Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Millions, except Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2011	Oct. 02, 2010	Oct. 01, 2011	Oct. 02, 2010
Consolidated Statements Of Operations [Abstract]
Revenue, net	$ 611.3	$ 486.9	$ 1,785.4	$ 1,274.5
Cost of sales	543.7	419.8	1,560.2	1,076.7
Gross profit	67.6	67.1	225.2	197.8
Selling, general and administrative expenses	38.1	47.3	128.3	114.2
Loss on disposal of property, plant & equipment	0.5	0.3	0.5	0.4
Restructuring				(0.5)
Operating income	29.0	19.5	96.4	83.7
Other expense, net	1.3	1.3	2.1	3.6
Interest expense, net	14.4	10.3	43.4	22.6
Income before income taxes	13.3	7.9	50.9	57.5
Income tax (benefit) expense	(4.0)	0.7	(1.7)	13.9
Net income	17.3	7.2	52.6	43.6
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	1.1	1.4	3.1	4.0
Net income attributed to Cott Corporation	$ 16.2	$ 5.8	$ 49.5	$ 39.6
Net income per common share attributed to Cott Corporation
Basic	$ 0.17	$ 0.07	$ 0.53	$ 0.48
Diluted	$ 0.17	$ 0.07	$ 0.52	$ 0.47
Weighted average outstanding shares (thousands) attributed to Cott Corporation
Basic	94,325	87,196	94,179	82,675
Diluted	95,146	88,956	94,899	83,514