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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Short Term Borrowings and Credit Lines (Details)

Short Term Borrowings and Credit Lines (Details)		9 Months Ended
Short Term Borrowings and Credit Lines (Details)	Apr. 15, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 CAD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2020 JPY (¥)	Jul. 10, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2020 JPY (¥)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 EUR (€)
Variable Commitments Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity										$ 50,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility, First Amendment \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity									$ 125,000,000.0
Revolving A Loan \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 125,000,000.0
Revolving B Loan \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	400,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, increase limit	$ 100,000,000.0
Revolving Loans \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 350,000,000
Revolving Loans \| Minimum \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant, liquidity requirement						$ 200,000,000.0
Revolving Loans \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR floor interest rate						0.50%
Revolving Loans \| Line of Credit \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Minimum \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.00%
Revolving Loans \| Line of Credit \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Maximum \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.75%
Revolving Loans \| Line of Credit \| Base Rate \| Minimum \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Revolving Loans \| Line of Credit \| Base Rate \| Maximum \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.75%
Revolving Loans \| Line of Credit \| Fed Funds Effective Rate Overnight Index Swap Rate \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.50%
Canadian Subsidiary \| Unsecured And Uncommitted Line Of Credit \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 22,400,000	$ 30,000,000.0
Amount outstanding		$ 0
Canadian Subsidiary \| Unsecured And Uncommitted Line Of Credit \| Line of Credit \| Bankers' Acceptance Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.50%
European Subsidiary \| Unsecured And Uncommitted Line Of Credit \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| €				€ 600,000
Stated interest rate		0.75%	0.75%	0.75%	0.75%
European Subsidiary \| Unsecured And Uncommitted Credit Line1 \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| €				€ 25,800,000							€ 25,800,000
Stated interest rate		1.85%	1.85%	1.85%	1.85%
European Subsidiary \| Unsecured And Uncommitted Credit Line1 \| Line of Credit \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		2.75%
European Subsidiary \| Unsecured And Uncommitted Credit Line2 \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| €											€ 5,000,000.0
European Subsidiary \| Secured And Committed Credit Line \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| €				€ 4,400,000
Stated interest rate		0.75%	0.75%	0.75%	0.75%
European Subsidiary \| Unsecured And Uncommitted, Secured And Committed, Credit Lines \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| €				€ 36,200,000
Amount outstanding \| €				€ 0
Japanese Subsidiary \| Unsecured And Uncommitted Overdraft Facililty1 \| Overdraft Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity							$ 7,000,000.0
Amount outstanding		$ 0
Japanese Subsidiary \| Unsecured And Uncommitted Overdraft Facility2 \| Overdraft Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| ¥					¥ 1,500,000,000			¥ 300,000,000.0
Japanese Subsidiary \| Unsecured And Uncommitted Overdraft Facility \| Overdraft Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 21,200,000
Stated interest rate		2.75%	2.75%	2.75%	2.75%
Japanese Subsidiary \| Unsecured And Uncommitted Overdraft Facility \| Overdraft Facility \| Tokyo Interbank Offered Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.05%
Korean Subsidiary \| Unsecured And Uncommitted Line Of Credit \| Overdraft Facility \| Korea Three Month CD Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		2.75%
Korean Subsidiary \| Unsecured And Uncommitted Overdraft Facility \| Overdraft Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 20,000,000.0
Amount outstanding		$ 0
China Subsidiary \| Unsecured And Uncommitted Overdraft And Clean Advance Facility \| Overdraft Facility \| People's Bank Of China Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		10.00%
China Subsidiary \| Unsecured And Uncommitted Overdraft And Clean Advance Facility \| Overdraft And Clean Advance Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 20,000,000.0
Amount outstanding		0
Remaining borrowing capacity		$ 40,500,000
China Subsidiary \| Unsecured And Uncommitted Overdraft And Clean Advance Facility \| Overdraft And Clean Advance Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		2.00%