Document And Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2015	Oct. 29, 2015
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 27, 2015
Entity Registrant Name	CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000215419
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-27
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		41,550,175
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3