Guarantor Subsidiaries (Cott Corporation, CBI, Cott Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other non-guarantor subsidiaries) - Additional Information (Detail)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017 Subsidiary
2024 Notes [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Number of non wholly owned guaranteed subsidiaries	0
2022 and 2020 Notes [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Number of non wholly owned guaranteed subsidiaries	0
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | 2024 Notes [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | 2022 and 2020 Notes [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%
Cott Corporation, CBI, Cott Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other non-guarantor subsidiaries [Member] | 2024 Notes [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%
Cott Corporation, CBI, Cott Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other non-guarantor subsidiaries [Member] | 2022 and 2020 Notes [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%