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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2015
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	150,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
Warrant issued to purchase company's stock	148,000kopn_IssuanceOfWarrantsShares
Warrant issued to purchase company's stock, exercise price	$ 3.49kopn_ExercisePriceOfWarrants
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Net of Forfeitures	50,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures
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Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	260,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
Unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock awards	$ 6.2us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
Unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock awards, period of recognition (in years)	3 years
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Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	10 days
Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche One
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Nonvested common stock awards employment obligations (in years)	1 year
Market Price Of Common Stock Range Low	$ 6.0kopn_MarketPriceOfCommonStockRangeLow / us-gaap_VestingAxis = us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationAwardTrancheOneMember
Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Nonvested common stock awards employment obligations (in years)	2 years
Market Price Of Common Stock Range Low	$ 7.0kopn_MarketPriceOfCommonStockRangeLow / us-gaap_VestingAxis = us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationAwardTrancheTwoMember
Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Three
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Nonvested common stock awards employment obligations (in years)	4 years
Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Three | Restricted Stock and Phantom Share Units [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
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