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	Total Callaway Golf Company Shareholders' Equity	Non- Controlling Interest
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)						(1,662)
Acquisition of treasury stock	(27,505,000)					$ (27,505,000)	(27,505,000)
Compensatory awards released from restriction (in shares)						872
Compensatory awards released from restriction	0		(19,613,000)			$ 19,613,000
Share-based compensation	9,476,000		9,476,000				9,476,000
Stock dividends (in shares)						385
Stock dividends	0		0	(40,000)		$ 40,000
Cash dividends	(2,834,000)			(2,834,000)			(2,834,000)
Equity adjustment from foreign currency translation	(18,740,000)				(18,401,000)		(18,401,000)	(339,000)
Change in fair value of derivative instruments, net of tax	(7,258,000)				(7,258,000)		(7,258,000)
Acquisition of non-controlling interest	(18,538,000)		(9,322,000)				(9,322,000)	(9,216,000)
Net income (loss)	108,447,000			108,626,000			108,626,000	(179,000)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2019		95,649				1,543
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2019	777,356,000	$ 956,000	321,782,000	519,551,000	(39,359,000)	$ (25,574,000)	777,356,000	0
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019		95,649				1,555
Beginning 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
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares)						(7)
Acquisition of treasury stock	(111,000)					$ (111,000)	(111,000)
Compensatory awards released from restriction (in shares)						19
Compensatory awards released from restriction	0		(309,000)			$ 309,000
Share-based compensation	2,512,000		2,512,000				2,512,000
Stock dividends	0			(1,000)		$ 1,000
Cash dividends	(941,000)			(941,000)			(941,000)
Equity adjustment from foreign currency translation	(17,083,000)				(17,083,000)		(17,083,000)
Change in fair value of derivative instruments, net of tax	(5,000)				(5,000)		(5,000)
Net income (loss)	31,048,000			31,048,000			31,048,000
Ending Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2019		95,649				1,543
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2019	777,356,000	$ 956,000	321,782,000	519,551,000	(39,359,000)	$ (25,574,000)	777,356,000	$ 0
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			(289,000)			(289,000)
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares)						(1,178)
Acquisition of treasury stock						$ (22,143,000)	(22,143,000)
Exercise of stock options (in shares)						20
Exercise of stock options			(203,000)			$ 333,000	130,000
Compensatory awards released from restriction (in shares)						1,138
Compensatory awards released from restriction			(19,609,000)			$ 19,609,000
Share-based compensation			8,066,000				8,066,000
Stock dividends (in shares)						2
Stock dividends			4,000	(39,000)		$ 35,000
Cash dividends	(0.01)			(1,891,000)			(1,891,000)
Equity adjustment from foreign currency translation	2,347,000				2,347,000		2,347,000
Change in fair value of derivative instruments, net of tax					(11,248,000)		(11,248,000)
Equity component of convertible notes, net of issuance costs and tax	57,080,000		57,080,000
Premiums paid for capped call transactions, net of tax	(24,513,000)		(24,513,000)
Net income (loss)	(86,358,000)			(86,358,000)			(86,358,000)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2020		95,649				1,469
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2020	688,534,000	$ 956,000	344,425,000	400,805,000	(31,323,000)	$ (26,329,000)	688,534,000
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2020		95,649				1,485
Beginning Balance at Jun. 30, 2020		$ 956,000	341,615,000	348,376,000	(39,792,000)	$ (26,607,000)	624,548,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares)						(10)
Acquisition of treasury stock						$ (190,000)	(190,000)
Compensatory awards released from restriction (in shares)						26
Compensatory awards released from restriction			(466,000)			$ 466,000
Share-based compensation			3,272,000				3,272,000
Stock dividends			1,000	(3,000)		$ 2,000
Equity adjustment from foreign currency translation	9,128,000				9,128,000		9,128,000
Change in fair value of derivative instruments, net of tax					(659,000)		(659,000)
Equity component of convertible notes, net of issuance costs and tax	3,000		3,000
Net income (loss)	52,432,000			52,432,000			52,432,000
Ending Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2020		95,649				1,469
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2020	$ 688,534,000	$ 956,000	$ 344,425,000	$ 400,805,000	$ (31,323,000)	$ (26,329,000)	$ 688,534,000