Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 24, 2012	Apr. 25, 2012
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	COURIER Corp
Entity Central Index Key	0000025212
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 24, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-29
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		12,269,815
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2