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Employee Benefit Plans (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
period
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Employee Benefit [Line Items]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Business Combinations and Acquisitions, Benefit Obligation $ 511,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBusinessCombinationsAndAcquisitionsBenefitObligation $ 3,398,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBusinessCombinationsAndAcquisitionsBenefitObligation  
Number of Look-back Period Under Employee Stock Purchase Plan 2colb_NumberOfLookBackPeriodUnderEmployeeStockPurchasePlan    
Look-back Period Under Employee Stock Purchase Plan 6 months    
Discount On Common Stock Under Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Percent 10.00%colb_DiscountOnCommonStockUnderEmployeeStockPurchasePlanPercent    
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Employee Stock Purchase Plans 34,168us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans 32,598us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans 39,393us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Employee Stock Purchase Plan 904,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan 686,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan 725,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan
Shares Available For Purchase Under Employee Stock Purchase Plan 541,744colb_SharesAvailableForPurchaseUnderEmployeeStockPurchasePlan    
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]      
Balance at beginning of year 16,423,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation 11,616,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation  
Change in actuarial loss 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLoss 2,212,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLoss  
Benefit expense 1,325,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost 1,880,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost  
Benefit payments (1,718,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid (2,683,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid  
Balance at end of year 16,541,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation 16,423,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation 11,616,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
Pension Plan [Member]      
Employee Benefit [Line Items]      
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Service Period 6 months    
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Contribution To Plan By Employee, Percent Of Eligible Compensation 75.00%colb_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualContributionToPlanByEmployeePercentOfEligibleCompensation
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
   
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Contribution Requirements, Matching Percent 50.00%colb_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualContributionRequirementsMatchingPercent
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
   
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Employer Contribution 2,000,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualEmployerContribution
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
1,900,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualEmployerContribution
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
1,400,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualEmployerContribution
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Pension Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member]      
Employee Benefit [Line Items]      
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Eligible Age 18colb_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualEligibleAge
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
   
Pension Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member]      
Employee Benefit [Line Items]      
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Contribution Requirements, Percent Of Each Employee Compensation 3.00%colb_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualContributionRequirementsPercentOfEachEmployeeCompensation
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
   
Deferred Profit Sharing [Member]      
Employee Benefit [Line Items]      
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Service Period 6 months    
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Contribution To Plan By Employee, Percent Of Eligible Compensation 75.00%colb_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualContributionToPlanByEmployeePercentOfEligibleCompensation
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_DeferredProfitSharingMember
   
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Contribution Requirements, Matching Percent 50.00%colb_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualContributionRequirementsMatchingPercent
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_DeferredProfitSharingMember
   
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Employer Contribution 4,400,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualEmployerContribution
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_DeferredProfitSharingMember
4,000,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualEmployerContribution
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_DeferredProfitSharingMember
2,900,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualEmployerContribution
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_DeferredProfitSharingMember
Deferred Profit Sharing [Member] | Minimum [Member]      
Employee Benefit [Line Items]      
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Eligible Age 18colb_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualEligibleAge
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_DeferredProfitSharingMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
   
Deferred Profit Sharing [Member] | Maximum [Member]      
Employee Benefit [Line Items]      
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Contribution Requirements, Percent Of Each Employee Compensation 3.00%colb_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualContributionRequirementsPercentOfEachEmployeeCompensation
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_DeferredProfitSharingMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
   
ESP Plan [Member]      
Employee Benefit [Line Items]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Discount from Market Price, Purchase Date 90.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardDiscountFromMarketPricePurchaseDate
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember
   
Unit Plans [Member]      
Employee Benefit [Line Items]      
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Recorded Liability 4,800,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualRecordedLiability
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPensionPlansPostretirementOrSupplementalPlansDefinedBenefitMember
4,700,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualRecordedLiability
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPensionPlansPostretirementOrSupplementalPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Compensation Expense 588,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualCompensationExpense
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPensionPlansPostretirementOrSupplementalPlansDefinedBenefitMember
458,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualCompensationExpense
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPensionPlansPostretirementOrSupplementalPlansDefinedBenefitMember
677,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualCompensationExpense
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPensionPlansPostretirementOrSupplementalPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Unit Plans [Member] | Minimum [Member]      
Employee Benefit [Line Items]      
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Vesting Period 4 years    
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Benefit Period 5 years    
Unit Plans [Member] | Maximum [Member]      
Employee Benefit [Line Items]      
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Vesting Period 10 years    
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Benefit Period 10 years    
SERP [Member]      
Employee Benefit [Line Items]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Discount Rate 5.10%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
   
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Normal Retirement Age 65colb_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationNormalRetirementAge
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
   
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Annual Cost Of Living Benefit Adjustment 2.00%colb_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationAnnualCostOfLivingBenefitAdjustment
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
   
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]      
2015 975,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsNextTwelveMonths
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
   
2016 994,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearTwo
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
   
2017 1,088,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
   
2018 1,349,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFour
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
   
2019 1,384,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
   
2020 through 2024 9,580,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsFiveFiscalYearsThereafter
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
   
Total $ 15,370,000colb_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPayments
/ colb_EmployeeBenefitAxis
= us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember