Document And Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 25, 2011	Feb. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 25, 2011
Entity Registrant Name	CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000215419
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-25
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 684,008,493
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		40,304,746
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY