CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current assets
Cash and restricted cash ($8,449 and $8,514 attributable to the variable interest entity ("VIE"))	$ 112,603	$ 34,184
Accounts receivable, net	268,231	215,428
Inventories ($5,509 and $11,958 attributable to the VIE)	318,356	398,368
Prepaid and other assets	87,912	94,838
Total current assets	787,102	742,818
Property, plant and equipment, net ($10,778 and $11,374 attributable to the VIE)	219,744	231,575
Goodwill ($32,312 and $32,312 attributable to the VIE)	215,059	214,056
Intangible assets, net	475,195	480,794
Deferred income taxes	67,823	70,541
Other assets ($2,512 and $2,517 attributable to the VIE)	74,163	77,265
Total assets	1,839,086	1,817,049
Current liabilities
Short-term debt	40,438	54,123
Current portion of long-term debt	17,500	17,500
Accounts payable ($4,239 and $8,360 attributable to the VIE)	94,867	102,335
Accrued taxes	31,331	36,032
Accrued compensation and benefits ($1,833 and $3,542 attributable to the VIE)	76,552	72,465
Accrued expenses and other liabilities ($2,723 and $4,468 attributable to the VIE)	102,466	76,663
Total current liabilities	363,154	359,118
Long-term debt	317,908	330,701
Deferred income taxes	4,601	4,837
Accrued pension and other postretirement benefits	109,206	118,852
Other noncurrent liabilities ($3,688 and $5,202 attributable to the VIE)	50,956	51,908
Total liabilities	845,825	865,416
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	475	807
Shareholders' equity
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized; 75,665,990 and 75,619,587 shares issued	76	76
Additional paid-in capital	919,607	910,507
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(103,227)	(112,028)
Retained earnings	190,159	151,039
Treasury stock, at cost; 1,671,754 shares and 1,183,966 shares (including 299,894 and 56,000 of accrued share repurchases) (Note 9)	(45,106)	(31,154)
Total equity attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp.	961,509	918,440
Noncontrolling interests	31,277	32,386
Total shareholders' equity	992,786	950,826
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and shareholders' equity	$ 1,839,086	$ 1,817,049