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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Cover Page
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Basis of Presentation and Organization Revenue from Contracts (Policies)
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policy)
Notes Tables
Notes Details
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Concentrations (Details)

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Concentrations (Details)	12 Months Ended
Concentrations (Details)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) numberOfCustomers	Dec. 31, 2018 numberOfCustomers
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Number of customers	1	1
Apparel Production [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk sourcing countries	12
Footwear Production [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk sourcing countries	three
Maximum
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Remaining maturity of derivative contracts	4 years
Aggregate unrealized gain of derivative contracts with single counterparty \| $	$ 5,100,000
Apparel
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Contract manufacturer	5
Footwear
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Contract manufacturer	5
United States [Member] \| Credit Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration percentage	13.90%	11.60%
Vietnam And China [Member] \| Apparel \| Supplier Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration percentage	50.00%
Five Largest Apparel Factory Groups [Member] \| Apparel \| Supplier Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration percentage	30.00%
Largest Apparel Factory Groups [Member] \| Apparel \| Supplier Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration percentage	10.00%
Five Largest Footwear Factory Groups [Member] \| Footwear \| Supplier Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration percentage	85.00%
Largest Footwear Factory Groups [Member] \| Footwear \| Supplier Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration percentage	45.00%

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