Document And Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013	Feb. 12, 2014	Jul. 13, 2013
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	ESCALADE INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000033488
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-28
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	ESCA
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		13,663,539
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 28, 2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 65,652,427