Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 27, 2015	Feb. 26, 2016	Jun. 28, 2015
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 27, 2015
Entity Registrant Name	CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000215419
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-27
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 428,975,760
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		41,494,015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY