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Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Balance Sheet Classification and Fair Value of Derivative Instruments) (Details) (Forward Contracts [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets [Member] |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of derivative assets | $ 2,754 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesAssetsAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_NondesignatedMember | $ 2,956 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesAssetsAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_NondesignatedMember
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Accrued Liabilities [Member] |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of derivative liabilities | 924 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_NondesignatedMember | 280 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_NondesignatedMember
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets [Member] |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of derivative assets | 9,993 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesAssetsAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis = us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember | 1,936 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesAssetsAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis = us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other Noncurrent Assets [Member] |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of derivative assets | 0 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesAssetsAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_OtherNoncurrentAssetsMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis = us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember | 24 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesAssetsAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_OtherNoncurrentAssetsMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis = us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Accrued Liabilities [Member] |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of derivative liabilities | 0 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis = us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember | 872 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis = us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other Long Term Liabilities [Member] |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of derivative liabilities | $ 0 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = colm_OtherLongTermLiabilitiesMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis = us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember | $ 95 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = colm_OtherLongTermLiabilitiesMember / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis = us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember

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- Definition Aggregate fair value of all derivative assets designated as hedging instruments. Includes instruments designated as cash flow hedges, fair value hedges, and hedges of net investments in foreign operations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 10 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35750535&loc=d3e13433-108611 + Details
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- Definition Aggregate fair value of all derivative liabilities designated as hedging instruments. Includes instruments designated as cash flow hedges, fair value hedges, and hedges of net investments in foreign operations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 10 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35750535&loc=d3e13433-108611 + Details
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