Segment Reporting - Revenues by Channel Reporting Segment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2016	Apr. 04, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	$ 698.4	$ 709.8
Elimination [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	(6.4)	(4.4)
Cott North America [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	313.3	328.7
Cott North America [Member] | Elimination [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	6.4	4.4
Cott United Kingdom [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	120.6	132.2
Private Label Retail [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	316.5	344.5
Private Label Retail [Member] | Elimination [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	(0.4)	(0.3)
Private Label Retail [Member] | Cott North America [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	248.5	267.5
Private Label Retail [Member] | Cott United Kingdom [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	51.0	60.5
Branded Retail [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	88.2	88.7
Branded Retail [Member] | Elimination [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	(0.3)	(0.4)
Branded Retail [Member] | Cott North America [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	26.8	27.1
Branded Retail [Member] | Cott United Kingdom [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	36.6	41.2
Contract Packaging Inc [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	62.3	57.9
Contract Packaging Inc [Member] | Elimination [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	(2.1)	(0.2)
Contract Packaging Inc [Member] | Cott North America [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	31.4	25.7
Contract Packaging Inc [Member] | Cott United Kingdom [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	28.3	28.4
Home and Office Bottled Water Delivery [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	162.0	149.6
Office Coffee Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	31.5	32.0
Concentrate and Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	37.9	37.1
Concentrate and Other [Member] | Elimination [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	(3.6)	(3.5)
Concentrate and Other [Member] | Cott North America [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	6.6	8.4
Concentrate and Other [Member] | Cott United Kingdom [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	4.7	2.1
DSS Group Inc [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	257.3	240.3
DSS Group Inc [Member] | Private Label Retail [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	16.9	15.6
DSS Group Inc [Member] | Branded Retail [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	24.3	19.7
DSS Group Inc [Member] | Home and Office Bottled Water Delivery [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	162.0	149.6
DSS Group Inc [Member] | Office Coffee Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	31.5	32.0
DSS Group Inc [Member] | Concentrate and Other [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	22.6	23.4
All Other [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	13.6	13.0
All Other [Member] | Private Label Retail [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	0.5	1.2
All Other [Member] | Branded Retail [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	0.8	1.1
All Other [Member] | Contract Packaging Inc [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	4.7	4.0
All Other [Member] | Concentrate and Other [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, net	$ 7.6	$ 6.7