Guarantor Subsidiaries (Cott Corporation, CBI, Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other subsidiaries) - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue, net	$ 709.8	$ 475.1
Cost of sales	508.5	418.9
Gross profit	201.3	56.2
Selling, general and administrative expenses	188.5	46.9
Loss on disposal of property, plant & equipment	1.4	0.1
Restructuring		2.2
Asset impairments		1.6
Acquisition and integration expenses	4.7	1.1
Operating (loss) income	6.7	4.3
Other (income) expense, net	(10.4)	(2.3)
Interest expense, net	27.7	9.8
Loss before income taxes	(10.6)	(3.2)
Income tax (benefit) expense	(9.4)	(0.5)
Net loss	(1.2)	(2.7)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	1.3	1.4
Less: Accumulated dividends on convertible preferred shares	2.7
Less: Accumulated dividends on non-convertible preferred shares	0.8
Net (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	(6.0)	(4.1)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	(31.8)	(5.8)
Cott Corporation, CBI, Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue, net	709.8	475.1
Cost of sales	508.5	418.9
Gross profit	201.3	56.2
Selling, general and administrative expenses	188.5	46.9
Loss on disposal of property, plant & equipment	1.4	0.1
Restructuring		2.2
Asset impairments		1.6
Acquisition and integration expenses	4.7	1.1
Operating (loss) income	6.7	4.3
Other (income) expense, net	(10.4)	(2.3)
Interest expense, net	27.7	9.8
Loss before income taxes	(10.6)	(3.2)
Income tax (benefit) expense	(9.4)	(0.5)
Net loss	(1.2)	(2.7)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	1.3	1.4
Less: Accumulated dividends on convertible preferred shares	2.7
Less: Accumulated dividends on non-convertible preferred shares	0.8
Net (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	(6.0)	(4.1)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	(31.8)	(5.8)
Cott Corporation, CBI, Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other subsidiaries [Member] | Cott Corporation [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue, net	30.0	37.2
Cost of sales	27.0	34.2
Gross profit	3.0	3.0
Selling, general and administrative expenses	5.5	6.5
Restructuring		1.9
Asset impairments		0.9
Operating (loss) income	(2.5)	(6.3)
Other (income) expense, net	(10.5)	0.2
Intercompany interest (income) expense, net	(3.0)
Interest expense, net	0.1	0.1
Loss before income taxes	10.9	(6.6)
Income tax (benefit) expense	1.2	(1.0)
Equity (loss) income	(12.2)	1.5
Net loss	(2.5)	(4.1)
Less: Accumulated dividends on convertible preferred shares	2.7
Less: Accumulated dividends on non-convertible preferred shares	0.8
Net (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	(6.0)	(4.1)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	(31.8)	(5.8)
Cott Corporation, CBI, Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other subsidiaries [Member] | Cott Beverages Inc. [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue, net	170.0	175.1
Cost of sales	145.8	154.0
Gross profit	24.2	21.1
Selling, general and administrative expenses	23.8	25.7
Loss on disposal of property, plant & equipment	0.3	0.1
Restructuring		0.2
Acquisition and integration expenses	1.5
Operating (loss) income	(1.4)	(4.9)
Other (income) expense, net		(2.6)
Intercompany interest (income) expense, net	(12.2)	(3.5)
Interest expense, net	20.1	9.0
Loss before income taxes	(9.3)	(7.8)
Income tax (benefit) expense	(4.6)	0.3
Equity (loss) income	1.4	1.3
Net loss	(3.3)	(6.8)
Net (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	(3.3)	(6.8)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	(22.8)	(2.7)
Cott Corporation, CBI, Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other subsidiaries [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue, net	488.6	242.3
Cost of sales	320.0	215.8
Gross profit	168.6	26.5
Selling, general and administrative expenses	156.1	11.7
Loss on disposal of property, plant & equipment	1.1
Restructuring		0.1
Asset impairments		0.7
Acquisition and integration expenses	3.2	1.1
Operating (loss) income	8.2	12.9
Intercompany interest (income) expense, net	15.2	3.5
Interest expense, net	7.5	0.7
Loss before income taxes	(14.5)	8.7
Income tax (benefit) expense	(6.1)	0.1
Equity (loss) income		(6.8)
Net loss	(8.4)	1.8
Net (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	(8.4)	1.8
Comprehensive (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	(20.5)	15.8
Cott Corporation, CBI, Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other subsidiaries [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue, net	31.4	32.3
Cost of sales	25.9	26.7
Gross profit	5.5	5.6
Selling, general and administrative expenses	3.1	3.0
Operating (loss) income	2.4	2.6
Other (income) expense, net	0.1	0.1
Loss before income taxes	2.3	2.5
Income tax (benefit) expense	0.1	0.1
Net loss	2.2	2.4
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	1.3	1.4
Net (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	0.9	1.0
Comprehensive (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	0.6	0.9
Cott Corporation, CBI, Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other subsidiaries [Member] | Elimination Entries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue, net	(10.2)	(11.8)
Cost of sales	(10.2)	(11.8)
Equity (loss) income	10.8	4.0
Net loss	10.8	4.0
Net (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	10.8	4.0
Comprehensive (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	$ 42.7	$ (14.0)