Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2014	May 02, 2014
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 30, 2014
Entity Registrant Name	CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000215419
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-28
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		41,675,364
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1