Guarantor Subsidiaries - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Sep. 29, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue, net	$ 481.6	$ 543.2	$ 563.8	$ 505.4	$ 517.2	$ 583.8	$ 625.8	$ 523.8	$ 2,094.0	$ 2,250.6	$ 2,334.6
Cost of sales	427.6	478.2	487.2	449.0	456.6	510.6	533.5	460.4	1,842.0	1,961.1	2,058.0
Gross profit	54.0	65.0	76.6	56.4	60.6	73.2	92.3	63.4	252.0	289.5	276.6
Selling, general and administrative expenses	39.5	37.9	41.7	41.3	43.6	43.8	48.8	41.8	160.4	178.0	172.7
Loss on disposal of property, plant & equipment	(0.4)	1.1	0.3		0.1	0.8	0.3	0.6	1.0	1.8	1.2
Asset impairments											0.6
Restructuring			2.0						2.0
Intangible asset impairments											1.4
Operating income	14.9	26.0	32.6	15.1	16.9	28.6	43.2	21.0	88.6	109.7	100.7
Contingent consideration earn-out adjustment										0.6	0.9
Other expense (income), net									12.8	(2.0)	2.2
Interest expense, net									51.6	54.2	57.1
Income before income taxes									24.2	56.9	40.5
Income tax expense (benefit)									2.2	4.6	(0.7)
Net income									22.0	52.3	41.2
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests									5.0	4.5	3.6
Net income (loss) attributed to Cott Corporation	(11.5)	12.0	16.5		2.3	14.5	25.1	5.9	17.0	47.8	37.6
Comprehensive income (loss) attributed to Cott Corporation									12.6	60.1	30.4
Cott Corporation [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue, net									170.9	201.8	207.0
Cost of sales									149.0	165.3	167.8
Gross profit									21.9	36.5	39.2
Selling, general and administrative expenses									28.9	32.1	30.1
Loss on disposal of property, plant & equipment									0.1
Restructuring									0.5
Operating income									(7.6)	4.4	9.1
Other expense (income), net									0.4	0.4	1.6
Intercompany interest (income) expense, net											(3.5)
Interest expense, net										0.1	0.3
Income before income taxes									(8.0)	3.9	10.7
Income tax expense (benefit)									(0.8)	3.0	2.9
Equity income (loss)									24.2	46.9	29.8
Net income									17.0	47.8	37.6
Net income (loss) attributed to Cott Corporation									17.0	47.8	37.6
Comprehensive income (loss) attributed to Cott Corporation									12.6	60.1	30.4
Cott Beverages Inc. [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue, net									780.4	864.5	932.3
Cost of sales									673.9	730.4	825.5
Gross profit									106.5	134.1	106.8
Selling, general and administrative expenses									70.3	64.8	59.0
Loss on disposal of property, plant & equipment									0.3	0.7	0.4
Restructuring									0.5
Intangible asset impairments											1.4
Operating income									35.4	68.6	46.0
Contingent consideration earn-out adjustment										0.6
Other expense (income), net									12.5	(1.7)	(0.3)
Intercompany interest (income) expense, net									(12.0)	(11.0)	(4.1)
Interest expense, net									50.8	53.3	54.8
Income before income taxes									(15.9)	27.4	(4.4)
Income tax expense (benefit)									4.6	2.2	(0.8)
Equity income (loss)									5.2	5.0	4.2
Net income									(15.3)	30.2	0.6
Net income (loss) attributed to Cott Corporation									(15.3)	30.2	0.6
Comprehensive income (loss) attributed to Cott Corporation									(4.5)	52.6	(1.3)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue, net									1,022.3	1,042.8	1,065.7
Cost of sales									916.6	940.8	951.7
Gross profit									105.7	102.0	114.0
Selling, general and administrative expenses									52.1	71.1	71.8
Loss on disposal of property, plant & equipment									0.5	0.6	0.8
Restructuring									0.7
Operating income									52.4	30.3	41.4
Contingent consideration earn-out adjustment											0.9
Other expense (income), net									(0.1)	(0.6)	0.2
Intercompany interest (income) expense, net									12.0	11.0	7.6
Interest expense, net									0.7	0.7	1.8
Income before income taxes									39.8	19.2	30.9
Income tax expense (benefit)									(2.0)	(0.7)	(3.3)
Equity income (loss)									(7.3)	30.5	0.8
Net income									34.5	50.4	35.0
Net income (loss) attributed to Cott Corporation									34.5	50.4	35.0
Comprehensive income (loss) attributed to Cott Corporation									29.2	(33.7)	128.5
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue, net									147.0	172.9	167.3
Cost of sales									129.1	156.0	150.7
Gross profit									17.9	16.9	16.6
Selling, general and administrative expenses									9.1	10.0	11.8
Loss on disposal of property, plant & equipment									0.1	0.5
Asset impairments											0.6
Restructuring									0.3
Operating income									8.4	6.4	4.2
Other expense (income), net										(0.1)	0.7
Interest expense, net									0.1	0.1	0.2
Income before income taxes									8.3	6.4	3.3
Income tax expense (benefit)									0.4	0.1	0.5
Net income									7.9	6.3	2.8
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests									5.0	4.5	3.6
Net income (loss) attributed to Cott Corporation									2.9	1.8	(0.8)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributed to Cott Corporation									5.2	(0.3)	2.6
Elimination Entries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue, net									(26.6)	(31.4)	(37.7)
Cost of sales									(26.6)	(31.4)	(37.7)
Equity income (loss)									(22.1)	(82.4)	(34.8)
Net income									(22.1)	(82.4)	(34.8)
Net income (loss) attributed to Cott Corporation									(22.1)	(82.4)	(34.8)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributed to Cott Corporation									$ (29.9)	$ (18.6)	$ (129.8)