Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue, net	$ 574.1	$ 560.8
Cost of sales	291.2	287.3
Gross profit	282.9	273.5
Selling, general and administrative expenses	272.1	261.1
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net	1.9	1.3
Acquisition and integration expenses	4.8	5.0
Operating income	4.1	6.1
Other expense (income), net	5.5	(20.2)
Interest expense, net	19.3	20.8
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes	(20.7)	5.5
Income tax (benefit) expense	(1.0)	0.9
Net (loss) income from continuing operations	(19.7)	4.6
Net income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0.0	357.4
Net (loss) income	(19.7)	362.0
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests - discontinued operations	0.0	0.6
Net (loss) income attributable to Cott Corporation	$ (19.7)	$ 361.4
Basic:
Continuing operations (usd per share)	$ (0.14)	$ 0.03
Discontinued operations (usd per share)	0.00	2.55
Net income (loss) (usd per share)	(0.14)	2.58
Diluted:
Continuing operations (usd per share)	(0.14)	0.03
Discontinued operations (usd per share)	0.00	2.51
Net income (loss) (usd per share)	$ (0.14)	$ 2.54
Weighted average common shares outstanding (in thousands)
Basic (in shares)	135,948	139,953
Diluted (in shares)	135,948	142,335