CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) shares 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, 2015		93,769				2
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 412,945,000	$ 938,000	$ 322,793,000	$ 101,047,000	$ (11,813,000)	$ (20,000)	$ 412,945,000	$ 0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares)						(572)
Acquisition of treasury stock	(5,144,000)					$ (5,144,000)	5,144,000
Exercise of stock options (in shares)		0				374
Exercise of stock options	2,637,000	$ 0	(697,000)			$ 3,334,000	2,637,000
Tax deficit from exercise of stock options and compensatory stock	20,000		20,000				20,000
Compensatory awards released from restriction (in shares)		440				101
Compensatory awards released from restriction	0	$ 4,000	(920,000)			$ 916,000
Share-based compensation	8,965,000		8,965,000				8,965,000
Stock dividends (in shares)		(5)				(1)
Stock dividends	0		45,000	(54,000)		$ 9,000
Cash dividends ($0.04 per share)	(3,764,000)			(3,764,000)			(3,764,000)
Equity adjustment from foreign currency translation	(8,831,000)				(7,727,000)		(7,727,000)	(1,104,000)
Equity adjustment from derivative instruments, net of tax	1,074,000				1,074,000		1,074,000
Non-controlling interest	9,744,000							9,744,000
Net income	190,954,000			189,900,000			189,900,000	1,054,000
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016		(94,214)				(98)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2016	608,600,000	$ 942,000	330,206,000	287,129,000	(18,466,000)	$ (905,000)	598,906,000	9,694,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares)						(1,536)
Acquisition of treasury stock	(16,617,000)					$ (16,617,000)	16,617,000
Exercise of stock options (in shares)						681
Exercise of stock options	5,362,000		(1,899,000)			$ 7,261,000	5,362,000
Compensatory awards released from restriction (in shares)		825				542
Compensatory awards released from restriction	0	$ 8,000	(5,813,000)			$ 5,805,000
Share-based compensation	12,647,000		12,647,000				12,647,000
Stock dividends (in shares)		(4)				0
Stock dividends	0		81,000	(81,000)		$ 0
Cash dividends ($0.04 per share)	(3,773,000)			(3,773,000)			3,773,000
Equity adjustment from foreign currency translation	14,361,000				14,198,000		14,198,000	163,000
Equity adjustment from derivative instruments, net of tax	(1,898,000)				(1,898,000)		(1,898,000)
Distributions to non-controlling interests	(974,000)							(974,000)
Net income	41,667,000			40,806,000			40,806,000	861,000
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017		(95,043)				(411)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2017	659,375,000	$ 950,000	335,222,000	324,081,000	(6,166,000)	$ (4,456,000)	649,631,000	9,744,000
Cumulative Effect on Retained Earnings, Net of Tax	(11,185,000)			(11,185,000)			(11,185,000)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares)						(1,412)
Acquisition of treasury stock	$ (22,456,000)					$ (22,456,000)	(22,456,000)
Exercise of stock options (in shares)	232					231
Exercise of stock options	$ 1,636,000		(1,734,000)			$ 3,370,000	1,636,000
Compensatory awards released from restriction (in shares)		606				451
Compensatory awards released from restriction	0	$ 6,000	(5,744,000)			$ 5,738,000
Share-based compensation	13,530,000		13,530,000				13,530,000
Stock dividends (in shares)		0				3
Stock dividends	0		(33,000)	(49,000)		$ 82,000
Cash dividends ($0.04 per share)	(3,788,000)			(3,788,000)			(3,788,000)
Equity adjustment from foreign currency translation	(7,672,000)				(7,969,000)		(7,969,000)	297,000
Equity adjustment from derivative instruments, net of tax	435,000				435,000		435,000
Distributions to non-controlling interests	(821,000)							(821,000)
Net income	105,254,000			104,740,000			104,740,000	514,000
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018		(95,649)				(1,138)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 734,308,000	$ 956,000	$ 341,241,000	$ 413,799,000	$ (13,700,000)	$ (17,722,000)	$ 724,574,000	$ 9,734,000