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Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities
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Jun. 30, 2025
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
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The Company is exposed to risks from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices. To reduce its exposure to such risks, the Company selectively uses derivative financial instruments. All derivative transactions are authorized and executed pursuant to regularly reviewed policies and procedures which prohibit the use of financial instruments for speculative trading purposes.
The Company sells products in foreign currencies and utilizes foreign currency exchange contracts to mitigate the effects of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations related to the Euro, Australian dollar, Japanese yen, Canadian dollar, and Mexican peso. The Company's foreign currency exchange contracts generally have maturities of less than one year.
The Company utilizes commodity contracts to mitigate the effects of commodity price fluctuations related to metals and fuel consumed in its motorcycle operations. The Company's commodity contracts generally have maturities of less than one year.
The Company periodically utilizes treasury rate and swap rate lock contracts to fix the interest rate on a portion of the principal related to an anticipated issuance of long-term debt and cross-currency swaps to mitigate the effect of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on its foreign currency-denominated debt. The Company also utilizes interest rate caps to facilitate certain asset-backed securitization transactions.
All derivative financial instruments are recognized on the Consolidated balance sheets at fair value. In accordance with ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging (ASC Topic 815), the accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative financial instrument depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship and, further, on the type of hedging relationship.
Changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments that are designated as cash flow hedges are initially recorded in Other comprehensive (loss) income (OCI) and subsequently reclassified into income when the hedged item affects income. Refer to Note 15 of the Notes to Consolidated financial statements for more detail on derivatives activity included in
accumulated other comprehensive income. The Company assesses, both at the inception of each hedge and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivative financial instruments that are designated as cash flow hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of the hedged items. No component of a designated hedging derivative financial instrument’s gain or loss is excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness. Derivative financial instruments not designated as hedges are not speculative and are used to manage the Company’s exposure to foreign currency, commodity risks and interest rate risks. Changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments not designated as hedging instruments are recorded directly in income. Cash flow activity associated with the Company's derivative financial instruments is recorded in Cash flows from operating activities on the Consolidated statement of cash flows. Derivative assets and liabilities are reported in Other current assets and Accrued liabilities on the Consolidated balance sheets, respectively, other than long-term balances noted below.
The notional and fair values of the Company's derivative financial instruments under ASC Topic 815 were as follows (in thousands):
Derivative Financial Instruments
Designated as Cash Flow Hedging Instruments
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Notional
Value
Assets(b)
Liabilities(a)
Notional
Value
Assets(b)
Liabilities(a)
Notional
Value
Assets(b)
Liabilities(a)
Foreign currency contracts$396,336 $647 $15,940 $455,322 $19,778 $148 $451,331 $8,789 $1,069 
Commodity contracts809 16 24 663 59 — 698 18 20 
Cross-currency swaps1,416,994 132,109 — 759,780 — 34,709 1,420,560 — 33,206 
$1,814,139 $132,772 $15,964 $1,215,765 $19,837 $34,857 $1,872,589 $8,807 $34,295 
Derivative Financial Instruments
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
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Notional
Value
Assets(c)
LiabilitiesNotional
Value
Assets(c)
LiabilitiesNotional
Value
Assets(c)
Liabilities
Commodity contracts$3,280 $— $65 $3,489 $— $163 $3,750 $9 $160 
Interest rate caps133,898 — — 272,997 2 — 430,005 260 — 
$137,178 $— $65 $276,486 $2 $163 $433,755 $269 $160 
(a)Includes $34.7 million and $5.3 million of cross-currency swaps recorded in Other long-term liabilities as of December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively, with all remaining amounts recorded in Accrued liabilities.
(b)Includes $61.2 million of cross-currency swaps recorded in Other long-term assets as of June 30, 2025, with all remaining amounts recorded in Other current assets.
(c)Includes $0.3 million of interest rate caps recorded in Other long-term assets as of June 30, 2024, with all remaining amounts recorded in Other current assets.
The amounts of gains and losses related to the Company's derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges were as follows (in thousands):
 Gain/(Loss)
Recognized in OCI		Gain/(Loss)
Reclassified from AOCL into Income
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June 30,
2025		June 30,
2024		June 30,
2025		June 30,
2024		June 30,
2025		June 30,
2024		June 30,
2025		June 30,
2024
Foreign currency contracts$(21,953)$6,875 $(30,546)$22,781 $5,749 $3,447 $9,148 $6,969 
Commodity contracts(140)(10)(9)(113)— (93)58 (244)
Cross-currency swaps136,721 (6,682)166,818 (45,126)116,669 (10,413)150,989 (42,146)
Treasury rate lock contracts— (4,293)— (4,293)(211)(41)(422)(37)
Swap rate lock contracts— — — — (148)(148)(294)(296)
$114,628 $(4,110)$136,263 $(26,751)$122,059 $(7,248)$159,479 $(35,754)
The location and amount of gains and losses recognized in income related to the Company's derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges were as follows (in thousands):
 Motorcycles and related products
cost of goods sold		Selling, administrative &
engineering expense		Interest expenseFinancial services interest expense
Three months ended June 30, 2025
Line item on the Consolidated statements of operations in which the effects of cash flow hedges are recorded
$750,793 $300,557 $7,696 $93,574 
Gain/(loss) reclassified from AOCL into income:
Foreign currency contracts5,749 — — — 
Commodity contracts— — — — 
Cross-currency swaps— 116,669 — — 
Treasury rate lock contracts— — (91)(120)
Swap rate lock contracts— — — (148)
Three months ended June 30, 2024
Line item on the Consolidated statements of operations in which the effects of cash flow hedges are recorded
$924,012 $304,008 $7,680 $93,741 
Gain/(loss) reclassified from AOCL into income:
Foreign currency contracts3,447 — — — 
Commodity contracts(93)— — — 
Cross-currency swaps— (10,413)— — 
Treasury rate lock contracts— — (91)50 
Swap rate lock contracts— — — (148)
Six months ended June 30, 2025
Line item on the Consolidated statements of operations in which the effects of cash flow hedges are recorded
$1,521,579 $556,214 $15,382 $182,508 
Gain/(loss) reclassified from AOCL into income:
Foreign currency contracts9,148 — — — 
Commodity contracts58 — — — 
Cross-currency swaps— 150,989 — — 
Treasury rate lock contracts— — (182)(240)
Swap rate lock contracts— — — (294)
 Motorcycles and related products
cost of goods sold		Selling, administrative &
engineering expense		Interest expenseFinancial services interest expense
Six months ended June 30, 2024
Line item on the Consolidated statements of operations in which the effects of cash flow hedges are recorded
$1,947,693 $597,105 $15,359 $182,480 
Gain/(loss) reclassified from AOCL into income:
Foreign currency contracts6,969 — — — 
Commodity contracts(244)— — — 
Cross-currency swaps— (42,146)— — 
Treasury rate lock contracts— — (182)145 
Swap rate lock contracts— — — (296)
The amount of net gain included in Accumulated other comprehensive loss (AOCL) at June 30, 2025, estimated to be reclassified into income over the next 12 months was $70.1 million.
The amount of gains and losses recognized in income related to derivative financial instruments not designated as hedging instruments were as follows (in thousands). Gains and losses on foreign currency contracts and commodity contracts were recorded in Motorcycles and related products cost of goods sold. Gains and losses on interest rate caps were recorded in Selling, administrative & engineering expense.
 Amount of Gain/(Loss)
Recognized in Income
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June 30,
2025		June 30,
2024		June 30,
2025		June 30,
2024
Foreign currency contracts$3,208 $779 $5,366 $2,694 
Commodity contracts(65)(184)(122)(193)
Interest rate caps— (68)(2)(205)
$3,143 $527 $5,242 $2,296 
The Company is exposed to credit loss risk in the event of non-performance by counterparties to its derivative financial instruments. Although no assurances can be given, the Company does not expect any of the counterparties to its derivative financial instruments to fail to meet their obligations. To manage credit loss risk, the Company evaluates counterparties based on credit ratings and, on a quarterly basis, evaluates each hedge’s net position relative to the counterparty’s ability to cover their position.