S000019841 [Member] Annual Total Returns |
12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2025 |
Dec. 31, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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| Columbia Variable Portfolio - High Yield Bond Fund | Columbia Variable Portfolio - High Yield Bond Fund Class 2 | ||||||||||
| Prospectus [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Annual Return [Percent] | 8.49% | 6.88% | 11.87% | (10.78%) | 4.79% | 6.31% | 16.52% | (4.00%) | 6.17% | 11.65% |