Guarantor Subsidiaries - Consolidating Balance Sheet (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 01, 2011
Current assets
Cash & cash equivalents	$ 47.2	$ 179.4	$ 100.9	$ 48.2
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	204.4	199.4
Income taxes recoverable	1.1	1.2
Inventories	233.1	224.8
Prepaid expenses and other assets	19.3	20.3
Total current assets	505.1	625.1
Property, plant & equipment, net	483.7	490.9	482.2
Goodwill	137.3	130.3	129.6
Intangibles and other assets, net	296.2	315.4	341.1
Deferred income taxes	3.6	3.3
Other tax receivable	0.2	0.9
Total assets	1,426.1	1,565.9	1,508.9
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings	50.8
Current maturities of long-term debt	3.9	1.9
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	298.2	287.7
Total current liabilities	352.9	289.6
Long-term debt	403.5	601.8
Deferred income taxes	41.5	39.1
Other long-term liabilities	22.3	12.5
Total liabilities	820.2	943.0
Equity
Capital stock, no par	392.8	397.8
Additional paid-in-capital	44.1	40.4
Retained earnings (deficit)	176.3	186.0
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(16.8)	(12.4)
Total Cott Corporation equity	596.4	611.8
Non-controlling interests	9.5	11.1
Total equity	605.9	622.9	568.2	535.2
Total liabilities and equity	1,426.1	1,565.9
Cott Corporation [Member]
Current assets
Cash & cash equivalents	1.5	39.8	13.7	7.8
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	19.0	18.4
Income taxes recoverable	0.4
Inventories	16.2	21.1
Prepaid expenses and other assets	2.1	2.5
Total current assets	39.2	81.8
Property, plant & equipment, net	47.9	50.7
Goodwill	25.8	27.5
Intangibles and other assets, net	1.3	1.0
Deferred income taxes	3.6	2.9
Other tax receivable		0.2
Due from affiliates	39.6	40.0
Investments in subsidiaries	507.8	487.5
Total assets	665.2	691.6
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	25.5	36.2
Total current liabilities	25.5	36.2
Long-term debt	0.1	0.2
Other long-term liabilities	0.1	0.2
Due to affiliates	43.1	43.2
Total liabilities	68.8	79.8
Equity
Capital stock, no par	392.8	397.8
Additional paid-in-capital	44.1	40.4
Retained earnings (deficit)	176.3	186.0
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(16.8)	(12.4)
Total Cott Corporation equity	596.4	611.8
Total equity	596.4	611.8
Total liabilities and equity	665.2	691.6
Cott Beverages Inc. [Member]
Current assets
Cash & cash equivalents	1.1	37.5	20.7	9.1
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	114.1	111.5
Income taxes recoverable	0.7	0.9
Inventories	77.0	65.9
Prepaid expenses and other assets	10.1	13.4
Total current assets	203.0	229.2
Property, plant & equipment, net	190.2	188.4
Goodwill	4.5	4.5
Intangibles and other assets, net	88.0	101.4
Other tax receivable	0.2	0.1
Due from affiliates	125.7	175.2
Investments in subsidiaries	246.7	389.7
Total assets	858.3	1,088.5
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings	16.2
Current maturities of long-term debt	2.4	1.3
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	214.4	119.5
Total current liabilities	233.0	120.8
Long-term debt	399.6	598.7
Deferred income taxes	32.0	30.3
Other long-term liabilities	2.8	4.0
Due to affiliates	1.6	76.7
Total liabilities	669.0	830.5
Equity
Capital stock, no par	509.4	574.5
Retained earnings (deficit)	(344.1)	(329.7)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	24.0	13.2
Total Cott Corporation equity	189.3	258.0
Total equity	189.3	258.0
Total liabilities and equity	858.3	1,088.5
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets
Cash & cash equivalents	39.1	96.4	58.9	26.0
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	229.8	122.3
Income taxes recoverable		0.2
Inventories	132.9	130.8
Prepaid expenses and other assets	7.0	4.3
Total current assets	408.8	354.0
Property, plant & equipment, net	235.7	242.0
Goodwill	107.0	98.3
Intangibles and other assets, net	196.2	198.4
Other tax receivable		0.6
Due from affiliates	2.9	78.0
Investments in subsidiaries	697.7	820.0
Total assets	1,648.3	1,791.3
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings	34.6
Current maturities of long-term debt	0.6	0.2
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	225.6	193.1
Total current liabilities	260.8	193.3
Long-term debt	2.2	1.5
Deferred income taxes	9.1	7.9
Other long-term liabilities	19.4	8.3
Due to affiliates	128.1	177.8
Total liabilities	419.6	388.8
Equity
Capital stock, no par	1,557.5	1,724.3
Retained earnings (deficit)	(322.1)	(331.2)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(6.7)	9.4
Total Cott Corporation equity	1,228.7	1,402.5
Total equity	1,228.7	1,402.5
Total liabilities and equity	1,648.3	1,791.3
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets
Cash & cash equivalents	5.5	5.7	7.6	5.3
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	15.5	16.2
Income taxes recoverable		0.1
Inventories	7.0	7.0
Prepaid expenses and other assets	0.1	0.1
Total current assets	28.1	29.1
Property, plant & equipment, net	9.9	9.8
Intangibles and other assets, net	10.7	14.6
Deferred income taxes		0.4
Due from affiliates	41.9	41.9
Total assets	90.6	95.8
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	0.9	0.4
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	6.7	7.9
Total current liabilities	7.6	8.3
Long-term debt	1.6	1.4
Deferred income taxes	0.4	0.9
Due to affiliates	37.3	37.4
Total liabilities	46.9	48.0
Equity
Capital stock, no par	82.5	83.6
Retained earnings (deficit)	(49.8)	(46.1)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	1.5	(0.8)
Total Cott Corporation equity	34.2	36.7
Non-controlling interests	9.5	11.1
Total equity	43.7	47.8
Total liabilities and equity	90.6	95.8
Elimination Entries [Member]
Current assets
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	(174.0)	(69.0)
Total current assets	(174.0)	(69.0)
Due from affiliates	(210.1)	(335.1)
Investments in subsidiaries	(1,452.2)	(1,697.2)
Total assets	(1,836.3)	(2,101.3)
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(174.0)	(69.0)
Total current liabilities	(174.0)	(69.0)
Due to affiliates	(210.1)	(335.1)
Total liabilities	(384.1)	(404.1)
Equity
Capital stock, no par	(2,149.4)	(2,382.4)
Retained earnings (deficit)	716.0	707.0
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(18.8)	(21.8)
Total Cott Corporation equity	(1,452.2)	(1,697.2)
Total equity	(1,452.2)	(1,697.2)
Total liabilities and equity	$ (1,836.3)	$ (2,101.3)