Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Millions, except Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue, net	$ 505.4	$ 523.8
Cost of sales	449.0	460.4
Gross profit	56.4	63.4
Selling, general and administrative expenses	41.3	41.8
Loss on disposal of property, plant & equipment		0.6
Operating income	15.1	21.0
Other expense (income) net	0.3	(0.2)
Interest expense, net	13.3	14.0
Income before income taxes	1.5	7.2
Income tax expense	0.5	0.4
Net income	1.0	6.8
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	1.0	0.9
Net income attributed to Cott Corporation		$ 5.9
Net income per common share attributed to Cott Corporation
Basic		$ 0.06
Diluted		$ 0.06
Weighted average outstanding shares (thousands) attributed to Cott Corporation
Basic	95,371	94,427
Diluted	95,801	95,702
Dividends declared per share	$ 0.06