Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jul. 01, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jul. 01, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue, net	$ 603.6	$ 580.6	$ 1,164.4	$ 1,117.5
Cost of sales	302.2	293.5	589.5	561.6
Gross profit	301.4	287.1	574.9	555.9
Selling, general and administrative expenses	275.2	260.0	536.3	515.0
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net	1.3	3.9	2.6	5.2
Acquisition and integration expenses	4.2	6.7	9.2	14.0
Operating income	20.7	16.5	26.8	21.7
Other income, net	(12.2)	(1.0)	(32.4)	(2.6)
Interest expense, net	18.6	23.6	39.4	38.9
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	14.3	(6.1)	19.8	(14.6)
Income tax expense (benefit)	2.1	(1.6)	3.0	0.1
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	12.2	(4.5)	16.8	(14.7)
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (Note 2)	(1.4)	(17.8)	356.0	(42.0)
Net income (loss)	10.8	(22.3)	372.8	(56.7)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests - discontinued operations	0.0	2.3	0.6	4.3
Net income (loss) attributable to Cott Corporation	$ 10.8	$ (24.6)	$ 372.2	$ (61.0)
Basic:
Continuing operations (usd per share)	$ 0.09	$ (0.03)	$ 0.12	$ (0.11)
Discontinued operations (usd per share)	(0.01)	(0.15)	2.54	(0.33)
Net income (loss) (usd per share)	0.08	(0.18)	2.66	(0.44)
Diluted:
Continuing operations (usd per share)	0.09	(0.03)	0.12	(0.11)
Discontinued operations (usd per share)	(0.01)	(0.15)	2.50	(0.33)
Net income (loss) (usd per share)	$ 0.08	$ (0.18)	$ 2.62	$ (0.44)
Weighted average common shares outstanding (in thousands)
Basic (in shares)	139,768	139,000	139,860	138,867
Diluted (in shares)	141,661	139,000	142,120	138,867
Dividends declared per common share (usd per share)	$ 0.06	$ 0.06	$ 0.12	$ 0.12