CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND EQUITY (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Retained Deficit	Noncontrolling Interest	Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock	Total
Balances at Beginning at Dec. 31, 2013						$ 131,036
Balances at Beginning (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013						1,838
Balances at Ending at Dec. 31, 2014						$ 131,036
Balances at Ending (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014						1,838
Balances at Beginning at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 15	$ 229,168	$ (11,314)	$ (74,705)			$ 143,164
Balances at Beginning (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013	15,360
Balances at Beginning at Dec. 31, 2013					$ 32,124
Balances at noncontrolling Beginning at Dec. 31, 2013							175,288
Changes in stockholders' equity
Net income attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp.				21,557			21,557
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest					3,809		25,366
Other comprehensive loss			(29,744)				(29,744)
Exercise of common stock (in shares)	87
Exercise of common stock (in value)		893					893
Issuance of common stock	$ 3	34,500					34,503
Issuance of common stock (in shares)	3,105
Dividends paid on Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock				(13,786)			(13,786)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests					(3,600)		(3,600)
Balances at Ending at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 18	264,561	(41,058)	(66,934)			156,587
Balances at Ending (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014	18,552
Balances at Ending at Dec. 31, 2014					32,333
Balances at noncontrolling Ending at Dec. 31, 2014							188,920
Balances at Ending at Dec. 31, 2015						$ 131,036
Balances at Ending (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015						1,838
Changes in stockholders' equity
Net income attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp.				(966)			(966)
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest					5,122		4,156
Other comprehensive loss			(26,176)				(26,176)
Exercise of common stock (in shares)	164
Exercise of common stock (in value)	$ 1	2,751					2,752
Issuance of common stock	$ 3	41,798					41,801
Issuance of common stock (in shares)	3,105
Dividends paid on Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock				(13,747)			(13,747)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests					(4,200)		(4,200)
Balances at Ending at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 22	309,110	(67,234)	(81,647)			160,251
Balances at Ending (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015	21,821
Balances at Ending at Dec. 31, 2015					33,255		33,255
Balances at noncontrolling Ending at Dec. 31, 2015							$ 193,506
Balances at Ending (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016							0
Changes in stockholders' equity
Net income attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp.				45,012			$ 45,012
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest					4,503		49,515
Other comprehensive loss			(23,600)				(23,600)
Stock-based compensation expense		14,494					14,494
Issuance of common stock	$ 3	63,496					63,499
Issuance of common stock (in shares)	3,105
Conversion of redeemable convertible preferred stock (in shares)						(1,838)
Conversion of redeemable convertible preferred stock (in Value)						$ (131,036)	131,036
Conversion of redeemable convertible preferred stock (in shares)	16,542
Conversion of redeemable convertible preferred stock (in Value)	$ 16	131,020					131,036
Conversion of convertible notes (in shares)	32,626
Conversion of convertible notes	$ 33	362,456					362,489
Dividends paid on Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock				(17,316)			(17,316)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests					(4,800)		(4,800)
Balances at Ending at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 74	$ 880,576	$ (90,834)	$ (53,951)			735,865
Balances at Ending (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016	74,094
Balances at Ending at Dec. 31, 2016					$ 32,958		32,958
Balances at noncontrolling Ending at Dec. 31, 2016							$ 768,823