Guarantor Subsidiaries - Consolidating Balance Sheets (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 30, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets
Cash & cash equivalents	$ 93.0	$ 179.4	$ 31.6	$ 100.9
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	223.3	199.4
Income taxes recoverable	1.0	1.2
Inventories	235.7	224.8
Prepaid expenses and other assets	20.8	20.3
Total current assets	573.8	625.1
Property, plant & equipment, net	486.8	490.9
Goodwill	129.7	130.3
Intangibles and other assets, net	305.6	315.4
Deferred income taxes	3.0	3.3
Other tax receivable	1.2	0.9
Total assets	1,500.1	1,565.9
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	2.0	1.9
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	238.4	287.7
Total current liabilities	240.4	289.6
Long-term debt	601.4	601.8
Deferred income taxes	38.4	39.1
Other long-term liabilities	15.1	12.5
Total liabilities	895.3	943.0
Equity
Capital stock, no par	397.8	397.8
Additional paid-in-capital	41.1	40.4
Retained earnings (deficit)	180.4	186.0
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(24.4)	(12.4)
Total Cott Corporation equity	594.9	611.8
Non-controlling interests	9.9	11.1
Total equity	604.8	622.9	582.1	568.2
Total liabilities and equity	1,500.1	1,565.9
Cott Corporation [Member]
Current assets
Cash & cash equivalents	38.3	39.8	9.0	13.7
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	18.8	18.4
Inventories	22.2	21.1
Prepaid expenses and other assets	2.0	2.5
Total current assets	81.3	81.8
Property, plant & equipment, net	49.7	50.7
Goodwill	27.0	27.5
Intangibles and other assets, net	0.9	1.0
Deferred income taxes	2.5	2.9
Other tax receivable	0.4	0.2
Due from affiliates	42.0	40.0
Investments in subsidiaries	467.9	487.5
Total assets	671.7	691.6
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	0.1
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	33.1	36.2
Total current liabilities	33.2	36.2
Long-term debt	0.2	0.2
Other long-term liabilities	0.2	0.2
Due to affiliates	43.2	43.2
Total liabilities	76.8	79.8
Equity
Capital stock, no par	397.8	397.8
Additional paid-in-capital	41.1	40.4
Retained earnings (deficit)	180.4	186.0
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(24.4)	(12.4)
Total Cott Corporation equity	594.9	611.8
Total equity	594.9	611.8
Total liabilities and equity	671.7	691.6
Cott Beverages Inc. [Member]
Current assets
Cash & cash equivalents	11.5	37.5	1.7	20.7
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	115.9	111.5
Income taxes recoverable	0.8	0.9
Inventories	72.9	65.9
Prepaid expenses and other assets	14.0	13.4
Total current assets	215.1	229.2
Property, plant & equipment, net	193.6	188.4
Goodwill	4.5	4.5
Intangibles and other assets, net	98.1	101.4
Other tax receivable	0.2	0.1
Due from affiliates	165.8	175.2
Investments in subsidiaries	368.8	389.7
Total assets	1,046.1	1,088.5
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	1.3	1.3
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	111.0	119.5
Total current liabilities	112.3	120.8
Long-term debt	598.4	598.7
Deferred income taxes	29.8	30.3
Other long-term liabilities	3.9	4.0
Due to affiliates	76.7	76.7
Total liabilities	821.1	830.5
Equity
Capital stock, no par	574.5	574.5
Retained earnings (deficit)	(331.0)	(329.7)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(18.5)	13.2
Total Cott Corporation equity	225.0	258.0
Total equity	225.0	258.0
Total liabilities and equity	1,046.1	1,088.5
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets
Cash & cash equivalents	39.5	96.4	13.7	58.9
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	144.3	122.3
Income taxes recoverable	0.2	0.2
Inventories	132.3	130.8
Prepaid expenses and other assets	4.6	4.3
Total current assets	320.9	354.0
Property, plant & equipment, net	233.0	242.0
Goodwill	98.2	98.3
Intangibles and other assets, net	193.0	198.4
Other tax receivable	0.6	0.6
Due from affiliates	78.0	78.0
Investments in subsidiaries	746.6	820.0
Total assets	1,670.3	1,791.3
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	0.2	0.2
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	157.2	193.1
Total current liabilities	157.4	193.3
Long-term debt	1.5	1.5
Deferred income taxes	7.7	7.9
Other long-term liabilities	10.6	8.3
Due to affiliates	168.3	177.8
Total liabilities	345.5	388.8
Equity
Capital stock, no par	1,674.9	1,724.3
Retained earnings (deficit)	(342.2)	(331.2)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(7.9)	9.4
Total Cott Corporation equity	1,324.8	1,402.5
Total equity	1,324.8	1,402.5
Total liabilities and equity	1,670.3	1,791.3
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets
Cash & cash equivalents	3.7	5.7	7.2	7.6
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	16.0	16.2
Income taxes recoverable		0.1
Inventories	8.3	7.0
Prepaid expenses and other assets	0.2	0.1
Total current assets	28.2	29.1
Property, plant & equipment, net	10.5	9.8
Intangibles and other assets, net	13.6	14.6
Deferred income taxes	0.5	0.4
Due from affiliates	41.9	41.9
Total assets	94.7	95.8
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	0.4	0.4
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	8.8	7.9
Total current liabilities	9.2	8.3
Long-term debt	1.3	1.4
Deferred income taxes	0.9	0.9
Other long-term liabilities	0.4
Due to affiliates	39.5	37.4
Total liabilities	51.3	48.0
Equity
Capital stock, no par	81.7	83.6
Retained earnings (deficit)	(47.7)	(46.1)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(0.5)	(0.8)
Total Cott Corporation equity	33.5	36.7
Non-controlling interests	9.9	11.1
Total equity	43.4	47.8
Total liabilities and equity	94.7	95.8
Elimination Entries [Member]
Current assets
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	(71.7)	(69.0)
Total current assets	(71.7)	(69.0)
Due from affiliates	(327.7)	(335.1)
Investments in subsidiaries	(1,583.3)	(1,697.2)
Total assets	(1,982.7)	(2,101.3)
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(71.7)	(69.0)
Total current liabilities	(71.7)	(69.0)
Due to affiliates	(327.7)	(335.1)
Total liabilities	(399.4)	(404.1)
Equity
Capital stock, no par	(2,331.1)	(2,382.4)
Retained earnings (deficit)	720.9	707.0
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	26.9	(21.8)
Total Cott Corporation equity	(1,583.3)	(1,697.2)
Total equity	(1,583.3)	(1,697.2)
Total liabilities and equity	$ (1,982.7)	$ (2,101.3)