CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 482,932	$ 417,166	$ 1,191,675	$ 1,313,086
Cost of goods sold	230,911	199,822	582,242	627,542
Gross profit	252,021	217,344	609,433	685,544
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	153,724	158,857	436,982	484,506
Research and development	10,611	12,746	34,963	38,417
Intangible amortization	1,964	2,015	5,875	5,533
Restructuring charges	518	0	13,250	0
Income from operations	85,204	43,726	118,363	157,088
Interest expense, net	3,831	4,504	12,356	14,600
Other expense, net	3,186	1,486	8,050	1,297
Income before income taxes	78,187	37,736	97,957	141,191
Income tax expense	14,141	7,730	21,183	36,244
Net income	64,046	30,006	76,774	104,947
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(830)	(209)	(2,368)	(1,736)
Net income attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp.	$ 63,216	$ 29,797	$ 74,406	$ 103,211
Net income per common share attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp.:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.85	$ 0.40	$ 1.00	$ 1.37
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.84	$ 0.39	$ 0.99	$ 1.36
Weighted average number of common shares:
Basic (in shares)	74,448,733	75,192,567	74,498,841	75,603,108
Diluted (in shares)	75,082,805	75,552,440	75,017,229	75,888,548