Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 29, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue, net	$ 563.8	$ 625.8	$ 1,069.2	$ 1,149.6
Cost of sales	487.2	533.5	936.2	993.9
Gross profit	76.6	92.3	133.0	155.7
Selling, general and administrative expenses	41.7	48.8	83.0	90.6
Loss on disposal of property, plant & equipment	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.9
Restructuring	2.0		2.0
Operating income	32.6	43.2	47.7	64.2
Other (income) expense, net		(0.5)	0.3	(0.7)
Interest expense, net	12.8	13.5	26.1	27.5
Income before income taxes	19.8	30.2	21.3	37.4
Income tax expense	1.7	3.9	2.2	4.3
Net income	18.1	26.3	19.1	33.1
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	1.6	1.2	2.6	2.1
Net income attributed to Cott Corporation	$ 16.5	$ 25.1	$ 16.5	$ 31.0
Net income per common share attributed to Cott Corporation
Basic	$ 0.17	$ 0.27	$ 0.17	$ 0.33
Diluted	$ 0.17	$ 0.26	$ 0.17	$ 0.32
Weighted average outstanding shares (thousands) attributed to Cott Corporation
Basic	95,159	94,469	95,265	94,448
Diluted	95,981	95,515	96,048	95,479
Dividends declared per share	$ 0.06		$ 0.12