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		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Net Income per Common Share
Net income attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp	$ 33,016	$ 27,055	$ 71,130	$ 50,717
Less: dividends earned by preferred shareholders		(3,418)		(6,855)
Less: allocation of undistributed earnings to preferred shareholders		(10,192)		(18,913)
Net income attributable to common stockholders - basic	33,016	13,445	71,130	24,949
Adjustments to net income for dilutive securities		8,055		15,432
Net income attributable to common stockholders - diluted	$ 33,016	$ 21,500	$ 71,130	$ 40,381
Weighted average number of common shares:
Basic	74,451,977	21,821,256	74,337,013	21,821,256
Diluted	74,581,269	54,450,380	74,409,050	54,447,260
Net income per common share attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp.:
Basic	$ 0.44	$ 0.62	$ 0.96	$ 1.14
Diluted	$ 0.44	$ 0.39	$ 0.96	$ 0.74