Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Millions, except Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue, net	$ 543.2	$ 583.8	$ 1,612.4	$ 1,733.4
Cost of sales	478.2	510.6	1,414.4	1,504.5
Gross profit	65.0	73.2	198.0	228.9
Selling, general and administrative expenses	37.9	43.8	120.9	134.4
Loss on disposal of property, plant & equipment	1.1	0.8	1.4	1.7
Restructuring			2.0
Operating income	26.0	28.6	73.7	92.8
Other income, net	(0.7)	(1.5)	(0.4)	(2.2)
Interest expense, net	13.3	13.1	39.4	40.6
Income before income taxes	13.4	17.0	34.7	54.4
Income tax expense	0.1	1.2	2.3	5.5
Net income	13.3	15.8	32.4	48.9
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	1.3	1.3	3.9	3.4
Net income attributed to Cott Corporation	$ 12.0	$ 14.5	$ 28.5	$ 45.5
Net income per common share attributed to Cott Corporation
Basic	$ 0.13	$ 0.15	$ 0.30	$ 0.48
Diluted	$ 0.13	$ 0.15	$ 0.30	$ 0.48
Weighted average outstanding shares (thousands) attributed to Cott Corporation
Basic	94,235	94,488	94,922	94,461
Diluted	94,772	95,598	95,755	95,591
Dividends declared per share	$ 0.06		$ 0.18