Consolidated Statements Of Operations (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
Income Statement [Abstract]
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	0	(6,584)
Acquisition costs	0	161
Other operating income	0	(330)
Operating income (loss)	2,166	(2,215)
Interest income	267	399
Interest expense	1,256	2,564
Other gain (loss), net	(86)	(545)
Earnings (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 $0 and $134	0	(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)
Basic loss attributable to Checkpoint Systems, Inc. per share:
Loss from continuing operations	$ 0.00	$ (0.12)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	$ 0.00	$ (0.06)
Basic earnings (loss) attributable to Checkpoint Systems, Inc. per share	$ 0.00	$ (0.18)
Diluted loss attributable to Checkpoint Systems, Inc. per share:
Loss from continuing operations	$ 0.00	$ (0.12)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	$ 0.00	$ (0.06)
Diluted earnings (loss) attributable to Checkpoint Systems, Inc. per share	$ 0.00	$ (0.18)