The Company	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
The Company	Note 1. The Company Callaway Golf Company (“Callaway Golf” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures and sells high quality golf clubs (drivers, fairway woods, hybrids, irons, wedges and putters), golf balls, golf bags and other golf-related accessories. The Company generally sells its golf-related products to golf retailers (including pro shops at golf courses and off-course retailers), sporting goods retailers, Internet retailers and mass merchants, directly and through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, and to third-party distributors in the United States and in over 100 countries around the world. The Company also sells pre-owned Callaway golf products through its website www.callawaygolfpreowned.com and sells new Callaway golf products through its websites www.callawaygolf.com and www.odysseygolf.com. In 2016, the Company further expanded its business into golf and lifestyle apparel and accessories with the completion of the golf apparel joint venture in Japan in July 2016. In 2017, the Company acquired OGIO International, Inc. ("OGIO"), a leading manufacturer of high quality bags, accessories and apparel in the golf and lifestyle categories, and TravisMathew, LLC ("TravisMathew"), a golf and lifestyle apparel company. These acquisitions are expected to enhance the Company's presence in golf while also providing a platform for future growth in the lifestyle category. In connection with the apparel joint venture in Japan and the TravisMathew acquisition, the Company now has retail locations in Japan and the U.S. that sell Callaway and TravisMathew branded apparel, gear and other golf accessories directly to consumers. In addition, the Company licenses its trademarks and service marks in exchange for a royalty fee to third parties for use on golf related accessories including golf apparel and footwear, golf gloves, prescription eyewear and practice aids as well as OGIO branded gear and accessories. In January 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of JW Stargazer Holding GmbH, the owner of the international, premium outdoor apparel, footwear and equipment brand, Jack Wolfskin ("Jack Wolfskin") for €460,000,000 or approximately $525,000,000, subject to working capital adjustments. The Company financed the acquisition with a Term Loan B facility in the aggregate principal amount of $480,000,000 (see Note 5). Jack Wolfskin designs premium products targeted at the active outdoor and urban outdoor customer categories. This acquisition is expected to further enhance the Company's lifestyle category and provide a platform for future growth in the active outdoor and urban outdoor categories, which the Company believes are complementary to its portfolio of brands and product capabilities.

Note 1. The Company

Callaway Golf Company (“Callaway Golf” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures and sells high quality golf clubs (drivers, fairway woods, hybrids, irons, wedges and putters), golf balls, golf bags and other golf-related accessories. The Company generally sells its golf-related products to golf retailers (including pro shops at golf courses and off-course retailers), sporting goods retailers, Internet retailers and mass merchants, directly and through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, and to third-party distributors in the United States and in over 100 countries around the world. The Company also sells pre-owned Callaway golf products through its website www.callawaygolfpreowned.com and sells new Callaway golf products through its websites www.callawaygolf.com and www.odysseygolf.com. In 2016, the Company further expanded its business into golf and lifestyle apparel and accessories with the completion of the golf apparel joint venture in Japan in July 2016. In 2017, the Company acquired OGIO International, Inc. ("OGIO"), a leading manufacturer of high quality bags, accessories and apparel in the golf and lifestyle categories, and TravisMathew, LLC ("TravisMathew"), a golf and lifestyle apparel company. These acquisitions are expected to enhance the Company's presence in golf while also providing a platform for future growth in the lifestyle category. In connection with the apparel joint venture in Japan and the TravisMathew acquisition, the Company now has retail locations in Japan and the U.S. that sell Callaway and TravisMathew branded apparel, gear and other golf accessories directly to consumers. In addition, the Company licenses its trademarks and service marks in exchange for a royalty fee to third parties for use on golf related accessories including golf apparel and footwear, golf gloves, prescription eyewear and practice aids as well as OGIO branded gear and accessories.

In January 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of JW Stargazer Holding GmbH, the owner of the international, premium outdoor apparel, footwear and equipment brand, Jack Wolfskin ("Jack Wolfskin") for €460,000,000 or approximately $525,000,000, subject to working capital adjustments. The Company financed the acquisition with a Term Loan B facility in the aggregate principal amount of $480,000,000 (see Note 5). Jack Wolfskin designs premium products targeted at the active outdoor and urban outdoor customer categories. This acquisition is expected to further enhance the Company's lifestyle category and provide a platform for future growth in the active outdoor and urban outdoor categories, which the Company believes are complementary to its portfolio of brands and product capabilities.