Nets Income per Common Share - Computation of basic and diluted net income per common share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Net Income per Common Share
Net income (loss) attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp.	$ 38,114	$ 23,662
Less: dividends earned by preferred shareholders		(3,437)
Less: allocation of undistributed earnings to preferred shareholders		(8,721)
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders - basic	38,114	11,504
Adjustments to net income for dilutive securities		(7,388)
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders - diluted	$ 38,114	$ 18,892
Weighted average number of common shares:
Basic	74,220,771	21,821,255
Diluted	74,250,155	54,449,338
Net income per common share attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp.:
Basic	$ 0.51	$ 0.53
Diluted	$ 0.51	$ 0.35