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, 2016		94,214				98
Beginning 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)
Stock dividends	0		81,000	(81,000)
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
Change in fair value of derivative instruments, net of tax	(1,898,000)				(1,898,000)		(1,898,000)
Non-controlling interest	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)						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)						(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
Change in fair value of 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
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares)						(1,690)
Acquisition of treasury stock	$ (28,073,000)					$ (28,073,000)	(28,073,000)
Exercise of stock options (in shares)	56					56
Exercise of stock options	$ 368,000		(560,000)			$ 928,000	368,000
Compensatory awards released from restriction (in shares)						1,318
Compensatory awards released from restriction	0		(20,656,000)			$ 20,656,000
Share-based compensation	12,896,000		12,896,000				12,896,000
Stock dividends (in shares)						3
Stock dividends	0		1,000	(49,000)		$ 48,000
Cash dividends ($0.04 per share)	(3,776,000)			(3,776,000)			(3,776,000)
Equity adjustment from foreign currency translation	(4,751,000)				(4,412,000)		(4,412,000)	(339,000)
Change in fair value of derivative instruments, net of tax	(4,310,000)				(4,310,000)		(4,310,000)
Non-controlling interest	(18,538,000)		9,322,000				(9,322,000)	(9,216,000)
Net income	79,229,000			79,408,000			79,408,000	(179,000)
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019		(95,649)				(1,451)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2019	$ 767,353,000	$ 956,000	$ 323,600,000	$ 489,382,000	$ (22,422,000)	$ (24,163,000)	$ 767,353,000	$ 0