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Stockholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 23, 2014
Aug. 22, 2014
Jul. 09, 2012
Jan. 06, 2010
Dec. 29, 2014
Dec. 30, 2013
May 08, 2013
Rights offering and private placement of common stock [Line Items]              
Number of shares of common stock issued (in shares) 13,300,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues 3,900,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues          
Par value of common stock issued (in dollars per share)         $ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare $ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare $ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
Net proceeds from the rights offering and private placement of common stock $ 19.7cosi_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfPrivatePlacementAndRightsNet   $ 12.6cosi_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfPrivatePlacementAndRightsNet        
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    
Rights offering [Member]              
Rights offering and private placement of common stock [Line Items]              
Number of shares of common stock issued (in shares) 13,333,329us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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  4,915,461us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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Par value of common stock issued (in dollars per share) $ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
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  $ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
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Subscription price (in dollars per share) $ 1.50cosi_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSubscriptionPricePerShare
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  $ 2.60cosi_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSubscriptionPricePerShare
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Private placement [Member]              
Rights offering and private placement of common stock [Line Items]              
Number of shares of common stock issued (in shares)     633,581us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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Par value of common stock issued (in dollars per share)     $ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
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Subscription price (in dollars per share)     $ 2.60cosi_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSubscriptionPricePerShare
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