Consolidated Statements of Operations Unaudited (USD $) In Millions, except Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue, net	$ 535.0	$ 543.2	$ 1,561.0	$ 1,612.4
Cost of sales	471.5	478.2	1,373.4	1,414.4
Gross profit	63.5	65.0	187.6	198.0
Selling, general and administrative expenses	45.0	37.9	134.2	120.9
Loss on disposal of property, plant & equipment	0.7	1.1	1.2	1.4
Restructuring and asset impairments
Restructuring	0.1	0	2.4	2.0
Asset impairments	(0.2)	0	1.7	0
Operating income	17.9	26.0	48.1	73.7
Other expense (income), net	5.4	(0.7)	22.9	(0.4)
Interest expense, net	9.0	13.3	27.2	39.4
Income (loss) before income taxes	3.5	13.4	(2.0)	34.7
Income tax expense	1.8	0.1	3.4	2.3
Net income (loss)	1.7	13.3	(5.4)	32.4
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	1.3	1.3	4.1	3.9
Net income (loss) attributed to Cott Corporation	$ 0.4	$ 12.0	$ (9.5)	$ 28.5
Net income (loss) per common share attributed to Cott Corporation
Basic	$ 0.00	$ 0.13	$ (0.10)	$ 0.30
Diluted	$ 0.00	$ 0.13	$ (0.10)	$ 0.30
Weighted average outstanding shares (thousands) attributed to Cott Corporation
Basic	93,607	94,235	94,053	94,922
Diluted	94,348	94,772	94,053	95,755
Dividends declared per share	$ 0.06	$ 0.06	$ 0.18	$ 0.18