| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 41502 - Disclosure - Provision For Restructuring (Schedule Of Restructuring Expense) (Details) (http://www.checkpointsystems.com/role/DisclosureProvisionForRestructuringScheduleOfRestructuringExpenseDetails) |
| Table | Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000215419 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010-12-27 - 2011-12-25 | 2009-12-28 - 2010-12-26 | 2008-12-29 - 2009-12-27 | |||||||||
| Restructuring Plan [Axis] | Restructuring Plan [Axis] | Restructuring Plan [Axis] | |||||||||
| Global Restructuring Plan [Member] | Sga Restructuring Plan [Member] | Manufacturing Restructuring Plan [Member] | Restructuring Plan [Domain] | Sga Restructuring Plan [Member] | Manufacturing Restructuring Plan [Member] | Restructuring Plan [Domain] | Sga Restructuring Plan [Member] | Manufacturing Restructuring Plan [Member] | Two Thousand Five Restructuring Plan [Member] | Restructuring Plan [Domain] | |
Severance and other employee-related charges | 11,115,000 | 7,015,000 | (146,000) | 6,993,000 | 641,000 | 2,828,000 | 1,481,000 | 1,149,000 | |||
Asset impairments | 7,761,000 | 72,000 | 7,843,000 | ||||||||
Other exit costs | 519,000 | 2,203,000 | 101,000 | 577,000 | (57,000) | ||||||
Total | 28,640,000 | 8,211,000 | 5,401,000 | ||||||||