Special Items (Details)	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended																							3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended						3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended																																			12 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 MC Si Hai USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 MC Si Hai USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 MC Si Hai USD ($)	Nov. 05, 2013 Heineken Subsequent Event CAD	Dec. 31, 2011 Canada USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Canada Restructuring USD ($)		Dec. 29, 2012 Canada Restructuring USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2011 Canada Restructuring USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2013 Canada Other atypical employee-related costs USD ($)		Dec. 29, 2012 Canada Other atypical employee-related costs USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2011 Canada Other atypical employee-related costs USD ($)		Dec. 29, 2012 Canada Software abandonment USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2011 Canada Software abandonment USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2013 Canada Flood insurance loss (reimbursement) USD ($)		Dec. 29, 2012 Canada Flood insurance loss (reimbursement) USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2011 Canada Flood insurance loss (reimbursement) USD ($)		Jun. 25, 2011 Canada BRI loan guarantee adjustment USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Canada BRI loan guarantee adjustment USD ($)		Dec. 29, 2012 Canada BRI loan guarantee adjustment USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2011 Canada BRI loan guarantee adjustment USD ($)		Jun. 25, 2011 Canada Fixed asset adjustment USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Canada Fixed asset adjustment USD ($)		Dec. 29, 2012 Canada Fixed asset adjustment USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2011 Canada Fixed asset adjustment USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2013 Europe(1) Restructuring USD ($)		Dec. 29, 2012 Europe(1) Restructuring USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2011 Europe(1) Restructuring USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2013 Europe(1) Asset abandonment USD ($)		Dec. 29, 2012 Europe(1) Asset abandonment USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2011 Europe(1) Asset abandonment USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2013 Europe(1) Release of non-income-related tax reserve USD ($)		Dec. 29, 2012 Europe(1) Release of non-income-related tax reserve USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2011 Europe(1) Release of non-income-related tax reserve USD ($)		Dec. 26, 2009 Europe(1) Release of non-income-related tax reserve USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Europe(1) Costs associated with strategic initiatives USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2012 Europe(1) Costs associated with strategic initiatives USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Europe(1) Costs associated with strategic initiatives USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Europe(1) Termination fees and other (gains)/losses USD ($)		Dec. 29, 2012 Europe(1) Termination fees and other (gains)/losses USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2011 Europe(1) Termination fees and other (gains)/losses USD ($)		Nov. 30, 2013 Europe(1) Termination fees and other (gains)/losses	Dec. 29, 2012 Europe Brand Impairment USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2011 Europe Brand Impairment USD ($)		Jun. 29, 2013 Europe Flood insurance loss (reimbursement) USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Europe Flood insurance loss (reimbursement) USD ($)		Dec. 29, 2012 Europe Flood insurance loss (reimbursement) USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2011 Europe Flood insurance loss (reimbursement) USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2013 MCI Restructuring USD ($)		Dec. 29, 2012 MCI Restructuring USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2011 MCI Restructuring USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2013 MCI China impairment and related costs USD ($)		Dec. 29, 2012 MCI China impairment and related costs USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2011 MCI China impairment and related costs USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2013 MCI Costs associated with outsourcing and other strategic initiatives USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2012 MCI Costs associated with outsourcing and other strategic initiatives USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 MCI Costs associated with outsourcing and other strategic initiatives USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 MCI Termination fees and other (gains)/losses USD ($)		Dec. 29, 2012 MCI Termination fees and other (gains)/losses USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2011 MCI Termination fees and other (gains)/losses USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2013 Corporate Restructuring USD ($)		Dec. 29, 2012 Corporate Restructuring USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2011 Corporate Restructuring USD ($)
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Loss on disposal on joint venture				$ 6,000,000
Legal and other fees related to disposal of joint venture				1,200,000
Total special items	200,000,000	81,400,000	12,300,000						10,600,000	[1]	10,100,000	[1]	600,000	[1]	2,200,000	[2]	5,000,000	[2]	5,200,000	[2]	0	[3]	0	[3]	0	[4]	(1,400,000)	[4]	200,000	[4]		0	[5]	0	[5]	(2,000,000)	[5]		0	[6]	0	[6]	7,600,000	[6]	14,500,000	[1]	19,800,000	[1]	2,100,000	[1]	0	[7]	7,200,000	[7]	0	[7]	(4,200,000)	[8]	(3,500,000)	[8]	(2,300,000)	[8]		0	0	(100,000)	13,200,000	[9]	0	[9]	0	[9]		0	[10]	0	[10]	5,400,000	(2,000,000)	[11]	0	[11]	0	[11]	400,000	[1]	3,000,000	[1]	0	[1]	0	[12]	39,200,000	[12]	0	[12]	0	0	1,000,000	(4,800,000)	[12]	0	[12]	0	[12]	1,300,000	[1]	2,000,000	[1]	0	[1]
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions - Gain																																																																															7,400,000
Joint venture, ownership percentage																																																																									49.90%
Impairment loss					27,600,000	10,400,000
Gain on reduction of guarantee obligations																															2,000,000
Loss related to correction of prior period error																																						7,600,000
Change in net properties								(13,900,000)
Goodwill, other changes								(6,300,000)
Non-income-related tax reserves																																																															10,400,000
Loss related to restructuring reserve, low range																																																									0
Loss related to restructuring reserve, high range																																																									22,300,000
Proceeds from divestiture of joint venture interest, termination fee							13,000,000

[1] During 2013, 2012 and 2011, we recognized expenses associated with restructuring programs related to severance and other employee related charges. See further discussion of restructuring activities below.

[2] During 2013, 2012 and 2011, we recognized charges for pension curtailment and special termination benefits related to certain defined benefit pension plans in Canada. See Note 16, "Employee Retirement Plans and Postretirement Benefits" for impact to our defined benefit pension plans.

[3] During the fourth quarter of 2013, we recognized an impairment charge related to our definite-lived intangible asset associated with our licensing agreement with Miller in Canada. See Note 19, "Commitments and Contingencies" for further discussion.

[4] During 2012, we received insurance proceeds in excess of expenses incurred related to flood damages at our Toronto offices. During 2011, we incurred expenses in excess of insurance proceeds related to these damages

[5] During the second quarter of 2011, we recognized a $2.0 million gain resulting from a reduction of our guarantee of BRI debt obligations.

[6] During the second quarter of 2011, we recognized a $7.6 million loss related to the correction of an immaterial error in prior periods in the Canada segment, resulting from the performance of a fixed asset count that reduced properties by $13.9 million in 2011. The adjustment also resulted in an increase to goodwill of $6.3 million for the assets identified as not present as of the Merger date. The impact of the error and the related correction in 2011 was not material to any prior annual or interim financial statements and was not material to the fiscal year results for 2011.

[7] During the second quarter of 2012, we recognized an asset abandonment charge related to the discontinuation of primary packaging in the U.K. We determined that our Home Draft package was not meeting expectations driven by a lack of demand in the U.K. market and as a result, we recognized a loss related to the write-off of the Home Draft packaging line, tooling equipment and packaging materials inventory.

[8] During 2009, we established a non-income-related tax reserve of $10.4 million that was recorded as a special item. Our estimates indicated a range of possible loss relative to this reserve of zero to $22.3 million, inclusive of potential penalties and interest. The amounts recorded in 2013, 2012 and 2011 represent the release of this reserve as a result of a change in estimate. As a result, the remaining amount of this non-income-related tax reserve was fully released in 2013.

[9] Upon termination of our Tradeteam distribution agreements and subsequent termination of the joint venture and sale of our 49.9% interest in Tradeteam to DHL, we recognized a loss of $13.2 million in December 2013. See Note 5, "Investments" for further discussion.

[10] During the third quarter of 2013, we recognized impairment charges related to indefinite-lived intangible assets in Europe. See Note 12, "Goodwill and Intangible Assets" for further discussion.

[11] During 2013, we recorded losses and related net costs of $5.4 million in our Europe business related to significant flooding in Czech Republic in the second quarter of 2013. These losses were offset by $7.4 million insurance proceeds received in 2013.

[12] In December of 2013, we sold our interest in the MC Si'hai joint venture in China and recognized a gain of $6.0 million. The gain consists of the non-cash release of the $5.4 million liability representing the fair value of our remaining investment upon deconsolidation of the joint venture in 2012, as well as $0.6 million of proceeds received for our interest in the joint venture. We also recognized legal and related fees in relation to the sale of $1.2 million during 2013. In the second quarter of 2012, we recognized impairment charges of $10.4 million related to goodwill and definite-lived intangible assets in our MC Si'hai joint venture in China, and in the third quarter of 2012, we deconsolidated the joint venture and recognized an impairment loss of $27.6 million upon deconsolidation. See Note 5, "Investments" for further discussion of the deconsolidation and subsequent sale of the joint venture.