Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Comparison of Financial Statements as Previously Filed - Statement of Operations) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013
Net revenues	$ 147,406	$ 148,173
Cost of revenues	85,120	94,907
Gross profit	62,286	53,266
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	54,346	55,525
Research and development	3,882	4,693
Restructuring expenses	1,892	2,016
Litigation settlement		(6,584)
Acquisition costs	0	161
Other expense		0
Other operating income	0	(330)
Operating income	2,166	(2,215)
Interest income	267	399
Interest expense	1,256	2,564
Other gain (loss), net	(86)	(545)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes	1,091	(4,925)
Income taxes expense	1,220	0
Net loss from continuing operations	(129)	(4,925)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax expense of $134		(2,556)
Net loss	(129)	(7,481)	(18,927)
Less: loss attributable to non-controlling interests	0	(58)
Net loss attributable to Checkpoint Systems, Inc.	(129)	(7,423)
Loss from continuing operations	$ 0.00	$ (0.12)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	$ 0.00	$ (0.06)
Basic loss attributable to Checkpoint Systems, Inc. per share	$ 0.00	$ (0.18)
Loss from continuing operations	$ 0.00	$ (0.12)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	$ 0.00	$ (0.06)
Diluted loss attributable to Checkpoint Systems, Inc. per share	$ 0.00	$ (0.18)
As Previously Reported
Net revenues		148,835
Cost of revenues		94,894
Gross profit		53,941
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		55,287
Research and development		4,693
Restructuring expenses		2,016
Litigation settlement		(6,584)
Acquisition costs		161
Other expense		0
Other operating income		(330)
Operating income		(1,302)
Interest income		399
Interest expense		2,059
Other gain (loss), net		(545)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes		(3,507)
Income taxes expense		279
Net loss from continuing operations		(3,786)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax expense of $134		(2,556)
Net loss		(6,342)
Less: loss attributable to non-controlling interests		(58)
Net loss attributable to Checkpoint Systems, Inc.		(6,284)
Loss from continuing operations		$ (0.09)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		$ (0.06)
Basic loss attributable to Checkpoint Systems, Inc. per share		$ (0.15)
Loss from continuing operations		$ (0.09)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		$ (0.06)
Diluted loss attributable to Checkpoint Systems, Inc. per share		$ (0.15)
Restatement Adjustments
Net revenues		(662)
Cost of revenues		13
Gross profit		(675)
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		238
Research and development		0
Restructuring expenses		0
Litigation settlement		0
Acquisition costs		0
Other expense		0
Other operating income		0
Operating income		(913)
Interest income		0
Interest expense		505
Other gain (loss), net		0
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes		(1,418)
Income taxes expense		(279)
Net loss from continuing operations		(1,139)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax expense of $134		0
Net loss		(1,139)
Less: loss attributable to non-controlling interests		0
Net loss attributable to Checkpoint Systems, Inc.		$ (1,139)
Loss from continuing operations		$ (0.03)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		$ 0.00
Basic loss attributable to Checkpoint Systems, Inc. per share		$ (0.03)
Loss from continuing operations		$ (0.03)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		$ 0.00
Diluted loss attributable to Checkpoint Systems, Inc. per share		$ (0.03)