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Loans (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
contract
loan
Dec. 31, 2013
contract
loan
Dec. 31, 2012
contract
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]      
Loans to related parties $ 13,200,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableRelatedParties $ 14,200,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableRelatedParties  
Loans and Leases Receivable, Related Parties, Additions 5,700,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableRelatedPartiesAdditions    
Repayments on related party loans 6,700,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableRelatedPartiesCollections    
Commercial and residential real estate loans pledged as FHLB collateral 1,083,879,000us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesGeneralDebtObligationsDisclosuresCollateralPledged1 1,075,389,000us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesGeneralDebtObligationsDisclosuresCollateralPledged1  
Federal Reserve Bank, Advances, Collateral Pledged 86,130,000colb_FederalReserveBankAdvancesCollateralPledged 85,452,000colb_FederalReserveBankAdvancesCollateralPledged  
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Status 31,352,000us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentNonaccrualStatus    
Loans and Leases Receivable, Impaired, Interest Lost on Nonaccrual Loans 2,200,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedInterestLostOnNonaccrualLoans 2,900,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedInterestLostOnNonaccrualLoans 3,400,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedInterestLostOnNonaccrualLoans
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, 90 Days Past Due and Still Accruing, Number of Loans 1,400,000us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment90DaysPastDueAndStillAccruing    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, 90 Days Past Due and Still Accruing, Number of Loans   0colb_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment90DaysPastDueAndStillAccruingNumberOfLoans  
Loans and Leases Receivable, Nonaccrual of Interest, Commitments of Additional Funds 349,000colb_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNonaccrualOfInterestCommitmentsOfAdditionalFunds 28,000colb_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNonaccrualOfInterestCommitmentsOfAdditionalFunds  
Financing Receivable Modifications Additional Commitment To Lend 0colb_FinancingReceivableModificationsAdditionalCommitmentToLend 0colb_FinancingReceivableModificationsAdditionalCommitmentToLend  
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Subsequent Default, Number of Contracts 0us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultNumberOfContracts1 0us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultNumberOfContracts1 0us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultNumberOfContracts1
Loans Receivable [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]      
Commercial and residential real estate loans pledged as FHLB collateral $ 1,083,879,000us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesGeneralDebtObligationsDisclosuresCollateralPledged1
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAndPledgedAsCollateralAxis
= us-gaap_LoansReceivableMember
$ 1,075,389,000us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesGeneralDebtObligationsDisclosuresCollateralPledged1
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAndPledgedAsCollateralAxis
= us-gaap_LoansReceivableMember