Business Combinations (Details) € in Thousands	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019 EUR (€)	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 04, 2019 EUR (€)	Jan. 04, 2019 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill			$ 55,816,000	$ 201,044,000		$ 201,044,000
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue				426,217,000	$ 407,453,000	1,389,122,000	$ 1,354,836,000
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss)				32,366,000	26,781,000	124,478,000	104,545,000
Net sales				426,217,000	262,654,000	1,389,122,000	1,062,156,000
Net income attributable to Callaway Golf Company				31,048,000	9,517,000	108,626,000	133,239,000
Amortization of Intangible Assets				1,113,000	266,000	3,579,000	$ 800,000
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Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	€ 457,394	$ 521,201,000
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs			3,661,000	9,987,000		9,987,000
Cash Acquired								€ 50,984,000	$ 58,096,000
Accounts Receivable									33,491,000
Inventory									90,849,000
Other Current Assets									10,287,000
Property and Equipment									26,180,000
Deferred Tax Assets									2,557,000
Other assets									23,000
Goodwill				152,237,000		152,237,000
Total Assets Acquired									651,758,000
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities									46,347,000
Deferred Tax Liabilities									84,210,000
Net Assets Acquired									521,201,000
Gain (loss) recorded upon settlement of foreign currency forward contract				(3,215,000)
Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss), Unrealized			$ 4,409,000
Net sales				134,097,000	$ 14,626,000	275,211,000
Net income attributable to Callaway Golf Company						18,169,000
Amortization of Intangible Assets				954,000		13,582,000
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs				1,979,000		3,926,000
Jack Wolfskin | General and Administrative Expense
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs				$ 0		$ 6,326,000
Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful Life (years)	10 years	10 years
Franchisee & Distributor Relationships | Jack Wolfskin
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangibles - franchisee & distributor relationships									38,743,000
Trade Names | Jack Wolfskin
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangibles - Trade Name									$ 239,295,000
Royalty Rate | Royalty Savings Income Approach Method | Jack Wolfskin
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Assumed Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets, Measurement Input								0.050	0.050
Discount Rate | Royalty Savings Income Approach Method | Jack Wolfskin
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Assumed Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets, Measurement Input								0.100	0.100