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Concentrations (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Apparel Production [Member] |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk sourcing countries | 17 |
Footwear Production [Member] |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk sourcing countries | 5 |
Maximum [Member] |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |
Remaining maturity of derivative contracts | 1 year |
Aggregate unrealized gain of derivative contracts with single counterparty | 4,000,000 us-gaap_FairValueConcentrationOfRiskForeignCurrencyContractAsset / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |
Canada [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member] |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |
Concentration percentage | 11.20%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CreditConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = colm_CanadaMember | 10.50%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CreditConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = colm_CanadaMember
Vietnam And China [Member] | Apparel [Member] | Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |
Concentration percentage | 68.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_SupplierConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = colm_ApparelMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = colm_VietnamAndChinaMember |
China And Vietnam [Member] | Footwear [Member] | Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, geographic | substantially all |
Five Largest Apparel Factory Groups [Member] | Apparel [Member] | Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |
Concentration percentage | 30.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_SupplierConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = colm_ApparelMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = colm_FiveLargestApparelFactoryGroupsMember |
Largest Apparel Factory Groups [Member] | Apparel [Member] | Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |
Concentration percentage | 11.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_SupplierConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = colm_ApparelMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = colm_LargestApparelFactoryGroupsMember |
Five Largest Footwear Factory Groups [Member] | Footwear [Member] | Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |
Concentration percentage | 85.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_SupplierConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = colm_FootwearMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = colm_FiveLargestFootwearFactoryGroupsMember |
Largest Footwear Factory Groups [Member] | Footwear [Member] | Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |
Concentration percentage | 41.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_SupplierConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = colm_FootwearMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = colm_LargestFootwearfactoryGroupsMember |

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