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Capital Stock (Detail) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
votes_per_share
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2013
Components Of Common Stock [Line Items]        
Authorized capital, shares 243,000,000ely_CommonAndPreferredStockSharesAuthorized      
Common stock, par value $ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare $ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare   0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
Common stock, shares authorized 240,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized 240,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized   240,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized
Preferred stock, shares authorized 3,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized 3,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized   3,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
Common Stock, Voting Rights The holders of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share of common stock on all matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders.      
Common stock, votes per share 1ely_CommonStockVotesPerShare      
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount $ 50,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1      
Stock repurchased, average cost per share $ 7.62us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare      
Acquisition of treasury stock (1,013,000)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod (364,000)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod (783,000)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod  
Treasury Stock        
Components Of Common Stock [Line Items]        
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares) 133,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember		 56,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember		 122,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember		  
Acquisition of treasury stock $ (1,013,000)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember		 $ (364,000)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember		 $ (783,000)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
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= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember		  
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock        
Components Of Common Stock [Line Items]        
Preferred stock, shares authorized 240,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
/ ely_PreferredStockByClassAxis
= ely_SeriesaJuniorParticipatingPreferredMember		      
Preferred stock, votes per share 1,000ely_PreferredStockVotesPerShare
/ ely_PreferredStockByClassAxis
= ely_SeriesaJuniorParticipatingPreferredMember		      
Preferred stock, voting rights, description each share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock would entitle the holder thereof to 1,000 votes on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Company      
Series B Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock        
Components Of Common Stock [Line Items]        
Redemption of preferred stock (in shares)   300us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember		   300us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodShares
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= us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember