Net Income per Common Share - Computation of basic and diluted net income per common share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Net Income per Common Share
Net income (loss) attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp.	$ (179)	$ (5,526)	$ 27,055	$ 23,662	$ (20,436)	$ (13,986)	$ 18,654	$ 14,802	$ 45,012	$ (966)	$ 21,557
Dividends earned by preferred shareholders									(11,576)	(13,785)	(13,785)
Less: allocation of undistributed earnings to preferred shareholders									(10,247)		(3,866)
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders - basic									23,189	(14,751)	3,906
Adjustments to net income for dilutive securities									16,475
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders - diluted									$ 39,664	$ (14,751)	$ 3,906
Weighted average number of common shares:
Basic									31,247,643	19,939,293	16,716,825
Diluted									64,323,742	19,939,293	16,716,825
Net income (loss) per common share attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp.:
Basic	$ (0.02)	$ (0.38)	$ 0.62	$ 0.53	$ (1.09)	$ (0.84)	$ 0.43	$ 0.32	$ 0.74	$ (0.74)	$ 0.23
Diluted	$ (0.02)	$ (0.38)	$ 0.39	$ 0.35	$ (1.09)	$ (0.84)	$ 0.29	$ 0.23	$ 0.62	$ (0.74)	$ 0.23