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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at Beginning of Period | $ 8,282 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember |  | $ 7,377 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember |  | $ 7,545 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember |
Charged to Costs and Expenses | 2,299 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember |  | 2,609 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember |  | 981 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember |
Deductions | (1,344)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember | [1] | (1,687)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember | [1] | (1,173)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember | [1]
Other | (294)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToOtherAccounts / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember | [2] | (17)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToOtherAccounts / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember | [2] | 24 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToOtherAccounts / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember | [2]
Balance at End of Period | 8,943 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember |  | 8,282 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember |  | 7,377 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember |
Allowance For Sales Returns And Miscellaneous Claims [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at Beginning of Period | 25,125 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = colm_AllowanceForSalesReturnsAndMiscellaneousClaimsMember |  | 32,547 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = colm_AllowanceForSalesReturnsAndMiscellaneousClaimsMember |  | 28,201 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = colm_AllowanceForSalesReturnsAndMiscellaneousClaimsMember |
Charged to Costs and Expenses | 47,187 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = colm_AllowanceForSalesReturnsAndMiscellaneousClaimsMember |  | 42,327 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = colm_AllowanceForSalesReturnsAndMiscellaneousClaimsMember |  | 63,453 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = colm_AllowanceForSalesReturnsAndMiscellaneousClaimsMember |
Deductions | (43,322)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = colm_AllowanceForSalesReturnsAndMiscellaneousClaimsMember | [1] | (48,473)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = colm_AllowanceForSalesReturnsAndMiscellaneousClaimsMember | [1] | (58,353)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = colm_AllowanceForSalesReturnsAndMiscellaneousClaimsMember | [1]
Other | (1,611)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToOtherAccounts / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = colm_AllowanceForSalesReturnsAndMiscellaneousClaimsMember | [2] | (1,276)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToOtherAccounts / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = colm_AllowanceForSalesReturnsAndMiscellaneousClaimsMember | [2] | (754)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToOtherAccounts / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = colm_AllowanceForSalesReturnsAndMiscellaneousClaimsMember | [2]
Balance at End of Period | $ 27,379 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = colm_AllowanceForSalesReturnsAndMiscellaneousClaimsMember |  | $ 25,125 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = colm_AllowanceForSalesReturnsAndMiscellaneousClaimsMember |  | $ 32,547 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = colm_AllowanceForSalesReturnsAndMiscellaneousClaimsMember |
[1] | Charges to the accounts included in this column are for the purposes for which the reserves were created.
[2] | Amounts included in this column primarily relate to foreign currency translation.

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