S000019860 [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 - Corporate Bond Fund | Columbia Variable Portfolio - Corporate Bond Fund Class 2 | ||||||||||
| Prospectus [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Annual Return [Percent] | 7.55% | 3.30% | 9.47% | (13.63%) | 1.03% | 4.59% | 10.75% | (5.51%) | 5.69% | (1.35%) |