Consolidated Statements of Operations Unaudited - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2017	Jul. 02, 2016	Jul. 01, 2017	Jul. 02, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue, net	$ 1,014.1	$ 765.0	$ 1,910.5	$ 1,463.4
Cost of sales	671.8	512.4	1,257.6	996.8
Gross profit	342.3	252.6	652.9	466.6
Selling, general and administrative expenses	299.7	202.1	590.8	399.1
Loss on disposal of property, plant & equipment, net	4.0	2.2	5.4	3.1
Acquisition and integration expenses	8.0	11.7	15.3	13.1
Operating income	30.6	36.6	41.4	51.3
Other expense, net	18.2	3.0	26.6	0.8
Interest expense, net	33.3	27.0	69.0	54.8
(Loss) income before income taxes	(20.9)	6.6	(54.2)	(4.3)
Income tax expense (benefit)	1.4	(2.3)	2.5	(11.8)
Net (loss) income	(22.3)	8.9	(56.7)	7.5
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	2.3	1.5	4.3	2.9
Net (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	$ (24.6)	$ 7.4	$ (61.0)	$ 4.6
Net (loss) income per common share attributed to Cott Corporation
Basic	$ (0.18)	$ 0.06	$ (0.44)	$ 0.04
Diluted	$ (0.18)	$ 0.06	$ (0.44)	$ 0.04
Weighted average common shares outstanding (in thousands)
Basic	139,000	123,239	138,867	118,253
Diluted	139,000	124,180	138,867	119,038
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.06	$ 0.06	$ 0.12	$ 0.12