Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2015	Feb. 17, 2016	Jul. 11, 2015
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	ESCALADE INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000033488
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-26
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	ESCA
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		14,190,844
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 26, 2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 182,549,269