<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FilingSummary xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
  <Version>2.4.0.6</Version>
  <ProcessingTime />
  <ReportFormat>Html</ReportFormat>
  <ContextCount>115</ContextCount>
  <ElementCount>94</ElementCount>
  <EntityCount>1</EntityCount>
  <FootnotesReported>false</FootnotesReported>
  <SegmentCount>6</SegmentCount>
  <ScenarioCount>0</ScenarioCount>
  <TuplesReported>false</TuplesReported>
  <UnitCount>3</UnitCount>
  <MyReports>
    <Report>
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R1.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>00090 - Document - Document and Entity Information</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.chasepackagingcorp.com/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation</Role>
      <ShortName>Document and Entity Information</ShortName>
    </Report>
    <Report>
      <IsDefault>true</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R2.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>00100 - Statement - Condensed Balance Sheets</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.chasepackagingcorp.com/role/StatementCondensedBalanceSheets</Role>
      <ShortName>Condensed Balance Sheets</ShortName>
    </Report>
    <Report>
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R3.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>00105 - Statement - Condensed Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.chasepackagingcorp.com/role/StatementCondensedBalanceSheetsParenthetical</Role>
      <ShortName>Condensed Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)</ShortName>
    </Report>
    <Report>
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R4.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>00200 - Statement - Condensed Statements Of Operations</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.chasepackagingcorp.com/role/StatementCondensedStatementsOfOperations</Role>
      <ShortName>Condensed Statements Of Operations</ShortName>
    </Report>
    <Report>
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R5.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>00300 - Statement - Statements of Stockholders' Deficit</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.chasepackagingcorp.com/role/StatementStatementsOfStockholdersDeficit</Role>
      <ShortName>Statements of Stockholders' Deficit</ShortName>
    </Report>
    <Report>
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R6.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>00400 - Statement - Condensed Statements Of Cash Flows</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.chasepackagingcorp.com/role/StatementCondensedStatementsOfCashFlows</Role>
      <ShortName>Condensed Statements Of Cash Flows</ShortName>
    </Report>
    <Report>
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R7.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>00405 - Statement - Condensed Statements Of Cash Flows (Parenthetical)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.chasepackagingcorp.com/role/StatementCondensedStatementsOfCashFlowsParenthetical</Role>
      <ShortName>Condensed Statements Of Cash Flows (Parenthetical)</ShortName>
    </Report>
    <Report>
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R8.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>10101 - Disclosure - Basis Of Presentation</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.chasepackagingcorp.com/role/DisclosureBasisOfPresentation</Role>
      <ShortName>Basis Of Presentation</ShortName>
    </Report>
    <Report>
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R9.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>10201 - Disclosure - Prior Period Adjustment</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.chasepackagingcorp.com/role/DisclosurePriorPeriodAdjustment</Role>
      <ShortName>Prior Period Adjustment</ShortName>
    </Report>
    <Report>
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R10.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>10301 - Disclosure - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.chasepackagingcorp.com/role/DisclosureSummaryOfSignificantAccountingPolicies</Role>
      <ShortName>Summary of Significant Accounting Policies</ShortName>
    </Report>
    <Report>
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R11.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>10401 - Disclosure - Income Taxes</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.chasepackagingcorp.com/role/DisclosureIncomeTaxes</Role>
      <ShortName>Income Taxes</ShortName>
    </Report>
    <Report>
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R12.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>10501 - Disclosure - Private Placement Offering</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.chasepackagingcorp.com/role/DisclosurePrivatePlacementOffering</Role>
      <ShortName>Private Placement Offering</ShortName>
    </Report>
    <Report>
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R13.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>10601 - Disclosure - Dividends</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.chasepackagingcorp.com/role/DisclosureDividends</Role>
      <ShortName>Dividends</ShortName>
    </Report>
    <Report>
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R14.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>10701 - Disclosure - Stockholders' Deficit</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.chasepackagingcorp.com/role/DisclosureStockholdersDeficit</Role>
      <ShortName>Stockholders' Deficit</ShortName>
    </Report>
    <Report>
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R15.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>10801 - Disclosure - Fair Value Measurements</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.chasepackagingcorp.com/role/DisclosureFairValueMeasurements</Role>
      <ShortName>Fair Value Measurements</ShortName>
    </Report>
    <Report>
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R16.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>10901 - Disclosure - Commitments and Contingencies</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.chasepackagingcorp.com/role/DisclosureCommitmentsAndContingencies</Role>
      <ShortName>Commitments and Contingencies</ShortName>
    </Report>
    <Report>
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R17.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>11001 - Disclosure - Subsequent Event</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.chasepackagingcorp.com/role/DisclosureSubsequentEvent</Role>
      <ShortName>Subsequent Event</ShortName>
    </Report>
    <Report>
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R18.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>11101 - Disclosure - Restated Quarterly Financial Summary</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.chasepackagingcorp.com/role/DisclosureRestatedQuarterlyFinancialSummary</Role>
      <ShortName>Restated Quarterly Financial Summary</ShortName>
    </Report>
    <Report>
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <LongName>All Reports</LongName>
      <ReportType>Book</ReportType>
      <ShortName>All Reports</ShortName>
    </Report>
  </MyReports>
  <Logs>
    <Log type="Info">Process Flow-Through: 00100 - Statement - Condensed Balance Sheets</Log>
    <Log type="Info">	Process Flow-Through: Removing column 'Dec. 31, 2009'</Log>
    <Log type="Info">	Process Flow-Through: Removing column 'Dec. 31, 2008'</Log>
    <Log type="Info">	Process Flow-Through: Removing column 'Dec. 31, 2007'</Log>
    <Log type="Info">	Process Flow-Through: Removing column 'Dec. 31, 2006'</Log>
    <Log type="Info">	Process Flow-Through: Removing column 'Dec. 31, 2005'</Log>
    <Log type="Info">	Process Flow-Through: Removing column 'Dec. 31, 2004'</Log>
    <Log type="Info">	Process Flow-Through: Removing column 'Dec. 31, 2003'</Log>
    <Log type="Info">	Process Flow-Through: Removing column 'Dec. 31, 2002'</Log>
    <Log type="Info">	Process Flow-Through: Removing column 'Dec. 31, 2001'</Log>
    <Log type="Info">	Process Flow-Through: Removing column 'Dec. 31, 2000'</Log>
    <Log type="Info">	Process Flow-Through: Removing column 'Dec. 31, 1999'</Log>
    <Log type="Info">	Process Flow-Through: Removing column 'Dec. 31, 1998'</Log>
    <Log type="Info">Process Flow-Through: 00105 - Statement - Condensed Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)</Log>
    <Log type="Info">Process Flow-Through: 00200 - Statement - Condensed Statements Of Operations</Log>
    <Log type="Info">	Process Flow-Through: Removing column '12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2009'</Log>
    <Log type="Info">	Process Flow-Through: Removing column '12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2008'</Log>
    <Log type="Info">	Process Flow-Through: Removing column '12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2007'</Log>
    <Log type="Info">	Process Flow-Through: Removing column '12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2006'</Log>
    <Log type="Info">	Process Flow-Through: Removing column '12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2005'</Log>
    <Log type="Info">	Process Flow-Through: Removing column '12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2004'</Log>
    <Log type="Info">	Process Flow-Through: Removing column '12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2003'</Log>
    <Log type="Info">	Process Flow-Through: Removing column '12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2002'</Log>
    <Log type="Info">	Process Flow-Through: Removing column '12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2001'</Log>
    <Log type="Info">	Process Flow-Through: Removing column '12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2000'</Log>
    <Log type="Info">	Process Flow-Through: Removing column '12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1999'</Log>
    <Log type="Info">Process Flow-Through: 00400 - Statement - Condensed Statements Of Cash Flows</Log>
    <Log type="Info">Process Flow-Through: 00405 - Statement - Condensed Statements Of Cash Flows (Parenthetical)</Log>
  </Logs>
  <InputFiles>
    <File>cpka-20111231.xml</File>
    <File>cpka-20111231.xsd</File>
    <File>cpka-20111231_cal.xml</File>
    <File>cpka-20111231_def.xml</File>
    <File>cpka-20111231_lab.xml</File>
    <File>cpka-20111231_pre.xml</File>
  </InputFiles>
  <SupplementalFiles />
  <BaseTaxonomies />
  <HasPresentationLinkbase>true</HasPresentationLinkbase>
  <HasCalculationLinkbase>true</HasCalculationLinkbase>
</FilingSummary>
