Restructuring Initiatives - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			18 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			19 Months Ended	12 Months Ended							36 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				18 Months Ended	3 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012 Operating expenses	Dec. 31, 2012 Reorganization and Reinvestment Initiatives	Dec. 31, 2011 Reorganization and Reinvestment Initiatives	Dec. 31, 2012 Reorganization and Reinvestment Initiatives	Dec. 31, 2012 Reorganization and Reinvestment Initiatives Cost of sales	Dec. 31, 2011 Reorganization and Reinvestment Initiatives Cost of sales	Dec. 31, 2012 Reorganization and Reinvestment Initiatives Operating expenses	Dec. 31, 2011 Reorganization and Reinvestment Initiatives Operating expenses	Dec. 31, 2012 Reorganization and Reinvestment Initiatives Workforce Reductions	Dec. 31, 2011 Reorganization and Reinvestment Initiatives Workforce Reductions	Dec. 31, 2011 Global Operations Strategy	Dec. 31, 2012 Global Operations Strategy	Dec. 31, 2012 Global Operations Strategy Workforce Reductions	Dec. 31, 2011 Global Operations Strategy Workforce Reductions	Dec. 31, 2012 Global Operations Strategy Transition Costs	Dec. 31, 2011 Global Operations Strategy Transition Costs	Jul. 31, 2012 Cost Reduction Initiatives	Dec. 31, 2013 Cost Reduction Initiatives		Dec. 31, 2012 Cost Reduction Initiatives		Dec. 31, 2013 Cost Reduction Initiatives	Dec. 31, 2013 Cost Reduction Initiatives Cost of sales	Sep. 30, 2013 Cost Reduction Initiatives Cost of sales	Jun. 30, 2013 Cost Reduction Initiatives Cost of sales	Mar. 31, 2013 Cost Reduction Initiatives Cost of sales	Dec. 31, 2012 Cost Reduction Initiatives Cost of sales	Sep. 30, 2012 Cost Reduction Initiatives Cost of sales	Jun. 30, 2012 Cost Reduction Initiatives Cost of sales	Dec. 31, 2013 Cost Reduction Initiatives Cost of sales	Dec. 31, 2013 Cost Reduction Initiatives Operating expenses	Dec. 31, 2013 Cost Reduction Initiatives Other income (expense)	Dec. 31, 2013 Cost Reduction Initiatives Workforce Reductions		Dec. 31, 2012 Cost Reduction Initiatives Workforce Reductions		Dec. 31, 2013 Cost Reduction Initiatives Workforce Reductions Impacts all regions and levels of the organization in addition to other transition costs	Dec. 31, 2012 Cost Reduction Initiatives Workforce Reductions Impacts all regions and levels of the organization in addition to other transition costs	Dec. 31, 2013 Cost Reduction Initiatives Transition Costs		Dec. 31, 2012 Cost Reduction Initiatives Transition Costs		Dec. 31, 2013 Cost Reduction Initiatives Transition Costs Impacts all regions and levels of the organization in addition to other transition costs	Dec. 31, 2012 Cost Reduction Initiatives Transition Costs Impacts all regions and levels of the organization in addition to other transition costs	Dec. 31, 2013 Cost Reduction Initiatives Apparel and Footwear Transition	Dec. 31, 2012 Cost Reduction Initiatives Apparel and Footwear Transition	Dec. 31, 2012 Cost Reduction Initiatives Intangible Assets and Goodwill	Dec. 31, 2013 Cost Reduction Initiatives Golf ball Manufacturing	Dec. 31, 2012 Cost Reduction Initiatives Golf ball Manufacturing	Dec. 31, 2012 Cost Reduction Initiatives Property Plant and Equipment	Dec. 31, 2012 Cost Reduction Initiatives Inventories
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Pre-tax restructuring charges to cost and expense		$ 55,073	$ 41,009			$ 1,012	$ 16,329	$ 17,341	$ 473	$ 1,251	$ 539	$ 15,078	$ 1,012	$ 16,329	$ 24,680	$ 39,419	$ (98)	$ 4,702	$ 21	$ 17,527		$ 16,556	[1]	$ 54,061	[2]		$ 3,775	$ 1,005	$ 4,087	$ 2,282	$ 7,965	$ 27,302	$ 961	$ 11,149	$ 4,719	$ 688	$ 2,977	[1]	$ 14,506	[2]	$ 2,977	$ 14,506	$ 8,777	[1]	$ 6,719	[2]	$ 4,459	$ 2,965	$ 3,541	$ 5,810			$ 14,303	$ 4,345	$ 6,976
Expected annualized per-tax saving from restructuring plan							50,000														60,000
Costs incurred to date																										70,600
Percentage resulting in non-cash charges				66.67%
Impairment charges	0	21,933	6,533		832																																														5,156
Write-down of assets and exit costs associated with reorganization																																																				$ 5,579

[1] The pre-tax charges for the year ended December 31, 2013 included the following:•$2,977,000 in continued costs associated with workforce reductions, in addition to $4,459,000 in other transition costs;•$5,579,000 for the write down of assets and exit costs associated with the reorganization of golf ball manufacturing (see Note 10); and•$3,541,000 associated with the transition of the Company's golf apparel, golf footwear and integrated device businesses in the U.S. and Europe to a third-party licensing arrangement.

[2] The pre-tax charges for the year ended December 31, 2012 included the following: •$14,506,000 in workforce reductions, in addition to $2,965,000 in other transition costs;•$5,810,000 primarily related to the write-off of inventory and long-lived assets in connection with the Company's decision to transition its golf apparel and golf footwear businesses in the U.S. to a third-party licensing arrangement; •$6,976,000 to write-off inventory related to the Company's decision to transition its integrated device business to a third-party based model, $4,345,000 to write-off property, plant and equipment related to uPro devices, and an impairment charge of $5,156,000 related to intangible assets and goodwill related to the uPlay, LLC acquisition (see Note 8); and•$14,303,000 related to the reorganization of the Company’s golf ball manufacturing supply chain.