CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Net sales	$ 1,560,258	$ 1,572,275	$ 1,502,958
Cost of goods sold	759,466	773,550	727,120
Gross profit	800,792	798,725	775,838
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	579,837	600,804	604,018
Research and development	48,148	48,804	45,977
Intangible amortization	6,499	6,608	6,617
Restructuring charges		1,673	1,643
Income from operations	166,308	140,836	117,583
Interest expense, net (Note 14)	15,709	49,908	60,294
Other (income) expense, net	(1,077)	1,706	25,139
Income before income taxes	151,676	89,222	32,150
Income tax expense	55,056	39,707	27,994
Net income	96,620	49,515	4,156
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(4,506)	(4,503)	(5,122)
Net income (loss) attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp.	92,114	45,012	(966)
Dividends earned by preferred shareholders		(11,576)	(13,785)
Allocation of undistributed earnings to preferred shareholders		(10,247)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - basic	92,114	23,189	(14,751)
Adjustments to net income for dilutive securities		16,475
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - diluted	$ 92,114	$ 39,664	$ (14,751)
Net income (loss) per common share attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp.:
Basic	$ 1.24	$ 0.74	$ (0.74)
Net income (loss) per common share attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp. - diluted
Diluted	1.23	$ 0.62	$ (0.74)
Cash dividends declared per common share:	$ 0.48
Weighted average number of common shares:
Basic	74,399,836	31,247,643	19,939,293
Diluted	74,590,999	64,323,742	19,939,293