CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Treasury Stock	Callaway Golf Company	Non-controlling Interest
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013		78,315				(967)
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 284,619	$ 783	$ 205,712	$ 77,038	$ 12,177	$ (11,091)	$ 284,619	$ 0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Equity issuance costs	(7)		(7)				(7)
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares)						(133)
Acquisition of treasury stock	(1,013)					$ (1,013)	(1,013)
Exercise of stock options (in shares)						312
Exercise of stock options	2,291		(1,284)			$ 3,575	2,291
Tax deficit from exercise of stock options and compensatory stock	(26)		(26)				(26)
Compensatory awards released from restriction (in shares)		58				8
Compensatory awards released from restriction	0	$ 1	(87)			$ 86	0
Share-based compensation	5,740		5,740				5,740
Stock dividends (in shares)		1
Stock dividends	0		9	(9)			0
Cash dividends	(3,105)			(3,105)			(3,105)
Equity adjustment from foreign currency translation	(12,973)				(12,973)		(12,973)
Net income	16,008			16,008			16,008
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014		78,374				(780)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2014	291,534	$ 784	210,057	89,932	(796)	$ (8,443)	291,534	0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Convertible notes to common stock exchange (in shares)		15,000
Convertible notes to common stock exchange	109,105	$ 150	108,955				109,105
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares)						(217)
Acquisition of treasury stock	(1,960)					$ (1,960)	(1,960)
Exercise of stock options (in shares)		277				637
Exercise of stock options	6,565	$ 3	(5)			$ 6,567	6,565
Tax deficit from exercise of stock options and compensatory stock	(1)		(1)				(1)
Compensatory awards released from restriction (in shares)		110				353
Compensatory awards released from restriction	0	$ 1	(3,763)			$ 3,762	0
Share-based compensation	7,542		7,542				7,542
Stock dividends (in shares)		8				5
Stock dividends	0		8	(62)		$ 54	0
Cash dividends	(3,391)			(3,391)			(3,391)
Equity adjustment from foreign currency translation	(11,542)				(11,542)		(11,542)
Equity adjustment from derivative instruments	525				525		525
Net income	14,568			14,568			14,568
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015		93,769				(2)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2015	412,945	$ 938	322,793	101,047	(11,813)	$ (20)	412,945	0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares)						(572)
Acquisition of treasury stock	$ (5,144)					$ (5,144)	(5,144)
Exercise of stock options (in shares)	375					374
Exercise of stock options	$ 2,637		(697)			$ 3,334	2,637
Tax deficit from exercise of stock options and compensatory stock	20		20				20
Compensatory awards released from restriction (in shares)		440				101
Compensatory awards released from restriction	0	$ 4	(920)			$ 916	0
Share-based compensation	8,965		8,965				8,965
Stock dividends (in shares)		5				1
Stock dividends	0		45	(54)		$ 9	0
Cash dividends	(3,764)			(3,764)			(3,764)
Equity adjustment from foreign currency translation	(8,831)				(7,727)		(7,727)	(1,104)
Equity adjustment from derivative instruments	1,074				1,074		1,074
Non-controlling interests (see Note 7)	9,744							9,744
Net income	190,954			189,900			189,900	1,054
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016		94,214				(98)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 608,600	$ 942	$ 330,206	$ 287,129	$ (18,466)	$ (905)	$ 598,906	$ 9,694