Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended			6 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2013	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 26, 2011	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013	Jun. 29, 2014 Internal-Use Software [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 29, 2014 Internal-Use Software [Member] Maximum [Member]	May 16, 2011 Shore To Shore PVT Ltd. [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Restatement Adjustments	Jun. 30, 2013 Restatement Adjustments	Jun. 30, 2013 Restatement Adjustments Other Out of Period Adjustments [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Restatement Adjustments Other Out of Period Adjustments [Member]	Dec. 30, 2012 Restatement Adjustments Other Out of Period Adjustments [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Europe [Member] Restatement Adjustments Other Out of Period Adjustments [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Europe [Member] Restatement Adjustments Other Out of Period Adjustments [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Proceeds From Factored Receivables, Net of Deferred Amounts				$ 17,400,000
Net revenues		170,925,000	172,290,000		318,331,000	320,463,000					272,000	(390,000)	300,000	500,000
Net loss attributable to Checkpoint Systems, Inc.		9,854,000	(13,491,000)		9,725,000	(20,914,000)					(417,000)	(1,556,000)	100,000	100,000		300,000	500,000
Assets		788,043,000			788,043,000		799,493,000						2,000,000	2,000,000
Other current liabilities		16,963,000			16,963,000		19,536,000						1,800,000	1,800,000
Liabilities, Noncurrent													3,700,000	3,700,000
Impact of Restatement on Opening Retained Earnings, Net of Tax															3,700,000
Deferred Revenue																2,200,000	2,200,000
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES		35,006,000			35,006,000		36,436,000									3,700,000	3,700,000
Estimated useful life, years								3 years	7 years
Customer Refund Liability, Current		11,100,000			11,100,000		11,100,000
Voting interest acquired										51.00%
Purchase price of cash from operations										1,700,000
Proceeds Net of Stamp Tax from Divestiture of Interest in Consolidated Subsidiaries	200,000
Gain on sale of subsidiary	$ 200,000		$ 200,000		$ 0	$ 248,000						$ 0