Columbia Sportswear Company Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Short Term Borrowings and Credit Lines (Details) ¥ in Millions, $ in Millions, $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2020 CAD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 JPY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End	3.06%	3.06%	3.06%
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity			$ 50.0
Letters of credit outstanding			125.0
Unsecured And Uncommitted Credit Line1 [Member] \| Japanese Subsidiary
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			7.0
Letters of credit outstanding			6.5
Unsecured And Uncommitted Credit Line2 \| Japanese Subsidiary
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| ¥		¥ 300.0
Letters of credit outstanding \| ¥		¥ 300.0
Unsecured And Uncommitted Line Of Credit \| Canadian Subsidiary [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 30.0		21.2
Letters of credit outstanding	$ 28.4		20.0
Unsecured And Uncommitted Line Of Credit \| Japanese Subsidiary
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			9.8
Letters of credit outstanding			2.8
Unsecured And Uncommitted Line Of Credit \| Korean Subsidiary [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			20.0
Letters of credit outstanding			18.8
Unsecured And Uncommitted Line Of Credit \| China Subsidiary [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			20.0
Letters of credit outstanding			$ 1.3