| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2418408 - Disclosure - Retirement Plans (Weighted Average Assumptions for Net Periodic Benefit Cost) (Details) (http://www.cenveo.com/role/RetirementPlansWeightedAverageAssumptionsForNetPeriodicBenefitCostDetails) |
| Table | Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000920321 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis] | Pensions [Member] |
| Retirement Plans [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | |
|---|---|---|
2016-01-03 - 2016-12-31 | 2014-12-28 - 2016-01-02 | |
Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract] | ||
Discount rate used to calculate net periodic benefit expense (percent) | ||
Discount rate used to calculate projected benefit obligation (percent) | ||
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets (percent) | ||