Document And Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2014	Mar. 02, 2015	Jun. 29, 2014
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 28, 2014
Entity Registrant Name	CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000215419
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-28
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 577,525,584
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		41,830,156
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY