Document And Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 07, 2017	Oct. 31, 2017
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Oct. 07, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Registrant Name	ESCALADE INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000033488
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-30
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	ESCA
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		14,370,586