S000036677 [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 - Emerging Markets Bond Fund | Columbia Variable Portfolio - Emerging Markets Bond Fund Class 2 | ||||||||||
| Prospectus [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Annual Return [Percent] | 12.65% | 6.13% | 10.02% | (16.16%) | (2.45%) | 7.16% | 12.09% | (7.38%) | 11.69% | 11.07% |