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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies 5 (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 23, 2014
Jul. 09, 2012
Jan. 06, 2010
Dec. 29, 2014
Dec. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Taxes [Abstract]            
Net operating loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes       $ 243,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards    
Minimum percentage of stock ownership required to effect ownership change (in hundredths) 5.00%cosi_MinimumPercentageOfStockOwnershipRequiredToEffectOwnershipChange 5.00%cosi_MinimumPercentageOfStockOwnershipRequiredToEffectOwnershipChange 5.00%cosi_MinimumPercentageOfStockOwnershipRequiredToEffectOwnershipChange 5.00%cosi_MinimumPercentageOfStockOwnershipRequiredToEffectOwnershipChange    
Minimum percentage points by which aggregate stock ownership of holders of at least 5% of stock must increase to effect ownership change (in hundredths) 50.00%cosi_MinimumPercentagePointIncreaseInStockOwnershipRequiredToEffectOwnershipChange 50.00%cosi_MinimumPercentagePointIncreaseInStockOwnershipRequiredToEffectOwnershipChange 50.00%cosi_MinimumPercentagePointIncreaseInStockOwnershipRequiredToEffectOwnershipChange 50.00%cosi_MinimumPercentagePointIncreaseInStockOwnershipRequiredToEffectOwnershipChange    
Period over which aggregate stock ownership of holders of at least 5% of stock must increase to effect ownership change 3 years 3 years 3 years 3 years    
U.S. federal income tax [Member]            
Income Taxes [Abstract]            
Net operating loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes       243,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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Lease termination reserve [Member]            
Changes in lease termination reserve activity [Abstract]            
Balance at the beginning of the period       150,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
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214,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= cosi_LeaseTerminationReserveMember
245,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
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= cosi_LeaseTerminationReserveMember
Charged to costs and expenses       1,468,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense
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= cosi_LeaseTerminationReserveMember
127,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= cosi_LeaseTerminationReserveMember
2,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense
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= cosi_LeaseTerminationReserveMember
Payments and adjustments       (1,218,000)cosi_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductionsAndAdjustments
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= cosi_LeaseTerminationReserveMember
(191,000)cosi_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductionsAndAdjustments
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= cosi_LeaseTerminationReserveMember
(33,000)cosi_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductionsAndAdjustments
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= cosi_LeaseTerminationReserveMember
Balance at the end of the period       $ 400,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
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= cosi_LeaseTerminationReserveMember
$ 150,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= cosi_LeaseTerminationReserveMember
$ 214,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
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= cosi_LeaseTerminationReserveMember