Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended						3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012 Golf ball Building	Dec. 31, 2012 Golf ball Intangible Assets and Goodwill	Dec. 31, 2012 Golf ball Property Plant and Equipment	Dec. 31, 2012 Patents
Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Impairment charges		$ 0	$ 21,933,000	$ 6,533,000	$ 7,939,000	$ 5,156,000	$ 4,345,000
Write-off in net book value patents								4,572,000
Goodwill impairment charges				1,120,000
Impairment charges for indefinite lived intangible assets	5,413,000		4,572,000	5,413,000
Convertible senior notes, unamortized discount		$ 4,665,000	$ 5,367,000