CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Treasury Stock	Callaway Golf Company	Accumulated Foreign Currency Adjustment Attributable to Parent [Member]	Non-Controlling Interests
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017		95,043				(411)
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 659,375	$ 950	$ 335,222	$ 324,081	$ (6,166)	$ (4,456)	$ 649,631		$ 9,744
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Adoption of accounting standard	(11,185)			(11,185)
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares)						(1,407)
Acquisition of treasury stock	(22,373)					$ (22,373)	(22,373)
Exercise of stock options (in shares)						231
Exercise of stock options	1,636		(1,734)			$ 3,370	1,636
Compensatory awards released from restriction (in shares)		606				437
Compensatory awards released from restriction	0	$ 6	(5,527)			$ 5,521
Share-based compensation	9,975		9,975				9,975
Stock Dividends (in shares)						3
Stock Dividends	0		(34)	(47)		$ 81
Cash dividends	(2,841)			(2,841)			(2,841)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(7,447)				(7,395)		(7,395)		(52)
Change in fair value of derivative instruments	40				40		40
Noncontrolling Interest, Period Increase (Decrease)	(821)								(821)
Net income	133,405			133,239			133,239		166
Ending Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2018		95,649				(1,147)
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2018	759,764	$ 956	337,902	443,247	(13,521)	$ (17,857)	750,727		9,037
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2018		95,649				(1,209)
Beginning Balance at Jun. 30, 2018	749,736	$ 956	335,025	434,674	(11,176)	$ (18,797)	740,682		9,054
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares)						(3)
Acquisition of treasury stock	(72)					$ 72	(72)
Exercise of stock options (in shares)						56
Exercise of stock options	378		(493)			$ 871	378
Compensatory awards released from restriction (in shares)						6
Compensatory awards released from restriction	0		(107)	47		$ 60
Share-based compensation	3,511		3,511				3,511
Stock Dividends (in shares)						3
Stock Dividends	0		34	47		$ (81)
Cash dividends	(944)			(944)			(944)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(2,457)				(2,217)		(2,217)		(240)
Change in fair value of derivative instruments	(128)				(128)		(128)
Noncontrolling Interest, Period Increase (Decrease)	0
Net income	9,740			9,517			9,517		223
Ending Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2018		95,649				(1,147)
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2018	759,764	$ 956	337,902	443,247	(13,521)	$ (17,857)	750,727		9,037
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018		95,649				(1,138)
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	734,308	$ 956	341,241	413,799	(13,700)	$ (17,722)	724,574		9,734
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares)						(1,662)
Acquisition of treasury stock	(27,505)					$ (27,505)	(27,505)
Compensatory awards released from restriction (in shares)						872
Compensatory awards released from restriction	0		(19,613)			$ 19,613
Share-based compensation	9,476		9,476				9,476
Stock Dividends (in shares)						385
Stock Dividends	0			(40)		$ 40
Cash dividends	(2,834)			(2,834)			(2,834)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(18,740)						(18,401)	$ (18,401)	(339)
Change in fair value of derivative instruments	(7,258)				(7,258)		(7,258)
Noncontrolling Interest, Period Increase (Decrease)	(18,538)		(9,322)				(9,322)		(9,216)
Net income	108,447			108,626			108,626		(179)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2019		95,649				(1,543)
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2019	777,356	$ 956	321,782	519,551	(39,359)	$ (25,574)	777,356		0
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019		95,649				(1,555)
Beginning Balance at Jun. 30, 2019	761,936	$ 956	319,579	489,445	(22,271)	$ (25,773)	761,936		0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares)						(7)
Acquisition of treasury stock	(111)					$ (111)	(111)
Compensatory awards released from restriction (in shares)						19
Compensatory awards released from restriction	0		(309)			$ 309
Share-based compensation	2,512		2,512				2,512
Stock Dividends	0			(1)		$ 1
Cash dividends	(941)			(941)			(941)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(17,083)						(17,083)	$ (17,083)
Change in fair value of derivative instruments	(5)				(5)		(5)
Noncontrolling Interest, Period Increase (Decrease)	0
Net income	31,048			31,048			31,048
Ending Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2019		95,649				(1,543)
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2019	$ 777,356	$ 956	$ 321,782	$ 519,551	$ (39,359)	$ (25,574)	$ 777,356		$ 0