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

Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Balance Sheet Classification and Fair Value of Derivative Instruments) (Details) - Forward Contracts [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative assets	$ 2,833	$ 3,027
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Accrued liabilities:
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative liabilities	2,269	2,533
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative assets	7,367	20,306
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other non-current assets:
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative assets	961	7,153
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Accrued liabilities:
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative liabilities	4,121	1,249
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Long Term Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative liabilities	$ 2,629	$ 1,770