CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares 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	Non-Controlling Interests
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018		95,649				(1,138)
Beginning 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)						(1,655)
Acquisition of treasury stock	(27,394,000)					$ 27,394,000	(27,394,000)
Compensatory awards released from restriction (in shares)		0				853
Compensatory awards released from restriction		$ 0	(19,304,000)			$ 19,304,000
Share-based compensation	6,964,000		6,964,000				6,964,000
Stock Dividends (in shares)						385
Stock Dividends			0	(39,000)		$ (39,000)
Cash dividends	(1,893,000)			(1,893,000)			(1,893,000)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(1,657,000)				(1,318,000)		(1,318,000)		(339,000)
Change in fair value of derivative instruments	(7,253,000)				(7,253,000)		(7,253,000)
Noncontrolling Interest, Period Increase (Decrease)	(18,538,000)		(9,322,000)				(9,322,000)		(9,216,000)
Net income	77,399,000			77,578,000			77,578,000		(179,000)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019		95,649				(1,555)
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2019	761,936,000	$ 956,000	319,579,000	489,445,000	(22,271,000)	$ (25,773,000)	761,936,000		0
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019		95,649				(1,604)
Beginning Balance at Mar. 31, 2019	751,334,000	$ 956,000	326,209,000	461,456,000	(20,172,000)	$ (26,595,000)	741,854,000		9,480,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares)						(1)
Acquisition of treasury stock	(17,000)					$ 17,000	(17,000)
Compensatory awards released from restriction (in shares)						50
Compensatory awards released from restriction			(837,000)	0		$ 837,000
Share-based compensation	3,529,000		3,529,000				3,529,000
Stock Dividends (in shares)						0
Stock Dividends			0	2,000		$ (2,000)
Cash dividends	(940,000)			(940,000)			(940,000)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	1,321,000				1,552,000		1,552,000		(231,000)
Change in fair value of derivative instruments	(3,651,000)				(3,651,000)		(3,651,000)
Noncontrolling Interest, Period Increase (Decrease)	(18,538,000)		(9,322,000)				(9,322,000)		(9,216,000)
Net income	28,898,000			28,931,000			28,931,000		(33,000)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019		95,649				(1,555)
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2019	761,936,000	$ 956,000	319,579,000	489,445,000	(22,271,000)	$ (25,773,000)	761,936,000		$ 0
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Equity Component of Convertible Debt	57,077,000		57,077,000
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019		95,649				(1,451)
Beginning 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
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Adoption of accounting standard	289,000
Adoption of accounting standard | ASU 2016-13 (Topic 326)	289,000			(289,000)
Adoption of accounting standard | ASU 2014-09							(289,000)
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares)						(1,168)
Acquisition of treasury stock						$ (21,953,000)	(21,953,000)
Exercise of stock options (in shares)						20
Exercise of stock options			(203,000)			$ 333,000	130,000
Compensatory awards released from restriction (in shares)						1,112
Compensatory awards released from restriction			(19,143,000)			$ 19,143,000
Share-based compensation			4,794,000				4,794,000
Stock Dividends (in shares)						2
Stock Dividends			(3,000)	(36,000)		$ 33,000
Cash dividends	(0.01)			(1,891,000)			(1,891,000)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(6,781,000)						(6,781,000)
Change in fair value of derivative instruments					(10,589,000)		(10,589,000)
Net income	(138,790,000)			(138,790,000)			(138,790,000)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2020		95,649				(1,485)
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2020	624,548,000	$ 956,000	341,615,000	348,376,000	(39,792,000)	$ (26,607,000)	624,548,000
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Equity Component of Convertible Debt	57,077,000		57,077,000
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2020		95,649				(1,541)
Beginning Balance at Mar. 31, 2020		$ 956,000	307,133,000	517,004,000	(37,517,000)	$ (27,609,000)	759,967,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares)						(1)
Acquisition of treasury stock						$ (15,000)	(15,000)
Compensatory awards released from restriction (in shares)						57
Compensatory awards released from restriction			(1,014,000)			$ 1,014,000
Share-based compensation			2,933,000				2,933,000
Stock Dividends			1,000	(2,000)		$ 3,000
Cash dividends				(942,000)			(942,000)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	8,155,000						8,155,000	$ 8,155,000
Change in fair value of derivative instruments					(10,430,000)		(10,430,000)
Net income	(167,684,000)			(167,684,000)			(167,684,000)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2020		95,649				(1,485)
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2020	$ 624,548,000	$ 956,000	$ 341,615,000	$ 348,376,000	$ (39,792,000)	$ (26,607,000)	$ 624,548,000