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Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Effective Tax Rate on Income or Loss and Statutory Tax Rate (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]      
Statutory U.S. tax rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
State income taxes, net of U.S. tax benefit 1.90%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 0.90%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes (0.80%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Federal and State tax credits, net of U.S. tax benefit (9.80%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits 22.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits (0.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits
Expenses with no tax benefit 1.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpense (0.30%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpense (0.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpense
Foreign income taxed at other than U.S. statutory rate 1.30%ely_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationUnitedStatesOtherAdjustments (4.20%)ely_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationUnitedStatesOtherAdjustments (0.60%)ely_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationUnitedStatesOtherAdjustments
Effect of foreign rate changes (13.40%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (5.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 2.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Foreign tax credit (13.50%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign 9.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign (1.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign
Basis differences of intangibles with an indefinite life 0.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseAmortization (4.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseAmortization 1.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseAmortization
Change in deferred tax valuation allowance 35.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (76.80%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (37.70%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Reversal of previously accrued taxes 0.00%ely_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationReversalOfOtherTaxAccrualsNoLongerRequired   0.10%ely_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationReversalOfOtherTaxAccrualsNoLongerRequired
Accrual for interest and income taxes related to uncertain tax positions (7.30%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingencies (0.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingencies 0.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingencies
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Income (Loss) From Flowthrough Entities, Percent (1.90%)ely_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationIncomeLossFromFlowthroughEntitiesPercent 1.30%ely_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationIncomeLossFromFlowthroughEntitiesPercent (0.40%)ely_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationIncomeLossFromFlowthroughEntitiesPercent
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Meals and Entertainment, Percent 3.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseMealsAndEntertainment (7.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseMealsAndEntertainment (0.80%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseMealsAndEntertainment
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Group Loss Relief, Percent (2.60%)ely_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationGroupLossReliefPercent 4.90%ely_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationGroupLossReliefPercent 0.60%ely_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationGroupLossReliefPercent
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Share-based Compensation Cost, Percent 2.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost (6.90%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost (0.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Foreign Dividends and Earnings Inclusion, Percent (0.90%)ely_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignDividendsandEarningsInclusionPercent (6.80%)ely_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignDividendsandEarningsInclusionPercent 0.00%ely_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignDividendsandEarningsInclusionPercent
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Foreign Tax Withholding, Percent 2.40%ely_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignTaxWithholdingPercent (1.50%)ely_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignTaxWithholdingPercent (0.20%)ely_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignTaxWithholdingPercent
Other (7.30%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments (3.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments (2.50%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Effective tax rate 26.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations (42.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations (4.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations