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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Summary of Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |
Impairment charge of long-lived assets | $ 73,000 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse | $ 8,995,000 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse | $ 1,653,000 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse
Inventory planning, receiving and handling costs | 59,561,000 colm_InventoryPlanningReceivingAndHandlingCosts | 56,891,000 colm_InventoryPlanningReceivingAndHandlingCosts | 59,212,000 colm_InventoryPlanningReceivingAndHandlingCosts
Advertising costs | 110,109,000 us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense | 78,095,000 us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense | 76,714,000 us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense
Cooperative Advertising Expense | $ 8,056,000 us-gaap_CooperativeAdvertisingExpense | $ 6,032,000 us-gaap_CooperativeAdvertisingExpense | $ 7,851,000 us-gaap_CooperativeAdvertisingExpense
Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |
Delivery time by geographic location (in days) | 1 colm_DeliveryTimeByGeographicLocation / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |
Delivery time by geographic location (in days) | 5 colm_DeliveryTimeByGeographicLocation / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |
Building and Building Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life minimum (years) | 15 years |  |
Building and Building Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life minimum (years) | 30 years |  |
Land Improvements [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life minimum (years) | 15 years |  |
Furniture and Fixtures [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life minimum (years) | 3 years |  |
Furniture and Fixtures [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life minimum (years) | 10 years |  |
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life minimum (years) | 3 years |  |
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life minimum (years) | 10 years |  |
Leasehold Improvements [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life minimum (years) | 7 years |  |
Software and Software Development Costs [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life minimum (years) | 3 years |  |
Software and Software Development Costs [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life minimum (years) | 10 years |  |

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