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		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp.	$ 2,313	$ 38,488	$ 11,190	$ 73,414
Weighted average number of common shares:
Basic (in shares)	74,252,981	75,618,717	74,394,967	75,811,780
Diluted (in shares)	74,875,219	75,858,114	74,983,411	76,060,003
Net income per common share attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp.:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.03	$ 0.51	$ 0.15	$ 0.97
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.03	$ 0.51	$ 0.15	$ 0.97