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Other Real Estate Owned (Summary of Other Real Estate Owned) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Other Real Estate Owned [Line Items]    
Balance, beginning of period $ 22,190,000us-gaap_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure $ 35,927,000us-gaap_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure
Transfers in 4,692,000colb_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosureTransfersInNetOfWriteDowns 5,751,000colb_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosureTransfersInNetOfWriteDowns
Valuation adjustments (197,000)colb_TransferOtherRealEstateWriteDown (1,580,000)colb_TransferOtherRealEstateWriteDown
Proceeds from Sale of OREO Property 5,122,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfWhollyOwnedRealEstateAndRealEstateAcquiredInSettlementOfLoans 11,205,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfWhollyOwnedRealEstateAndRealEstateAcquiredInSettlementOfLoans
Gain (loss) on sale of OREO 1,736,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnSalesOfOtherRealEstate 1,659,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnSalesOfOtherRealEstate
Total OREO, end of period 23,299,000us-gaap_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure 30,552,000us-gaap_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure
Mortgage Loans in Process of Foreclosure, Amount 2,700,000colb_MortgageLoansinProcessofForeclosureAmount  
One-to-Four Family Residential [Member]    
Other Real Estate Owned [Line Items]    
Total OREO, end of period $ 2,100,000us-gaap_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure
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