Organization and Significant Accounting Policies Organization and Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Name of acquired entity	A.M. Holding S.A.S.
Advertising expenses	$ 73,945,000	$ 58,752,000	$ 48,877,000
Standard product warranty description	Polaris provides a limited warranty for its ORVs for a period of six months and for a period of one year for its snowmobiles and motorcycles and a two year period for SVs. Polaris provides longer warranties in certain geographical markets as determined by local regulations and market conditions and may also provide longer warranties related to certain promotional programs. Polaris’ standard warranties require the Company or its dealers to repair or replace defective products during such warranty periods at no cost to the consumer. The warranty reserve is established at the time of sale to the dealer or distributor based on management’s best estimate using historical rates and trends.
Minimum | Building and Building Improvements
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property and equipment, estimated useful life	10 years
Minimum | Machinery Equipment And Production Tooling
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property and equipment, estimated useful life	1 year
Maximum | Building and Building Improvements
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property and equipment, estimated useful life	40 years
Maximum | Machinery Equipment And Production Tooling
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property and equipment, estimated useful life	7 years
Polaris Acceptance
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Equity method investment ownership percentage	50.00%
ORVs
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Period of warranties provided by Polaris	6 months
Snowmobiles and Motorcycles
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Period of warranties provided by Polaris	1 year
SVs
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Period of warranties provided by Polaris	2 years