v3.25.2
Shareholder Report, Holdings (Details)
Jun. 30, 2025
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 1 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 3.70%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 1 | Exxon Mobil Corp. [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 3.70%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 1 | International Business Machines Corp. [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 3.00%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 1 | Cisco Systems, Inc. [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 2.80%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 1 | Philip Morris International, Inc. [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 2.70%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 1 | AbbVie, Inc. [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 2.70%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 1 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 2.70%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 1 | Johnson & Johnson [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 2.20%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 1 | Chevron Corp. [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 2.10%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 1 | Bank of America Corp. [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 2.00%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 1 | Financial Services Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 20.60%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 1 | Information Technology Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 12.40%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 1 | Healthcare Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 11.40%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 1 | Consumer Staples Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 10.40%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 1 | Industrial Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 9.30%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 1 | Energy Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 8.00%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 1 | Consumer Discretionary Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 7.70%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 1 | Utilities Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 6.30%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 1 | Communications Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 4.80%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 1 | Real Estate Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 4.80%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 1 | Unclassified Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 2.20%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 1 | Common Stocks [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 94.60%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 1 | Convertible Preferred Stocks [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 3.30%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 1 | Money Market Funds [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 1.30%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 1 | Other [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 0.70%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 2 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 3.70%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 2 | Exxon Mobil Corp. [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 3.70%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 2 | International Business Machines Corp. [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 3.00%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 2 | Cisco Systems, Inc. [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 2.80%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 2 | Philip Morris International, Inc. [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 2.70%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 2 | AbbVie, Inc. [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 2.70%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 2 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 2.70%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 2 | Johnson & Johnson [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 2.20%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 2 | Chevron Corp. [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 2.10%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 2 | Bank of America Corp. [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 2.00%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 2 | Financial Services Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 20.60%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 2 | Information Technology Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 12.40%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 2 | Healthcare Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 11.40%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 2 | Consumer Staples Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 10.40%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 2 | Industrial Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 9.30%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 2 | Energy Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 8.00%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 2 | Consumer Discretionary Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 7.70%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 2 | Utilities Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 6.30%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 2 | Communications Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 4.80%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 2 | Real Estate Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 4.80%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 2 | Unclassified Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 2.20%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 2 | Common Stocks [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 94.60%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 2 | Convertible Preferred Stocks [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 3.30%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 2 | Money Market Funds [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 1.30%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 2 | Other [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 0.70%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 3 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 3.70%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 3 | Exxon Mobil Corp. [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 3.70%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 3 | International Business Machines Corp. [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 3.00%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 3 | Cisco Systems, Inc. [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 2.80%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 3 | Philip Morris International, Inc. [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 2.70%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 3 | AbbVie, Inc. [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 2.70%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 3 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 2.70%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 3 | Johnson & Johnson [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 2.20%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 3 | Chevron Corp. [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 2.10%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 3 | Bank of America Corp. [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 2.00%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 3 | Financial Services Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 20.60%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 3 | Information Technology Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 12.40%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 3 | Healthcare Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 11.40%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 3 | Consumer Staples Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 10.40%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 3 | Industrial Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 9.30%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 3 | Energy Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 8.00%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 3 | Consumer Discretionary Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 7.70%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 3 | Utilities Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 6.30%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 3 | Communications Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 4.80%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 3 | Real Estate Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 4.80%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 3 | Unclassified Sector [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 2.20%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 3 | Common Stocks [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 94.60%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 3 | Convertible Preferred Stocks [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 3.30%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 3 | Money Market Funds [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 1.30%
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund - Class 3 | Other [Member]  
Holdings [Line Items]  
Percent of Net Asset Value 0.70%