S000019846 [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 - Select Mid Cap Growth Fund | Columbia Variable Portfolio - Select Mid Cap Growth Fund Class 2 | ||||||||||
| Prospectus [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Annual Return [Percent] | 14.86% | 23.37% | 24.92% | (31.01%) | 16.27% | 35.08% | 34.83% | (4.98%) | 22.68% | 2.03% |