Financial Statement Revision And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Consolidated Balance Sheets) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 25, 2011	Dec. 26, 2010	Jun. 27, 2010	Dec. 27, 2009	Dec. 28, 2008
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 93,481	$ 172,473		$ 160,010	$ 132,096
Restricted cash	291	140
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $10,472 and $10,927	208,889	178,076
Inventories	130,987	106,694
Other current assets	44,548	32,542
Deferred income taxes	7,720	20,622
Total Current Assets	492,236	510,547
REVENUE EQUIPMENT ON OPERATING LEASE, net	1,920	2,340
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT, net	132,161	121,258
GOODWILL	286,103	231,325		244,062
OTHER INTANGIBLES, net	84,557	90,823
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	27,241	53,425
OTHER ASSETS	20,263	24,192
TOTAL ASSETS	1,044,481	1,033,910
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt	21,778	22,225
Accounts payable	68,886	63,585
Accrued compensation and related taxes	27,620	29,308
Other accrued expenses	58,242	47,646
Income taxes	4,080	5,160
Unearned revenues	22,142	12,196
Restructuring reserve	17,612	7,522
Accrued pensions - current	4,453	4,358
Other current liabilities	32,867	23,409
Total Current Liabilities	259,120	215,409
LONG-TERM DEBT, LESS CURRENT MATURITIES	128,684	119,724
ACCRUED PENSIONS	78,815	75,396
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	29,894	30,502
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	18,628	11,325	5,900
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS, INC. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock, no par value, 500,000 shares authorized, none issued
Common stock, par value $.10 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized, issued 43,843,095 and 43,843,095 shares	4,424	4,384
Additional capital	418,211	407,383
Retained earnings	164,268	230,837			178,995
Common stock in treasury, at cost, 4,035,912 and 4,035,912 shares	(71,520)	(71,520)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax	12,741	10,470
TOTAL CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS, INC. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	528,124	581,554
NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS	1,216
TOTAL EQUITY	529,340	581,554		555,558	510,407
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	1,044,481	1,033,910
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable	12,627	10,927
Preferred stock, no par value	$ 0	$ 0
Preferred stock, shares authorized	500,000	500,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Common stock, par value	$ 0.1	$ 0.10
Common stock, shares authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	44,241,105	43,843,095
Treasury stock, shares	4,035,912	4,035,912
As Previously Reported [Member]
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents		173,802		162,097	132,222
Restricted cash		140
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $10,472 and $10,927		178,636
Inventories		106,974
Other current assets		32,655
Deferred income taxes		20,622
Total Current Assets		512,829
REVENUE EQUIPMENT ON OPERATING LEASE, net		2,340
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT, net		121,258
GOODWILL		231,325
OTHER INTANGIBLES, net		90,823
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES		52,506
OTHER ASSETS		24,192
TOTAL ASSETS		1,035,273
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt		22,225
Accounts payable		63,366
Accrued compensation and related taxes		29,308
Other accrued expenses		47,646
Income taxes		4,395
Unearned revenues		12,196
Restructuring reserve		7,522
Accrued pensions - current		4,358
Other current liabilities		23,019
Total Current Liabilities		214,035
LONG-TERM DEBT, LESS CURRENT MATURITIES		119,724
ACCRUED PENSIONS		75,396
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES		30,502
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES		11,325
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS, INC. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock, no par value, 500,000 shares authorized, none issued
Common stock, par value $.10 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized, issued 43,843,095 and 43,843,095 shares		4,384
Additional capital		407,383
Retained earnings		233,322			179,809
Common stock in treasury, at cost, 4,035,912 and 4,035,912 shares		(71,520)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax		10,722
TOTAL CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS, INC. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY		584,291
TOTAL EQUITY		584,291		558,554	511,135
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY		1,035,273
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable		$ 10,472
Common stock, shares issued		43,843,095