Document And Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 05, 2013	Nov. 01, 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		13,538,473
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Oct. 05, 2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013