CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 1,681,357	$ 1,633,721	$ 1,560,258
Cost of goods sold	809,122	791,370	758,401
Gross profit	872,235	842,351	801,857
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	627,503	611,883	578,289
Research and development	51,601	51,489	47,241
Intangible amortization	7,478	6,644	6,499
Income from operations	185,653	172,335	169,828
Interest expense, net (Note 18)	19,613	18,402	15,709
Other expense, net	875	3,629	2,443
Income before income taxes	165,165	150,304	151,676
Income tax expense	40,600	47,232	48,475
Net income	124,565	103,072	103,201
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(3,495)	(3,200)	(4,506)
Net income attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp.	$ 121,070	$ 99,872	$ 98,695
Net income per common share attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp.:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.61	$ 1.34	$ 1.33
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.60	$ 1.32	$ 1.32
Weighted average number of common shares:
Basic (in shares)	75,418,204	74,766,176	74,399,836
Diluted (in shares)	75,759,605	75,472,342	74,590,999

The amortization of intangible assets excluding those including in cost of goods sold.

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- Definition

The aggregate costs related to goods produced and sold and services rendered by an entity during the reporting period. This excludes costs incurred during the reporting period related to financial services rendered and other revenue generating activities.

+ References

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.2(a),(d))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116634182&loc=SL114868664-224227