CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 403,191	$ 308,927
Cost of sales	202,729	161,212
Gross profit	200,462	147,715
Operating expenses:
Selling expense	82,960	71,762
General and administrative expense	21,894	22,864
Research and development expense	9,624	8,882
Total operating expenses	114,478	103,508
Income from operations	85,984	44,207
Interest income	52	31
Interest expense	(1,580)	(746)
Other expense, net	(4,506)	(4,406)
Income before income taxes	79,950	39,086
Income tax provision	17,219	13,206
Net income	62,731	25,880
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	(124)	191
Net income attributable to Callaway Golf Company	$ 62,855	$ 25,689
Earnings per common share:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.66	$ 0.27
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.65	$ 0.27
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	94,975	94,070
Diluted (in shares)	97,038	95,948
Dividends declared per common share (usd per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01