Columbia Sportswear Company Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Segment Information (Schedule of Segment Information) (Details)

Segment Information (Schedule of Segment Information) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) segment	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable geographic segments \| segment	4
Net sales to unrelated entities	$ 2,466,105,000	$ 2,377,045,000	$ 2,326,180,000
Income (loss) from operations	262,969,000	256,508,000	249,721,000
Interest income (expense), net	4,515,000	2,003,000	1,531,000
Interest expense on note payable to related party	429,000	1,041,000	1,099,000
Other non-operating expense	(321,000)	(572,000)	(2,834,000)
Income before income taxes	266,734,000	256,898,000	247,319,000
Income tax (expense) benefit	(154,419,000)	(58,459,000)	(67,468,000)
Depreciation and amortization expense	59,945,000	60,016,000	56,521,000
Accounts receivable, net	364,862,000	333,678,000
Inventories	457,927,000	487,997,000
Property, plant and equipment, net	281,394,000	279,650,000
United States [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales to unrelated entities	1,520,026,000	1,505,302,000	1,455,283,000
Income (loss) from operations	334,207,000	331,706,000	309,162,000
Interest income (expense), net	2,573,000	2,334,000	4,765,000
Income tax (expense) benefit	(129,194,000)	(45,584,000)	(58,487,000)
Depreciation and amortization expense	24,662,000	24,920,000	25,490,000
Accounts receivable, net	180,742,000	162,017,000
Inventories	285,481,000	308,721,000
LAAP [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales to unrelated entities	475,128,000	453,686,000	469,140,000
Income (loss) from operations	73,748,000	61,994,000	65,846,000
Interest income (expense), net	289,000	(216,000)	(555,000)
Income tax (expense) benefit	(14,935,000)	(12,345,000)	(10,058,000)
Depreciation and amortization expense	6,495,000	6,392,000	5,437,000
Accounts receivable, net	95,765,000	84,947,000
Inventories	84,149,000	95,033,000
EMEA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales to unrelated entities	293,700,000	253,487,000	233,226,000
Income (loss) from operations	11,897,000	8,403,000	8,664,000
Interest income (expense), net	7,072,000	2,663,000	152,000
Income tax (expense) benefit	(4,716,000)	1,507,000	5,305,000
Depreciation and amortization expense	4,043,000	3,189,000	2,419,000
Accounts receivable, net	42,659,000	42,195,000
Inventories	57,055,000	51,226,000
Canada [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales to unrelated entities	177,251,000	164,570,000	168,531,000
Income (loss) from operations	26,427,000	19,010,000	23,772,000
Interest income (expense), net	(5,419,000)	(2,778,000)	(2,831,000)
Income tax (expense) benefit	(5,574,000)	(2,037,000)	(4,228,000)
Depreciation and amortization expense	2,831,000	2,912,000	3,020,000
Accounts receivable, net	45,696,000	44,519,000
Inventories	31,242,000	33,017,000
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Income (loss) from operations	446,279,000	421,113,000	407,444,000
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Unallocated corporate expense	(183,310,000)	(164,605,000)	(157,723,000)
Depreciation and amortization expense	21,914,000	22,603,000	20,155,000
Apparel, Accessories And Equipment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales to unrelated entities	1,927,957,000	1,865,449,000	1,821,182,000
Footwear [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales to unrelated entities	538,148,000	511,596,000	$ 504,998,000
UNITED STATES
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net	206,172,000	211,572,000
CANADA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net	30,318,000	28,159,000
All Other Countries [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net	$ 44,904,000	$ 39,919,000