Guarantor Subsidiaries (Cott Corporation, CBI, Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other subsidiaries) - Consolidating Balance Sheets (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash & cash equivalents	$ 34.5	$ 86.2	$ 40.6	$ 47.2
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	340.6	305.7
Income taxes recoverable	1.2	1.6
Inventories	270.5	262.4
Prepaid expenses and other assets	34.5	59.3
Total current assets	681.3	715.2
Property, plant & equipment, net	845.2	864.5
Goodwill	742.4	743.6
Intangibles and other assets, net	762.9	781.7
Deferred income taxes	1.8	2.5
Other tax receivable		0.2
Total assets	3,033.6	3,107.7
Short-term borrowings	221.0	229.0
Current maturities of long-term debt	4.1	4.0
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	422.0	420.3
Total current liabilities	647.1	653.3
Long-term debt	1,552.5	1,565.0
Deferred income taxes	105.3	119.9
Other long-term liabilities	67.1	71.8
Total liabilities	2,372.0	2,410.0
Equity
Capital stock, no par	389.5	388.3
Additional paid-in-capital	47.2	46.6
Retained earnings (deficit)	146.6	158.1
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(76.8)	(51.0)
Total Cott Corporation equity	506.5	542.0
Non-controlling interests	6.2	6.9
Total equity	512.7	548.9	593.5	604.4
Total liabilities, preferred shares and equity	3,033.6	3,107.7
Cott Corporation, CBI, Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash & cash equivalents	34.5	86.2	40.6	47.2
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	340.6	305.7
Income taxes recoverable	1.2	1.6
Inventories	270.5	262.4
Prepaid expenses and other assets	34.5	59.3
Total current assets	681.3	715.2
Property, plant & equipment, net	845.2	864.5
Goodwill	742.4	743.6
Intangibles and other assets, net	762.9	781.7
Deferred income taxes	1.8	2.5
Other tax receivable		0.2
Total assets	3,033.6	3,107.7
Short-term borrowings	221.0	229.0
Current maturities of long-term debt	4.1	4.0
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	422.0	420.3
Total current liabilities	647.1	653.3
Long-term debt	1,552.5	1,565.0
Deferred income taxes	105.3	119.9
Other long-term liabilities	67.1	71.8
Total liabilities	2,372.0	2,410.0
Convertible preferred shares	116.2	116.1
Non-convertible preferred shares	32.7	32.7
Equity
Capital stock, no par	389.5	388.3
Additional paid-in-capital	47.2	46.6
Retained earnings (deficit)	146.6	158.1
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(76.8)	(51.0)
Total Cott Corporation equity	506.5	542.0
Non-controlling interests	6.2	6.9
Total equity	512.7	548.9
Total liabilities, preferred shares and equity	3,033.6	3,107.7
Cott Corporation, CBI, Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other subsidiaries [Member] | Cott Corporation [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash & cash equivalents	0.3	6.2	4.0	1.5
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	17.7	16.2
Inventories	13.0	12.4
Prepaid expenses and other assets	3.1	3.2
Total current assets	34.1	38.0
Property, plant & equipment, net	34.7	38.2
Goodwill	21.9	23.4
Intangibles and other assets, net	0.6	0.7
Deferred income taxes	1.7	2.5
Other tax receivable		0.1
Due from affiliates	183.4	183.8
Investments in subsidiaries	411.1	436.3
Total assets	687.5	723.0
Current maturities of long-term debt	0.1	0.1
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	30.3	30.4
Total current liabilities	30.4	30.5
Other long-term liabilities	0.5	0.4
Due to affiliates	1.2	1.3
Total liabilities	32.1	32.2
Convertible preferred shares	116.2	116.1
Non-convertible preferred shares	32.7	32.7
Equity
Capital stock, no par	389.5	388.3
Additional paid-in-capital	47.2	46.6
Retained earnings (deficit)	146.6	158.1
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(76.8)	(51.0)
Total Cott Corporation equity	506.5	542.0
Total equity	506.5	542.0
Total liabilities, preferred shares and equity	687.5	723.0
Cott Corporation, CBI, Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other subsidiaries [Member] | Cott Beverages Inc. [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash & cash equivalents	1.4	8.6	5.9	1.1
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	149.1	130.4
Income taxes recoverable	0.3	0.6
Inventories	76.7	72.5
Prepaid expenses and other assets	15.9	39.5
Total current assets	243.4	251.6
Property, plant & equipment, net	172.4	178.4
Goodwill	4.5	4.5
Intangibles and other assets, net	103.9	105.3
Deferred income taxes	30.8	30.5
Other tax receivable		0.1
Due from affiliates	558.0	564.5
Investments in subsidiaries	620.4	623.5
Total assets	1,733.4	1,758.4
Short-term borrowings	212.1	229.0
Current maturities of long-term debt	2.6	2.5
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	222.1	212.4
Total current liabilities	436.8	443.9
Long-term debt	1,156.5	1,157.1
Other long-term liabilities	3.9	5.8
Due to affiliates	1.6	1.7
Total liabilities	1,598.8	1,608.5
Equity
Capital stock, no par	525.7	525.7
Retained earnings (deficit)	(363.0)	(367.2)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(28.1)	(8.6)
Total Cott Corporation equity	134.6	149.9
Total equity	134.6	149.9
Total liabilities, preferred shares and equity	1,733.4	1,758.4
Cott Corporation, CBI, Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other subsidiaries [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash & cash equivalents	28.2	64.0	26.4	39.1
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	353.2	333.8
Income taxes recoverable	0.6	0.6
Inventories	173.4	172.0
Prepaid expenses and other assets	15.1	16.2
Total current assets	570.5	586.6
Property, plant & equipment, net	630.7	640.1
Goodwill	716.0	715.7
Intangibles and other assets, net	652.7	669.0
Due from affiliates	2.8	3.0
Investments in subsidiaries	226.9	349.6
Total assets	2,799.6	2,964.0
Short-term borrowings	8.9
Current maturities of long-term debt	0.4	0.5
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	353.0	356.3
Total current liabilities	362.3	356.8
Long-term debt	395.7	407.3
Deferred income taxes	136.1	150.4
Other long-term liabilities	61.4	64.3
Due to affiliates	708.8	715.5
Total liabilities	1,664.3	1,694.3
Equity
Capital stock, no par	1,555.0	1,595.8
Retained earnings (deficit)	(411.6)	(330.1)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(8.1)	4.0
Total Cott Corporation equity	1,135.3	1,269.7
Total equity	1,135.3	1,269.7
Total liabilities, preferred shares and equity	2,799.6	2,964.0
Cott Corporation, CBI, Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other subsidiaries [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash & cash equivalents	4.6	7.4	4.3	5.5
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	12.8	12.2
Income taxes recoverable	0.3	0.4
Inventories	7.4	5.5
Prepaid expenses and other assets	0.4	0.4
Total current assets	25.5	25.9
Property, plant & equipment, net	7.4	7.8
Intangibles and other assets, net	5.7	6.7
Deferred income taxes	0.1
Due from affiliates		0.1
Total assets	38.7	40.5
Current maturities of long-term debt	1.0	0.9
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	8.8	8.1
Total current liabilities	9.8	9.0
Long-term debt	0.3	0.6
Other long-term liabilities	1.3	1.3
Due to affiliates	32.6	32.9
Total liabilities	44.0	43.8
Equity
Capital stock, no par	39.5	39.7
Retained earnings (deficit)	(55.9)	(55.1)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	4.9	5.2
Total Cott Corporation equity	(11.5)	(10.2)
Non-controlling interests	6.2	6.9
Total equity	(5.3)	(3.3)
Total liabilities, preferred shares and equity	38.7	40.5
Cott Corporation, CBI, Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other subsidiaries [Member] | Elimination Entries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	(192.2)	(186.9)
Total current assets	(192.2)	(186.9)
Deferred income taxes	(30.8)	(30.5)
Due from affiliates	(744.2)	(751.4)
Investments in subsidiaries	(1,258.4)	(1,409.4)
Total assets	(2,225.6)	(2,378.2)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(192.2)	(186.9)
Total current liabilities	(192.2)	(186.9)
Deferred income taxes	(30.8)	(30.5)
Due to affiliates	(744.2)	(751.4)
Total liabilities	(967.2)	(968.8)
Equity
Capital stock, no par	(2,120.2)	(2,161.2)
Retained earnings (deficit)	830.5	752.4
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	31.3	(0.6)
Total Cott Corporation equity	(1,258.4)	(1,409.4)
Total equity	(1,258.4)	(1,409.4)
Total liabilities, preferred shares and equity	$ (2,225.6)	$ (2,378.2)