Segment Information - Information Utilized by Management to Evaluate Operating Segments (Detail)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) segment	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of operating segments | segment									2
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 163,695,000	$ 187,850,000	$ 245,594,000	$ 274,053,000	$ 153,331,000	$ 175,780,000	$ 230,504,000	$ 284,179,000	$ 871,192,000	$ 843,794,000	$ 886,945,000
Income (loss) before income taxes									58,393,000	20,063,000	21,639,000
Identifiable assets	801,282,000				631,224,000				801,282,000	631,224,000	624,811,000
Additions to long-lived assets									14,798,000	16,265,000	9,752,000
Goodwill	25,593,000				26,500,000				25,593,000	26,500,000	27,821,000
Depreciation and amortization									16,586,000	17,379,000	21,236,000
Gain on sale of preferred shares in Topgolf			$ 17,662,000						17,662,000	0	0
Percentage of Topgolf preferred shares sold												10.00%
Interest expense									2,368,000	8,733,000	9,499,000
Corporate stock compensation expense									9,285,000	11,220,000	5,327,000
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance, deferred tax asset									(148,100,000)
Golf Clubs
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									718,935,000	700,649,000	749,956,000
Income (loss) before income taxes									65,023,000	52,999,000	50,891,000
Identifiable assets	295,601,000				316,079,000				295,601,000	316,079,000	316,710,000
Additions to long-lived assets									9,503,000	14,111,000	9,425,000
Goodwill	25,593,000				26,500,000				25,593,000	26,500,000	27,821,000
Depreciation and amortization									14,914,000	13,084,000	18,505,000
Golf Ball
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes									25,642,000	17,724,000	15,222,000
Identifiable assets	37,006,000				37,394,000				37,006,000	37,394,000	37,445,000
Additions to long-lived assets									5,295,000	2,154,000	327,000
Goodwill	0				0				0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization									1,672,000	4,295,000	2,731,000
Valuation Allowance of Deferred Tax Assets
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance, deferred tax asset	(156,600,000)								156,600,000
U.S. federal
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Valuation allowance, amount offset due to recognition in income taxes payable	15,974,000								15,974,000
Reconciling items
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes									(32,272,000)	(50,660,000)	(44,474,000)
Identifiable assets	468,675,000				$ 277,751,000				468,675,000	$ 277,751,000	$ 270,656,000
Decrease in reconciling items									18,388,000
Interest expense									6,365,000
Corporate stock compensation expense									1,551,000
Increase in foreign currency exchange									3,957,000
Assets period increase	$ 190,924,000								$ 190,924,000