000
Other current assets	142,357,000	168,974,000	177,761,000
Total current assets	4,976,382,000	4,202,823,000	4,374,081,000
Finance receivables, net of allowance of $271,615, $155,575, and $149,357	4,933,418,000	5,101,844,000	4,994,693,000
Property, plant and equipment, net	826,845,000	847,382,000	876,003,000
Prepaid pension costs	64,802,000	56,014,000	0
Goodwill	64,063,000	64,160,000	64,131,000
Deferred income taxes	127,856,000	101,204,000	132,988,000
Lease assets	56,496,000	61,618,000	55,305,000
Other long-term assets	90,085,000	93,114,000	83,412,000
Total assets	11,139,947,000	10,528,159,000	10,580,613,000
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	333,411,000	294,380,000	380,918,000
Accrued liabilities	584,535,000	582,288,000	644,171,000
Short-term debt	1,335,664,000	571,995,000	1,192,925,000
Current portion of long-term debt, net	2,326,460,000	1,748,109,000	1,372,050,000
Total current liabilities	4,580,070,000	3,196,772,000	3,590,064,000
Long-term debt, net	4,478,078,000	5,124,826,000	4,744,694,000
Lease liabilities	40,053,000	44,447,000	39,516,000
Pension liabilities	56,900,000	56,138,000	98,862,000
Postretirement healthcare benefits	71,154,000	72,513,000	93,897,000
Other long-term liabilities	221,709,000	229,464,000	215,969,000
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity	1,691,983,000	1,803,999,000	1,797,611,000	$ 1,773,949,000
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	11,139,947,000	10,528,159,000	10,580,613,000
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Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	415,514,000	470,649,000	384,390,000
Marketable securities			10,003,000
Accounts receivable, net	551,786,000	369,717,000	666,782,000
Finance receivables, net of allowance of $63,881, $43,006, and $41,515	0	0	0
Inventories, net	610,924,000	603,571,000	595,806,000
Restricted cash	0	0	0
Other current assets	103,630,000	110,145,000	137,167,000
Total current assets	1,681,854,000	1,554,082,000	1,794,148,000
Finance receivables, net of allowance of $271,615, $155,575, and $149,357	0	0	0
Property, plant and equipment, net	774,985,000	794,131,000	820,634,000
Prepaid pension costs	64,802,000	56,014,000
Goodwill	64,063,000	64,160,000	64,131,000
Deferred income taxes	49,906,000	62,768,000	96,500,000
Lease assets	50,907,000	55,722,000	48,513,000
Other long-term assets	163,319,000	166,972,000	154,687,000
Total assets	2,849,836,000	2,753,849,000	2,978,613,000
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	306,677,000	266,710,000	351,831,000
Accrued liabilities	446,792,000	463,491,000	544,560,000
Short-term debt	0	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt, net	0	0	0
Total current liabilities	753,469,000	730,201,000	896,391,000
Long-term debt, net	743,466,000	743,296,000	742,791,000
Lease liabilities	34,848,000	38,783,000	32,520,000
Pension liabilities	56,900,000	56,138,000	98,862,000
Postretirement healthcare benefits	71,154,000	72,513,000	93,897,000
Other long-term liabilities	176,109,000	186,252,000	174,150,000
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity	1,013,890,000	926,666,000	940,002,000
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	2,849,836,000	2,753,849,000	2,978,613,000
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Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1,049,547,000	363,219,000	365,210,000
Marketable securities			0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0	0
Finance receivables, net of allowance of $63,881, $43,006, and $41,515	2,358,989,000	2,272,522,000	2,443,899,000
Inventories, net	0	0	0
Restricted cash	99,903,000	64,554,000	43,471,000
Other current assets	43,055,000	59,665,000	40,594,000
Total current assets	3,551,494,000	2,759,960,000	2,893,174,000
Finance receivables, net of allowance of $271,615, $155,575, and $149,357	4,933,418,000	5,101,844,000	4,994,693,000
Property, plant and equipment, net	51,860,000	53,251,000	55,369,000
Prepaid pension costs	0	0
Goodwill	0	0	0
Deferred income taxes	79,026,000	39,882,000	37,487,000
Lease assets	5,589,000	5,896,000	6,792,000
Other long-term assets	20,815,000	19,211,000	19,149,000
Total assets	8,642,202,000	7,980,044,000	8,006,664,000
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	279,372,000	138,053,000	342,328,000
Accrued liabilities	141,287,000	119,186,000	98,778,000
Short-term debt	1,335,664,000	571,995,000	1,192,925,000
Current portion of long-term debt, net	2,326,460,000	1,748,109,000	1,372,050,000
Total current liabilities	4,082,783,000	2,577,343,000	3,006,081,000
Long-term debt, net	3,734,612,000	4,381,530,000	4,001,903,000
Lease liabilities	5,205,000	5,664,000	6,996,000
Pension liabilities	0	0	0
Postretirement healthcare benefits	0	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	43,277,000	40,609,000	39,070,000
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity	776,325,000	974,898,000	952,614,000
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	8,642,202,000	7,980,044,000	8,006,664,000
Eliminations
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0
Marketable securities			0
Accounts receivable, net	(252,638,000)	(110,383,000)	(313,241,000)
Finance receivables, net of allowance of $63,881, $43,006, and $41,515	0	0	0
Inventories, net	0	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0	0
Other current assets	(4,328,000)	(836,000)	0
Total current assets	(256,966,000)	(111,219,000)	(313,241,000)
Finance receivables, net of allowance of $271,615, $155,575, and $149,357	0	0	0
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0	0
Prepaid pension costs	0	0
Goodwill	0	0	0
Deferred income taxes	(1,076,000)	(1,446,000)	(999,000)
Lease assets	0	0	0
Other long-term assets	(94,049,000)	(93,069,000)	(90,424,000)
Total assets	(352,091,000)	(205,734,000)	(404,664,000)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	(252,638,000)	(110,383,000)	(313,241,000)
Accrued liabilities	(3,544,000)	(389,000)	833,000
Short-term debt	0	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt, net	0	0	0
Total current liabilities	(256,182,000)	(110,772,000)	(312,408,000)
Long-term debt, net	0	0	0
Lease liabilities	0	0	0
Pension liabilities	0	0	0
Postretirement healthcare benefits	0	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	2,323,000	2,603,000	2,749,000
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity	(98,232,000)	(97,565,000)	(95,005,000)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ (352,091,000)	$ (205,734,000)	$ (404,664,000)