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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2015
Dec. 29, 2014
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  
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  
Period over which aggregate stock ownership of holders of at least 5% of stock must increase to effect ownership change 3 years  
Warrants conversion for shares of common stock $ 0.01us-gaap_ConversionOfStockAmountConverted1  
Income tax examination, year under examination 1996