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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Non-Controlling Interest Non-Controlling Interest (Schedule of Equity) (Details)

Non-Controlling Interest Non-Controlling Interest (Schedule of Equity) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2012
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of period	$ 1,355,234		$ 1,252,864
Net income	27,919us-gaap_ProfitLoss	23,676us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	(3)	1
Derivative holding gains (losses)	3,730	228
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(16,755)	(5,878)
Cash dividends	(10,557)us-gaap_DividendsCash	(9,762)us-gaap_DividendsCash
Issuance of common stock under employee stock plans, net	6,661	8,377
Tax adjustment from stock plans	5,260	2,608
Stock-based compensation expense	2,946	2,577
Balance, end of period	1,374,435	1,274,691	1,252,864
Cash dividends per share	$ 0.15	$ 0.14
Parent [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of period	1,343,603		1,245,418
Net income	26,471	22,255
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	(3)	1
Derivative holding gains (losses)	3,730	228
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(16,782)	(5,380)
Cash dividends	(10,557)	(9,762)
Issuance of common stock under employee stock plans, net	6,661	8,377
Tax adjustment from stock plans	5,260	2,608
Stock-based compensation expense	2,946	2,577
Balance, end of period	1,361,329	1,266,322	1,245,418
Cash dividends per share	$ 0.15	$ 0.14
Non-controlling Interest [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of period	11,631		7,446
Net income	1,448	1,421
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	0	0
Derivative holding gains (losses)	0	0
Foreign currency translation adjustments	27	(498)
Cash dividends	0	0
Issuance of common stock under employee stock plans, net	0	0
Tax adjustment from stock plans	0	0
Stock-based compensation expense	0	0
Balance, end of period	$ 13,106	$ 8,369	$ 7,446