Guarantor Subsidiaries - Consolidating Balance Sheet (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 29, 2012		Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011		Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 01, 2011	Jul. 02, 2011	Jan. 01, 2011
Current assets
Cash & cash equivalents	$ 88.1		$ 47.1	$ 100.9			$ 28.2	$ 24.0	$ 48.2
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	252.1			210.8
Income taxes recoverable	2.9			9.9
Inventories	219.1			210.0
Prepaid expenses and other assets	25.0			19.3
Total current assets	587.2			550.9
Property, plant & equipment	488.1			482.2
Goodwill	130.8			129.6
Intangibles and other assets	324.1			341.1
Deferred income taxes	2.8			4.1
Other tax receivable	1.0			1.0
Total assets	1,534.0	[1]		1,508.9	[1]
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	1.8			3.4
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	247.1			281.1
Total current liabilities	248.9			284.5
Long-term debt	602.1			602.1
Deferred income taxes	37.5			34.1
Other long-term liabilities	15.4			20.0
Total liabilities	903.9			940.7
Equity
Capital stock, no par	395.7			395.9
Treasury stock	(2.1)			(2.1)
Additional paid-in-capital	46.1			42.6
Retained earnings (deficit)	189.5			144.1
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(11.4)			(24.7)
Total Cott Corporation equity	617.8			555.8
Non-controlling interests	12.3			12.4
Total equity	630.1			568.2			583.8		535.2
Total liabilities and equity	1,534.0			1,508.9
Cott Corporation [Member]
Current assets
Cash & cash equivalents	40.5		16.8	13.7			2.3	8.7	7.8
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	18.7			22.4
Inventories	23.1			18.1
Prepaid expenses and other assets	1.5			1.8
Total current assets	83.8			56.0
Property, plant & equipment	50.7			48.0
Goodwill	27.9			26.9
Intangibles and other assets	1.1			0.9
Deferred income taxes	2.5			4.1
Other tax receivable	0.4			0.5
Due from affiliates	35.5			30.3
Investments in subsidiaries	491.3			459.8
Total assets	693.2			626.5
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	31.7			27.1
Total current liabilities	31.7			27.1
Long-term debt	0.3			0.2
Other long-term liabilities	0.2			0.2
Due to affiliates	43.2			43.2
Total liabilities	75.4			70.7
Equity
Capital stock, no par	395.7			395.9
Treasury stock	(2.1)			(2.1)
Additional paid-in-capital	46.1			42.6
Retained earnings (deficit)	189.5			144.1
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(11.4)			(24.7)
Total Cott Corporation equity	617.8			555.8
Total equity	617.8			555.8
Total liabilities and equity	693.2			626.5
Cott Beverages Inc [Member]
Current assets
Cash & cash equivalents	8.1		3.2	20.7		20.7	1.9	1.5	9.1
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	114.5					97.2
Income taxes recoverable	2.9					8.8
Inventories	75.1					60.2
Prepaid expenses and other assets	14.9					13.8
Total current assets	215.5					200.7
Property, plant & equipment	184.8					179.3
Goodwill	4.5					4.5
Intangibles and other assets	104.0					105.3
Due from affiliates	176.0					166.4
Investments in subsidiaries	392.7					365.5
Total assets	1,077.5					1,021.7
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	1.2					2.9
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	117.5					117.1
Total current liabilities	118.7					120.0
Long-term debt	598.8					599.0
Deferred income taxes	30.3					26.8
Other long-term liabilities	3.6					3.5
Due to affiliates	76.7					77.8
Total liabilities	828.1					827.1
Equity
Capital stock, no par	574.5					569.3
Retained earnings (deficit)	(341.8)					(365.5)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	16.7					(9.2)
Total Cott Corporation equity	249.4					194.6
Total equity	249.4					194.6
Total liabilities and equity	1,077.5					1,021.7
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets
Cash & cash equivalents	33.3		18.8	58.9			17.4	8.4	26.0
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	179.6			136.3
Income taxes recoverable				0.8
Inventories	113.0			124.2
Prepaid expenses and other assets	8.5			3.6
Total current assets	334.4			323.8
Property, plant & equipment	243.3			245.1
Goodwill	98.4			98.2
Intangibles and other assets	203.5			216.5
Other tax receivable	0.6			0.5
Due from affiliates	78.1			79.1
Investments in subsidiaries	832.3			572.3
Total assets	1,790.6			1,535.5
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	0.2			0.1
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	163.2			181.2
Total current liabilities	163.4			181.3
Long-term debt	1.5			1.2
Deferred income taxes	6.4			6.8
Other long-term liabilities	11.6			16.3
Due to affiliates	178.7			168.9
Total liabilities	361.6			374.5
Equity
Capital stock, no par	1,750.8			1,396.5
Retained earnings (deficit)	(332.5)			(329.0)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	10.7			93.5
Total Cott Corporation equity	1,429.0			1,161.0
Total equity	1,429.0			1,161.0
Total liabilities and equity	1,790.6			1,535.5
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets
Cash & cash equivalents	6.2		8.3	7.6			6.6	5.4	5.3
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	17.0			14.6
Income taxes recoverable				0.3
Inventories	7.9			7.5
Prepaid expenses and other assets	0.1			0.1
Total current assets	31.2			30.1
Property, plant & equipment	9.3			9.8
Intangibles and other assets	15.5			18.4
Deferred income taxes	0.3
Due from affiliates	41.8			41.9
Total assets	98.1			100.2
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	0.4			0.4
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	12.4			15.4
Total current liabilities	12.8			15.8
Long-term debt	1.5			1.7
Deferred income taxes	0.8			0.5
Due to affiliates	32.8			27.8
Total liabilities	47.9			45.8
Equity
Capital stock, no par	83.5			82.8
Retained earnings (deficit)	(44.4)			(42.1)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(1.2)			1.3
Total Cott Corporation equity	37.9			42.0
Non-controlling interests	12.3			12.4
Total equity	50.2			54.4
Total liabilities and equity	98.1			100.2
Elimination Entries [Member]
Current assets
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	(77.7)			(59.7)
Total current assets	(77.7)			(59.7)
Due from affiliates	(331.4)			(317.7)
Investments in subsidiaries	(1,716.3)			(1,397.6)
Total assets	(2,125.4)			(1,775.0)
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(77.7)			(59.7)
Total current liabilities	(77.7)			(59.7)
Due to affiliates	(331.4)			(317.7)
Total liabilities	(409.1)			(377.4)
Equity
Capital stock, no par	(2,408.8)			(2,048.6)
Retained earnings (deficit)	718.7			736.6
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(26.2)			(85.6)
Total Cott Corporation equity	(1,716.3)			(1,397.6)
Total equity	(1,716.3)			(1,397.6)
Total liabilities and equity	$ (2,125.4)			$ (1,775.0)

[1] Excludes intersegment accounts receivables, investments and notes receivable.