Borrowings (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Funded Debt to Adjusted Ratio Percentage [Table Text Block]

Applicable Rate means the applicable rate per annum set forth below, based upon Escalade’s Funded Debt to Adjusted Ratio as of the most recent determination date: 

Funded Debt to	Revolving			Term			ABR
Adjusted EBITDA	Eurodollar			Eurodollar			Revolving			ABR Term			Letter of			Commitment
Ratio	Borrowing			Borrowing			Borrowing			Borrowing			Credit Fee			Fee
Category 1
Greater than or equal to 2.50 to 1.0		2.50	%		2.75	%		0.50	%		0.75	%		2.50	%		0.45	%
Category 2
Greater than or equal to 2.25 to 1.0 but less than 2.50 to 1.0		2.25	%		2.50	%		0.25	%		0.50	%		2.25	%		0.40	%
Category 3
Greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.0 but less than 2.50 to 1.0		2.00	%		2.25	%		0.00	%		0.25	%		2.00	%		0.35	%
Category 4
Greater than or equal to 1.75 to 1.0 but less than 2.00 to 1.0		1.75	%		2.00	%		(0.25)	%		0.00	%		1.75	%		0.30	%
Category 5
Less than 1.75 to 1.0		1.50	%		1.75	%		(0.50)	%		(0.25)	%		1.50	%		0.30	%

Schedule of Short-term Debt [Table Text Block]

Short-term debt at fiscal year-ends was as follows:

In Thousands	2016		2015
Note payable for deferred purchase price obligation	$	—	$	200
Short-term debt reclassified from long-term debt		1,250		1,610
	$	1,250	$	1,810

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

Long-term debt at fiscal year-ends was as follows:

In Thousands	2016		2015
Senior secured revolving credit facility of $35.0 million with a maturity of January 21, 2019.  The interest rate at December 31, 2016 was 2.37%.	$	19,189	$	19,776
Term loan of $7.5 million with a maturity date of January 21, 2021.   The interest rate at December 31, 2016, was 2.56%.		6,250		2,750
Seller-financed agreement for real estate in Mexico.  The agreement requires sixteen quarterly installments of $156 thousand each with a maturity date of November 30, 2016.  This agreement has an interest rate of zero percent and is secured by the financed real estate in Mexico.		—		610
		25,439		23,136
Portion classified as short-term debt		(1,250)		(1,610)
	$	24,189	$	21,526