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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Short Term Borrowings and Credit Lines (Details)

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Short Term Borrowings and Credit Lines (Details)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 EUR (€)	Apr. 17, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity \| $			$ 50,000,000.0	$ 100,000,000.0
Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End	87.50%	87.50%
Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End	162.50%	162.50%
Unsecured And Uncommitted Credit Line1 [Member] \| European Subsidiary [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity \| €					€ 25,800,000
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End	75.00%	75.00%
Unsecured And Uncommitted Credit Line2 [Member] \| European Subsidiary [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity \| €		€ 5,000,000.0
Unsecured And Uncommitted Line Of Credit [Member] \| European Subsidiary [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity \| $	$ 33,700,000

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