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		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp.	$ 63,216	$ 29,797	$ 74,406	$ 103,211
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
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