Nets Income per Common Share - Computation of basic and diluted net income per common share (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Net Income per Common Share
Net income attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp	$ 9,318,000	$ (5,526,000)	$ 80,448,000	$ 45,191,000
Less: dividends earned by preferred shareholders		(3,465,000)		(10,320,000)
Less: allocation of undistributed earnings to preferred shareholders				(14,770,000)
Net income attributable to common stockholders - basic	9,318,000	(8,991,000)	80,448,000	20,101,000
Adjustments to net income for dilutive securities				16,909,000
Net income attributable to common stockholders - diluted	9,318,000	$ (8,991,000)	80,448,000	$ 37,010,000
Outstanding securities requiring use of the two-class method	$ 0		$ 0
Weighted average number of common shares:
Basic	74,451,977	23,880,191	74,375,756	22,512,577
Diluted	74,702,704	23,880,191	74,507,356	55,203,829
Net income (loss) per common share attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp.:
Basic	$ 0.13	$ (0.38)	$ 1.08	$ 0.89
Diluted	$ 0.12	$ (0.38)	$ 1.08	$ 0.67