Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Apr. 01, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue, net	$ 560.8	$ 536.9
Cost of sales	287.3	268.1
Gross profit	273.5	268.8
Selling, general and administrative expenses	261.1	255.0
Loss on disposal of property, plant & equipment, net	1.3	1.3
Acquisition and integration expenses	5.0	7.3
Operating income	6.1	5.2
Other income, net	(20.2)	(1.6)
Interest expense, net	20.8	15.3
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	5.5	(8.5)
Income tax expense	0.9	1.7
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	4.6	(10.2)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (Note 2)	357.4	(24.2)
Net income (loss)	362.0	(34.4)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests-discontinued operations	0.6	2.0
Net income (loss) attributable to Cott Corporation	$ 361.4	$ (36.4)
Basic:
Continuing operations	$ 0.03	$ (0.07)
Discontinued operations	2.55	(0.19)
Net income (loss)	2.58	(0.26)
Diluted:
Continuing operations	0.03	(0.07)
Discontinued operations	2.51	(0.19)
Net losses	$ 2.54	$ (0.26)
Weighted average common shares outstanding (in thousands)
Basic	139,953	138,735
Diluted	142,335	138,735
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.06	$ 0.06