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

Financial Instruments And Risk Management (Balance Sheet Classification And Fair Value Of Derivative Instruments) (Details) (Currency Forward Contracts [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets [Member] \| Derivative Instruments Designated As Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative assets	$ 14,475	$ 9,993	$ 2,391
Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets [Member] \| Derivative Instruments Not Designated As Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative assets	1,180	2,754	312
Other Non-Current Assets [Member] \| Derivative Instruments Designated As Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative assets	0	0	128
Accrued Liabilities [Member] \| Derivative Instruments Designated As Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative liabilities	0	0	1,017
Accrued Liabilities [Member] \| Derivative Instruments Not Designated As Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative liabilities	123	924	0
Other Long Term Liabilities [Member] \| Derivative Instruments Designated As Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative liabilities	$ 0	$ 0	$ 33