Document And Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 13, 2013	Aug. 06, 2013
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	ESCALADE INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000033488
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-29
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	ESCA
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		13,505,011
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jul. 13, 2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013