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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2014
Mar. 28, 2015
Dec. 27, 2014
Dec. 27, 2014
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Net of allowance for doubtful accounts   $ 200,000us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent $ 300,000us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent $ 300,000us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
Goodwill impairment 0us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetImpairment      
Impairment of goodwill     3,055,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss  
Foreign currency gains   200,000us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossRealized    
Deferred revenue   12,000,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenue 11,300,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenue 11,300,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenue
Deferred profit   7,723,000cohu_DeferredProfit 7,445,000cohu_DeferredProfit [1] 7,445,000cohu_DeferredProfit [1]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)   (19,112,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (10,714,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax [1] (10,714,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax [1]
Semiconductor Equipment [Member]        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Percent of fair value exceeding carrying value 35.00%us-gaap_ReportingUnitPercentageOfFairValueInExcessOfCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cohu_SemiconductorEquipmentMember
     
Microwave Communications Equipment [Member]        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Goodwill impairment       5,000,000us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetImpairment
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cohu_MicrowaveCommunicationsEquipmentMember
Percent of fair value exceeding carrying value 17.00%us-gaap_ReportingUnitPercentageOfFairValueInExcessOfCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cohu_MicrowaveCommunicationsEquipmentMember
     
Impairment of goodwill     3,055,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cohu_MicrowaveCommunicationsEquipmentMember
3,100,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cohu_MicrowaveCommunicationsEquipmentMember
Impairment of other assets       $ 1,900,000us-gaap_OtherAssetImpairmentCharges
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cohu_MicrowaveCommunicationsEquipmentMember
[1] Derived from December 27, 2014 audited financial statements