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Accounts Receivable (Details) (USD $)
Dec. 29, 2014
Dec. 30, 2013
Accounts receivable [Line items]    
Total receivables $ 699,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent $ 938,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts (118,000)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent [1] (344,000)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent [1]
Accounts receivable, net 581,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent 594,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Amount not included in reserve for doubtful debts 500,000cosi_AmountNotIncludedInReserveForDoubtfulDebts  
Due from franchisees [Member]    
Accounts receivable [Line items]    
Total receivables 190,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= cosi_FranchiseeReceivablesMember
473,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= cosi_FranchiseeReceivablesMember
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts (500,000)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= cosi_FranchiseeReceivablesMember
 
Accounts receivable, trade [Member]    
Accounts receivable [Line items]    
Total receivables 408,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_TradeAccountsReceivableMember
342,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_TradeAccountsReceivableMember
Other [Member]    
Accounts receivable [Line items]    
Total receivables $ 101,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= cosi_OtherAccountsReceivableMember
$ 123,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= cosi_OtherAccountsReceivableMember
[1] Does not include approximately $0.5 million in reserve on a note receivable from a franchisee presented in Note 5. Notes Receivable.