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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Short-Term Borrowings and Credit Lines (Narrative) (Details)

Short-Term Borrowings and Credit Lines (Narrative) (Details)				12 Months Ended							12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
	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	$ 0	$ 0		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0								$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Available credit amount	125,000,000
Maturity date of agreement																					Jul. 01, 2019
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 25,815,000	30,000,000				$ 37,261,000	$ 2,782,000	€ 25,800,000	€ 5,000,000	$ 9,505,000	$ 7,000,000	¥ 300,000,000					$ 20,000,000

- 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.

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