Guarantor Subsidiaries - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
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 (loss) income	17.9	26.0	48.1	73.7
Other (income) expense, net	5.4	(0.7)	22.9	(0.4)
Intercompany interest (income) expense, net	0	0	0	0
Interest (income) 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 (benefit) expense	1.8	0.1	3.4	2.3
Equity (loss) income	0	0	0	0
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 (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	0.4	12.0	(9.5)	28.5
Comprehensive (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	(15.5)	23.8	(18.7)	23.9
Cott Corporation [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue, net	42.4	42.5	129.4	131.9
Cost of sales	36.2	39.2	111.7	114.5
Gross profit	6.2	3.3	17.7	17.4
Selling, general and administrative expenses	5.8	6.8	18.4	22.3
Loss on disposal of property, plant & equipment	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
Restructuring and asset impairments
Restructuring	0.1		2.1	0.5
Asset impairments			0.9
Operating (loss) income	0.1	(3.6)	(3.9)	(5.5)
Other (income) expense, net	0.4	(0.1)	(9.1)	(0.1)
Interest (income) expense, net	0.1	(0.1)	0.2	(0.2)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(0.4)	(3.4)	5.0	(5.2)
Income tax (benefit) expense		(2.8)	(1.4)	(2.1)
Equity (loss) income	0.8	12.6	(15.9)	31.6
Net income (loss)	0.4	12.0	(9.5)	28.5
Net (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	0.4	12.0	(9.5)	28.5
Comprehensive (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	(15.5)	23.8	(18.7)	23.9
Cott Beverages Inc. [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue, net	187.1	197.6	562.0	605.5
Cost of sales	162.6	170.5	487.4	520.1
Gross profit	24.5	27.1	74.6	85.4
Selling, general and administrative expenses	24.1	14.9	74.0	53.8
Loss on disposal of property, plant & equipment	0.3	0.4	0.8	0.7
Restructuring and asset impairments
Restructuring			0.2	0.5
Operating (loss) income	0.1	11.8	(0.4)	30.4
Other (income) expense, net	4.6		21.7
Intercompany interest (income) expense, net	(4.6)	(3.0)	(12.0)	(8.7)
Interest (income) expense, net	8.5	13.1	26.0	39.1
Income (loss) before income taxes	(8.4)	1.7	(36.1)
Income tax (benefit) expense	1.7	3.9	4.6	5.5
Equity (loss) income	1.4	1.3	4.1	3.9
Net income (loss)	(8.7)	(0.9)	(36.6)	(1.6)
Net (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	(8.7)	(0.9)	(36.6)	(1.6)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	(36.0)	28.9	(42.7)	(2.1)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue, net	282.6	271.5	803.2	777.4
Cost of sales	254.6	241.3	722.7	695.9
Gross profit	28.0	30.2	80.5	81.5
Selling, general and administrative expenses	13.1	13.2	35.4	37.7
Loss on disposal of property, plant & equipment	0.2	0.6	0.2	0.6
Restructuring and asset impairments
Restructuring			0.1	0.7
Asset impairments	(0.2)		0.8
Operating (loss) income	14.9	16.4	44.0	42.5
Other (income) expense, net	0.4	(0.6)	10.2	(0.3)
Intercompany interest (income) expense, net	4.6	3.0	12.0	8.7
Interest (income) expense, net	0.3	0.2	0.9	0.4
Income (loss) before income taxes	9.6	13.8	20.9	33.7
Income tax (benefit) expense	0.1	(1.2)	0.1	(1.5)
Equity (loss) income	1.8	(0.3)	8.8	(0.9)
Net income (loss)	11.3	14.7	29.6	34.3
Net (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	11.3	14.7	29.6	34.3
Comprehensive (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	4.3	30.6	57.8	33.3
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue, net	35.7	37.4	104.0	116.0
Cost of sales	30.9	33.0	89.2	102.3
Gross profit	4.8	4.4	14.8	13.7
Selling, general and administrative expenses	2.0	3.0	6.4	7.1
Restructuring and asset impairments
Restructuring				0.3
Operating (loss) income	2.8	1.4	8.4	6.3
Other (income) expense, net			0.1
Interest (income) expense, net	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Income (loss) before income taxes	2.7	1.3	8.2	6.2
Income tax (benefit) expense		0.2	0.1	0.4
Net income (loss)	2.7	1.1	8.1	5.8
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	1.3	1.3	4.1	3.9
Net (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	1.4	(0.2)	4.0	1.9
Comprehensive (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	3.0		4.8	4.1
Elimination Entries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue, net	(12.8)	(5.8)	(37.6)	(18.4)
Cost of sales	(12.8)	(5.8)	(37.6)	(18.4)
Restructuring and asset impairments
Equity (loss) income	(4.0)	(13.6)	3.0	(34.6)
Net income (loss)	(4.0)	(13.6)	3.0	(34.6)
Net (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	(4.0)	(13.6)	3.0	(34.6)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	$ 28.7	$ (59.5)	$ (19.9)	$ (35.3)