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
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp.	$ 8,877	$ 34,926
Weighted average number of common shares:
Basic (in shares)	74,545,280	76,006,989
Diluted (in shares)	75,099,930	76,264,038
Net income per common share attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp.:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.12	$ 0.46
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.12	$ 0.46