CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current assets
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash ($6,843 and $8,514 attributable to the variable interest entity ("VIE"))	$ 151,452	$ 34,184
Accounts receivable, net	201,518	215,428
Inventories ($13,830 and $11,958 attributable to the VIE)	357,682	398,368
Prepaid and other assets	89,155	94,838
Total current assets	799,807	742,818
Property, plant and equipment, net ($10,538 and $11,374 attributable to the VIE)	222,811	231,575
Goodwill ($32,312 and $32,312 attributable to the VIE)	215,186	214,056
Intangible assets, net	473,533	480,794
Deferred income taxes	80,060	70,541
Other assets ($2,239 and $2,517 attributable to the VIE)	75,158	77,265
Total assets	1,866,555	1,817,049
Current liabilities
Short-term debt	2,810	54,123
Current portion of long-term debt	17,500	17,500
Accounts payable ($8,702 and $8,360 attributable to the VIE)	112,867	102,335
Accrued taxes	40,952	36,032
Accrued compensation and benefits ($1,454 and $3,542 attributable to the VIE)	82,290	72,465
Accrued expenses and other liabilities ($3,699 and $4,468 attributable to the VIE)	101,260	76,663
Total current liabilities	357,679	359,118
Long-term debt	313,619	330,701
Deferred income taxes	3,821	4,837
Accrued pension and other postretirement benefits	121,929	118,852
Other noncurrent liabilities ($2,261 and $5,202 attributable to the VIE)	52,128	51,908
Total liabilities	849,176	865,416
Commitments and contingencies (Note 22)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	126	807
Shareholders' equity
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized; 75,666,367 and 75,619,587 shares issued	76	76
Additional paid-in capital	925,385	910,507
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(96,182)	(112,028)
Retained earnings	199,776	151,039
Treasury stock, at cost; 1,671,754 and 1,183,966 shares (including 299,894 and 56,000 of accrued share repurchase) (Note 15)	(45,106)	(31,154)
Total equity attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp.	983,949	918,440
Noncontrolling interests	33,304	32,386
Total shareholders' equity	1,017,253	950,826
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and shareholders' equity	$ 1,866,555	$ 1,817,049