S000019860 [Member] Average Annual Total Returns	12 Months Ended	60 Months Ended	120 Months Ended	188 Months Ended	356 Months Ended
S000019860 [Member] Average Annual Total Returns	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2025
Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)
Prospectus [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent	7.77%	(0.09%)	3.27%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)
Prospectus [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent	7.30%	(0.36%)	2.01%
Columbia Variable Portfolio - Corporate Bond Fund Class 3
Prospectus [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent	7.74%	1.31%	2.05%
Performance Inception Date					May 01, 1996
Columbia Variable Portfolio - Corporate Bond Fund Class 1
Prospectus [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent	7.93%	1.48%	2.20%
Performance Inception Date				May 03, 2010
Columbia Variable Portfolio - Corporate Bond Fund Class 2
Prospectus [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent	7.55%	1.20%	1.94%
Performance Inception Date				May 03, 2010