Document And Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 06, 2018	Oct. 30, 2018
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Oct. 06, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Registrant Name	ESCALADE INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000033488
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-29
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	ESCA
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		14,439,724
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	true