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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations before deduction of income tax expense (benefit) and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest, and addition of income (loss) from equity method investments.

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Number of operating segments. An operating segment is a component of an enterprise: (a) that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses (including revenues and expenses relating to transactions with other components of the same enterprise), (b) whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the enterprise's chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and (c) for which discrete financial information is available. An operating segment may engage in business activities for which it has yet to earn revenues, for example, start-up operations may be operating segments before earning revenues.

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Amount of acquisition of long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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Segment Information - Information Utilized by Management to Evaluate its Operating Segments (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) segment	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of operating segments \| segment			2		3
Net sales	$ 446,708,000	$ 396,311,000	$ 962,905,000	$ 799,502,000
Income before income taxes	36,106,000	78,181,000	94,163,000	158,131,000
Additions to long-lived assets	12,213,000	10,013,000	22,023,000	16,828,000
Assets	1,937,221,000		1,937,221,000		$ 1,052,944,000
Goodwill	209,773,000		209,773,000		55,816,000
Corporate, Non-Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Income before income taxes	(30,873,000)	(9,849,000)	(65,528,000)	(26,857,000)
Assets	576,655,000		576,655,000		345,908,000
Jack Wolfskin
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	48,406,000	22,503,000	141,115,000
Goodwill	154,234,000		154,234,000
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs	1,066,000		1,947,000
Jack Wolfskin \| General and Administrative Expense
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs	1,603,000		6,326,000
Golf Clubs \| Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	292,353,000	298,684,000
Income before income taxes	55,665,000	63,948,000
Additions to long-lived assets	7,924,000	8,837,000
Golf Equipment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	292,353,000	298,684,000	615,972,000	611,047,000
Golf Equipment \| Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales			615,972,000	611,047,000
Income before income taxes			125,658,000	141,457,000
Additions to long-lived assets			13,341,000	14,270,000
Assets	387,501,000		387,501,000		437,604,000
Goodwill	26,204,000		26,204,000		26,183,000
Apparel, Gear and Other
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Net sales	154,355,000	97,627,000	346,933,000	188,455,000
Apparel, Gear and Other \| Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	154,355,000	97,627,000	346,933,000	188,455,000
Income before income taxes	11,314,000	24,082,000	34,033,000	43,531,000
Additions to long-lived assets	4,289,000	$ 1,176,000	8,682,000	$ 2,558,000
Assets	973,065,000		973,065,000		269,432,000
Goodwill	183,569,000		183,569,000		$ 29,633,000
Term Loan Facility \| Corporate, Non-Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Period Increase (Decrease), Interest Expense	$ 8,436,000		$ 16,547,000