Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Nov. 25, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	COURIER Corp
Entity Central Index Key	0000025212
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Sep. 28, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-28
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 123,529,077
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		11,507,119
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY