Guarantor Subsidiaries - Consolidating Balance Sheets (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 27, 2014	Jun. 28, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Current assets
Cash & cash equivalents	$ 47.4	$ 90.9	$ 47.2	$ 125.8	$ 66.8	$ 179.4
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	250.2		204.4
Income taxes recoverable	1.0		1.1
Inventories	230.9		233.1
Prepaid expenses and other assets	24.1		19.3
Total current assets	553.6		505.1
Property, plant & equipment, net	462.5		483.7
Goodwill	187.1		137.3
Intangibles and other assets, net	364.6		296.2
Deferred income taxes	5.4		3.6
Other tax receivable	0.3		0.2
Due from affiliates	0		0
Investments in subsidiaries	0		0
Total assets	1,573.5		1,426.1
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings	69.3		50.8
Current maturities of long-term debt	4.1		3.9
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	297.5		298.2
Total current liabilities	370.9		352.9
Long-term debt	535.5		403.5
Deferred income taxes	63.1		41.5
Other long-term liabilities	38.8		22.3
Due to affiliates	0		0
Total liabilities	1,008.3		820.2
Equity
Capital stock, no par	389.4		392.8
Additional paid-in-capital	47.9		44.1
Retained earnings (deficit)	147.4		176.3
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(26.0)		(16.8)
Total Cott Corporation equity	558.7		596.4
Non-controlling interests	6.5		9.5
Total equity	565.2		605.9	622.6		622.9
Total liabilities and equity	1,573.5		1,426.1
Cott Corporation [Member]
Current assets
Cash & cash equivalents	5.7	7.2	1.5	23.2	33.3	39.8
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	17.5		19.0
Income taxes recoverable	0.4		0.4
Inventories	14.9		16.2
Prepaid expenses and other assets	3.2		2.1
Total current assets	41.7		39.2
Property, plant & equipment, net	40.5		47.9
Goodwill	24.6		25.8
Intangibles and other assets, net	1.2		1.3
Deferred income taxes	4.6		3.6
Other tax receivable	0.2
Due from affiliates	38.6		39.6
Investments in subsidiaries	435.9		507.8
Total assets	587.3		665.2
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	0.1
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	27.0		25.5
Total current liabilities	27.1		25.5
Long-term debt			0.1
Other long-term liabilities	0.1		0.1
Due to affiliates	1.4		43.1
Total liabilities	28.6		68.8
Equity
Capital stock, no par	389.4		392.8
Additional paid-in-capital	47.9		44.1
Retained earnings (deficit)	147.4		176.3
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(26.0)		(16.8)
Total Cott Corporation equity	558.7		596.4
Total equity	558.7		596.4
Total liabilities and equity	587.3		665.2
Cott Beverages Inc. [Member]
Current assets
Cash & cash equivalents	1.9	32.9	1.1	41.9	13.5	37.5
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	134.6		114.1
Income taxes recoverable	0.6		0.7
Inventories	75.7		77.0
Prepaid expenses and other assets	11.3		10.1
Total current assets	224.1		203.0
Property, plant & equipment, net	180.5		190.2
Goodwill	4.6		4.5
Intangibles and other assets, net	91.1		88.0
Other tax receivable	0.1		0.2
Due from affiliates	173.2		125.7
Investments in subsidiaries	286.4		246.7
Total assets	960.0		858.3
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings	40.0		16.2
Current maturities of long-term debt	2.5		2.4
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	202.2		214.4
Total current liabilities	244.7		233.0
Long-term debt	532.9		399.6
Deferred income taxes	36.3		32.0
Other long-term liabilities	5.5		2.8
Due to affiliates	1.6		1.6
Total liabilities	821.0		669.0
Equity
Capital stock, no par	509.4		509.4
Retained earnings (deficit)	(388.3)		(344.1)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	17.9		24.0
Total Cott Corporation equity	139.0		189.3
Total equity	139.0		189.3
Total liabilities and equity	960.0		858.3
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets
Cash & cash equivalents	32.1	44.1	39.1	55.4	12.6	96.4
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	258.5		229.8
Inventories	133.5		132.9
Prepaid expenses and other assets	9.5		7.0
Total current assets	433.6		408.8
Property, plant & equipment, net	232.7		235.7
Goodwill	157.9		107.0
Intangibles and other assets, net	264.6		196.2
Due from affiliates	3.0		2.9
Investments in subsidiaries	697.9		697.7
Total assets	1,789.7		1,648.3
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings	29.3		34.6
Current maturities of long-term debt	0.5		0.6
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	231.8		225.6
Total current liabilities	261.6		260.8
Long-term debt	1.8		2.2
Deferred income taxes	25.5		9.1
Other long-term liabilities	33.2		19.4
Due to affiliates	175.5		128.1
Total liabilities	497.6		419.6
Equity
Capital stock, no par	1,632.9		1,557.5
Retained earnings (deficit)	(362.3)		(322.1)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	21.5		(6.7)
Total Cott Corporation equity	1,292.1		1,228.7
Total equity	1,292.1		1,228.7
Total liabilities and equity	1,789.7		1,648.3
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets
Cash & cash equivalents	7.7	6.7	5.5	5.3	7.4	5.7
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	13.8		15.5
Inventories	6.8		7.0
Prepaid expenses and other assets	0.1		0.1
Total current assets	28.4		28.1
Property, plant & equipment, net	8.8		9.9
Intangibles and other assets, net	7.7		10.7
Deferred income taxes	0.8
Due from affiliates			41.9
Total assets	45.7		90.6
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	1.0		0.9
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	10.7		6.7
Total current liabilities	11.7		7.6
Long-term debt	0.8		1.6
Deferred income taxes	1.3		0.4
Due to affiliates	36.3		37.3
Total liabilities	50.1		46.9
Equity
Capital stock, no par	40.4		82.5
Retained earnings (deficit)	(53.6)		(49.8)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	2.3		1.5
Total Cott Corporation equity	(10.9)		34.2
Non-controlling interests	6.5		9.5
Total equity	(4.4)		43.7
Total liabilities and equity	45.7		90.6
Elimination Entries [Member]
Current assets
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	(174.2)		(174.0)
Total current assets	(174.2)		(174.0)
Due from affiliates	(214.8)		(210.1)
Investments in subsidiaries	(1,420.2)		(1,452.2)
Total assets	(1,809.2)		(1,836.3)
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(174.2)		(174.0)
Total current liabilities	(174.2)		(174.0)
Due to affiliates	(214.8)		(210.1)
Total liabilities	(389.0)		(384.1)
Equity
Capital stock, no par	(2,182.7)		(2,149.4)
Retained earnings (deficit)	804.2		716.0
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(41.7)		(18.8)
Total Cott Corporation equity	(1,420.2)		(1,452.2)
Total equity	(1,420.2)		(1,452.2)
Total liabilities and equity	$ (1,809.2)		$ (1,836.3)