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) - Forward Contracts [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative assets	$ 1,759	$ 1,650	$ 4,449
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative liabilities	1,793	2,268	978
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative assets	2,438	947	18,945
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Noncurrent Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative assets	6,159	1,126	10,520
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative liabilities	4,908	7,573	231
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Long Term Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative liabilities	$ 2,337	$ 6,590	$ 0