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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information Document
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policy)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Concentrations (Details)

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Concentrations (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Concentrations (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Apparel Production [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk sourcing countries	19
Footwear Production [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk sourcing countries	5
Maximum [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Remaining maturity of derivative contracts	3 years
Aggregate unrealized gain of derivative contracts with single counterparty	$ 2,000,000
United States [Member] \| Credit Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration percentage	12.30%	15.90%
Vietnam And China [Member] \| Apparel [Member] \| Supplier Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration percentage	64.00%
China And Vietnam [Member] \| Footwear [Member] \| Supplier Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, geographic	substantially all
Five Largest Apparel Factory Groups [Member] \| Apparel [Member] \| Supplier Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration percentage	29.00%
Largest Apparel Factory Groups [Member] \| Apparel [Member] \| Supplier Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration percentage	10.00%
Five Largest Footwear Factory Groups [Member] \| Footwear [Member] \| Supplier Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration percentage	75.00%
Largest Footwear Factory Groups [Member] \| Footwear [Member] \| Supplier Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration percentage	34.00%

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