Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Millions, except Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended										12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Oct. 01, 2011	Jul. 02, 2011	Apr. 02, 2011	Jan. 01, 2011		Oct. 02, 2010		Jul. 03, 2010	Apr. 03, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011		Jan. 01, 2011		Jan. 02, 2010
Consolidated Statements Of Operations [Abstract]
Revenue, net	$ 549.2	$ 611.3	$ 640.0	$ 534.1	$ 528.8	[1]	$ 486.9	[2]	$ 424.7	$ 362.9	$ 2,334.6	[3]	$ 1,803.3	[4]	$ 1,596.7	[5]
Cost of sales	497.8	543.7	552.0	464.5	460.3	[1]	419.8	[2]	351.2	305.7	2,058.0		1,537.0		1,346.9
Gross profit	51.4	67.6	88.0	69.6	68.5	[1]	67.1	[2]	73.5	57.2	276.6		266.3		249.8
Selling, general and administrative expenses	44.4	38.1	45.1	45.1	52.5	[1]	47.3	[2]	34.5	32.4	172.7		166.7		146.8
Loss on disposal of property, plant & equipment	0.7	0.5			0.7	[1]	0.3	[2]	(0.1)	0.2	1.2		1.1		0.5
Restructuring and asset impairments
Restructuring										(0.5)			(0.5)		1.5
Asset impairments	0.6										0.6				3.6
Intangible asset impairments	1.4										1.4				3.5
Operating (loss) income	4.3	29.0	42.9	24.5	15.3	[1]	19.5	[2]	39.1	25.1	100.7		99.0		97.4
Contingent consideration earn-out adjustment					(20.3)								(20.3)
Contingent consideration, earn-out adjustment											(0.9)		20.3
Other expense, net											2.2		4.0		4.4
Interest expense, net											57.1		36.9		29.7
Income before income taxes											40.5		78.4		63.3
Income tax (benefit) expense											(0.7)		18.6		(22.8)
Net income											41.2		59.8		86.1
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests											3.6		5.1		4.6
Net income (loss) attributed to Cott Corporation	$ (11.9)	$ 16.2	$ 26.5	$ 6.8	$ 15.1	[1]	$ 5.8	[2]	$ 22.3	$ 11.5	$ 37.6		$ 54.7		$ 81.5
Net income per common share attributed to Cott Corporation
Basic	$ (0.13)	$ 0.17	$ 0.28	$ 0.07	$ 0.16	[1]	$ 0.07	[2]	$ 0.28	$ 0.14	$ 0.40		$ 0.64		$ 1.10
Diluted	$ (0.12)	$ 0.17	$ 0.28	$ 0.07	$ 0.16	[1]	$ 0.07	[2]	$ 0.28	$ 0.14	$ 0.40		$ 0.63		$ 1.08
Weighted average outstanding shares (thousands) attributed to Cott Corporation
Basic											94,241		85,588		74,207
Diluted											95,001		86,185		75,215

[1] During the fourth quarter of 2010 we recorded a reduction to the contingent consideration earn-out accrual of $20.3 million.

[2] During the third quarter of 2010, we completed the Cliffstar Acquisition. We recorded $7.2 million of transaction costs related to the acquisition. These costs were recorded in SG&A.

[3] Intersegment revenue between North America and the other reporting segments was $14.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

[4] Intersegment revenue between North America and the other reporting segments was $19.0 million for the year ended January 1, 2011.

[5] Intersegment revenue between North America and the other reporting segments was $14.0 million for the year ended January 2, 2010.