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Short-Term Borrowings and Credit Lines (Narrative) (Details) |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Domestic [Member] Unsecured And Uncommitted Line Of Credit [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 Domestic [Member] Unsecured And Uncommitted Line Of Credit [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Canadian Subsidiary [Member] Unsecured And Uncommitted Line Of Credit [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Canadian Subsidiary [Member] Unsecured And Uncommitted Line Of Credit [Member] CAD | Dec. 31, 2013 Canadian Subsidiary [Member] Unsecured And Uncommitted Line Of Credit [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 European Subsidiary [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 European Subsidiary [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 European Subsidiary [Member] Unsecured And Uncommitted Line Of Credit [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 European Subsidiary [Member] European Customs Guaranteed Line Of Credit [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 European Subsidiary [Member] Unsecured And Uncommitted Credit Line1 [Member] EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2014 European Subsidiary [Member] Unsecured And Uncommitted Credit Line2 [Member] EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2014 Japanese Subsidiary [Member] Unsecured And Uncommitted Line Of Credit [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Japanese Subsidiary [Member] Unsecured And Uncommitted Credit Line1 [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Japanese Subsidiary [Member] Unsecured And Uncommitted Credit Line2 [Member] JPY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2014 Japanese Subsidiary [Member] Revolving Line Of Credit [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 Japanese Subsidiary [Member] Revolving Line Of Credit [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Korean Subsidiary [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 Korean Subsidiary [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Korean Subsidiary [Member] Unsecured And Uncommitted Line Of Credit [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Committed Portion Of Credit Facility [Member] Domestic [Member] | Dec. 31, 2014 Minimum [Member] Domestic [Member] Committed Line Of Credit [Member] | Dec. 31, 2014 Maximum [Member] Domestic [Member] Committed Line Of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate description |  |  |  | Canadian prime rate | Canadian prime rate |  |  |  |  |  | European Central Bank ("ECB") refinancing rate plus 50 basis points | Euro Overnight Index Average ("EONIA") plus 75 basis points |  | JPY LIBOR plus 100 basis points | Bank of Tokyo Prime Rate |  |  |  |  | CD rate plus 220 basis points |  | USD LIBOR plus 87.5 basis points | USD LIBOR plus 162.5 basis points
Line of credit facility amount outstanding |  | $ 0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = colm_DomesticMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = colm_UnsecuredAndUncommittedLineOfCreditMember | $ 0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = colm_DomesticMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = colm_UnsecuredAndUncommittedLineOfCreditMember | $ 0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = colm_CanadianSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = colm_UnsecuredAndUncommittedLineOfCreditMember |  | $ 0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = colm_CanadianSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = colm_UnsecuredAndUncommittedLineOfCreditMember | $ 0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = colm_EuropeanSubsidiaryMember | $ 0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = colm_EuropeanSubsidiaryMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = colm_JapaneseSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = colm_RevolvingLineOfCreditMember | $ 0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = colm_JapaneseSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = colm_RevolvingLineOfCreditMember | $ 0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = colm_KoreanSubsidiaryMember | $ 0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = colm_KoreanSubsidiaryMember |  |  |  |
Available credit amount | 125,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maturity date of agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Jul. 01, 2019 |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 25,815,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = colm_CanadianSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = colm_UnsecuredAndUncommittedLineOfCreditMember | 30,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = colm_CanadianSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = colm_UnsecuredAndUncommittedLineOfCreditMember |  |  |  | $ 37,261,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = colm_EuropeanSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = colm_UnsecuredAndUncommittedLineOfCreditMember | $ 2,782,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = colm_EuropeanSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = colm_EuropeanCustomsGuaranteedLineOfCreditMember | € 25,800,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = colm_EuropeanSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = colm_UnsecuredAndUncommittedCreditLine1Member | € 5,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = colm_EuropeanSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = colm_UnsecuredAndUncommittedCreditLine2Member | $ 9,505,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = colm_JapaneseSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = colm_UnsecuredAndUncommittedLineOfCreditMember | $ 7,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = colm_JapaneseSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = colm_UnsecuredAndUncommittedCreditLine1Member | ¥ 300,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = colm_JapaneseSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = colm_UnsecuredAndUncommittedCreditLine2Member |  |  |  |  | $ 20,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = colm_KoreanSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = colm_UnsecuredAndUncommittedLineOfCreditMember |  |  |

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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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- Definition Description of the interest rate for the amounts borrowed under the credit facility, including the terms and the method for determining the interest rate (for example, fixed or variable, LIBOR plus a percentage, increasing rate, timing of interest rate resets, remarketing provisions). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 22 -Article 5 + Details
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- Definition Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 22 -Article 5 + Details
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- Definition Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 22 -Article 5 + Details
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