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Income Taxes (Significant Components of Deferred Taxes) (Details) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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| Non-deductible accruals and allowances | $ 44,678us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsReturnsAndAllowances | $ 37,986us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsReturnsAndAllowances |
| Capitalized inventory costs | 25,962us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInventory | 22,589us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInventory |
| Stock compensation | 6,488us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost | 6,329us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost |
| Net operating loss carryforwards | 6,660us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards | 9,683us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards |
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,947colm_DeferredTaxAssetsDepreciationAndAmortization | 2,413colm_DeferredTaxAssetsDepreciationAndAmortization |
| Tax credits | 5,496us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards | 198us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards |
| Other | 578us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther | 1,055us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther |
| Gross deferred tax assets | 91,809us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross | 80,253us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross |
| Valuation allowance | (6,008)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance | (8,633)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance |
| Net deferred tax assets | 85,801us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet | 71,620us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet |
| Depreciation and amortization | (25,579)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOtherFiniteLivedAssets | (20,243)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOtherFiniteLivedAssets |
| Foreign currency loss | (3,055)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUnrealizedCurrencyTransactionGains | (2,540)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUnrealizedCurrencyTransactionGains |
| Other | (814)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther | (810)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther |
| Gross deferred tax liabilities | (29,448)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities | (23,593)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities |
| Total net deferred taxes | $ 56,353us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet | $ 48,027us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet |
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Deferred Tax Assets, Depreciation and Amortization No definition available.
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from inventory. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards, net of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible operating loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences not separately disclosed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The tax effect as of the balance sheet date of the amount of future tax deductions arising from all unused tax credit carryforwards which have been reduced by a valuation allowance. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from share-based compensation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from estimated returns and sales allowances. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences net of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards after valuation allowances. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences not separately disclosed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from long-lived assets other than property, plant, and equipment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from unrealized gains on foreign currency transactions. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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