Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended					9 Months Ended					9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2013	Sep. 28, 2014		Sep. 29, 2013		Jun. 26, 2011	Sep. 28, 2014		Sep. 29, 2013		Dec. 29, 2013	Sep. 28, 2014 Internal-Use Software Minimum	Sep. 28, 2014 Internal-Use Software Maximum	May 16, 2011 Shore To Shore PVT Ltd.	Jun. 24, 2013 Shore To Shore PVT Ltd.	Jan. 31, 2013 Shore To Shore PVT Ltd.	Sep. 28, 2014 Restatement Adjustments	Sep. 29, 2013 Restatement Adjustments	Sep. 29, 2013 Restatement Adjustments	Sep. 28, 2014 Restatement Adjustments Correction Of Accounting For Maintenance Agreement	Sep. 29, 2013 Restatement Adjustments Other Out of Period Adjustments	Sep. 29, 2013 Restatement Adjustments Other Out of Period Adjustments	Dec. 30, 2012 Restatement Adjustments Other Out of Period Adjustments	Sep. 29, 2013 Restatement Adjustments Other Out of Period Adjustments Europe	Sep. 29, 2013 Restatement Adjustments Other Out of Period Adjustments Europe	Sep. 28, 2014 Restatement Adjustments Revenue Cutoff
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Proceeds from factored receivables, net of deferred amounts						$ 17,400,000
Net revenues		160,595,000		174,888,000			478,926,000		495,351,000									422,000	32,000	(700,000)	400,000	1,000,000				(1,100,000)
Increase (decrease) in gross profit		70,965,000		70,532,000			205,758,000		193,689,000									276,000	(127,000)							(600,000)
Reduction in operating expenses		(60,201,000)	[1]	(56,951,000)	[2]		(179,841,000)	[3]	(175,935,000)	[4]							1,100,000
Net loss attributable to Checkpoint Systems, Inc.		(4,075,000)		7,132,000			5,650,000		(13,782,000)									(492,000)	(2,048,000)		200,000	300,000		400,000	1,000,000
Total assets		757,576,000					757,576,000				799,493,000										1,900,000	1,900,000
Other current liabilities		17,096,000					17,096,000				19,536,000										2,300,000	2,300,000
Liabilities, noncurrent																					3,400,000	3,400,000
Impact of restatement on opening retained earnings, net of tax																							3,800,000
Deferred Revenue																								2,300,000	2,300,000
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES		30,999,000					30,999,000				36,436,000													3,400,000	3,400,000
Estimated useful life, years												3 years	7 years
Accrued customer incentives and rebates		11,400,000					11,400,000				11,100,000
Voting interest acquired														51.00%	51.00%	51.00%
Purchase price of cash from operations														1,700,000
Proceeds net of stamp tax from divestiture of interest in consolidated subsidiaries	200,000
Gain on sale of subsidiary	$ 200,000						$ 0		$ 248,000										$ 0

[1] Includes a $0.5 million restructuring charge, and a $0.3 million acquisition charge.

[2] Includes a $0.9 million restructuring charge, and a $0.3 million acquisition charge.

[3] Includes a $2.7 million restructuring charge, and a $0.3 million acquisition charge.

[4] Includes a $4.6 million restructuring charge, a $1.2 million charge related to our CFO transition, a $0.7 million acquisition charge, a benefit of $6.6 million due to a litigation accrual reversal, and a $0.2 million gain on sale of our interest in the non-strategic Sri Lanka Subsidiary.