Guarantor Subsidiaries - Consolidating Balance Sheets (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Current assets
Cash & cash equivalents	$ 40.6	$ 47.2	$ 93.0	$ 179.4
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	237.9	204.4
Income taxes recoverable	1.1	1.1
Inventories	249.0	233.1
Prepaid expenses and other assets	19.1	19.3
Total current assets	547.7	505.1
Property, plant & equipment, net	472.6	483.7
Goodwill	136.5	137.3
Intangibles and other assets, net	292.1	296.2
Deferred income taxes	4.9	3.6
Other tax receivable	0.4	0.2
Due from affiliates
Investments in subsidiaries
Total assets	1,454.2	1,426.1
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings	130.9	50.8
Current maturities of long-term debt	3.9	3.9
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	273.8	298.2
Total current liabilities	408.6	352.9
Long-term debt	387.8	403.5
Deferred income taxes	41.8	41.5
Other long-term liabilities	20.8	22.3
Due to affiliates
Total liabilities	859.0	820.2
Equity
Capital stock, no par	393.6	392.8
Additional paid-in-capital	44.2	44.1
Retained earnings (deficit)	167.3	176.3
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(18.5)	(16.8)
Total Cott Corporation equity	586.6	596.4
Non-controlling interests	8.6	9.5
Total equity	595.2	605.9	604.8	622.9
Total liabilities and equity	1,454.2	1,426.1
Cott Corporation [Member]
Current assets
Cash & cash equivalents	4.0	1.5	38.3	39.8
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	17.4	19.0
Income taxes recoverable	0.5	0.4
Inventories	17.1	16.2
Prepaid expenses and other assets	2.0	2.1
Total current assets	41.0	39.2
Property, plant & equipment, net	45.1	47.9
Goodwill	24.9	25.8
Intangibles and other assets, net	1.3	1.3
Deferred income taxes	4.1	3.6
Other tax receivable	0.2
Due from affiliates	39.4	39.6
Investments in subsidiaries	508.5	507.8
Total assets	664.5	665.2
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings
Current maturities of long-term debt
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	34.5	25.5
Total current liabilities	34.5	25.5
Long-term debt	0.1	0.1
Deferred income taxes
Other long-term liabilities	0.1	0.1
Due to affiliates	43.2	43.1
Total liabilities	77.9	68.8
Equity
Capital stock, no par	393.6	392.8
Additional paid-in-capital	44.2	44.1
Retained earnings (deficit)	167.3	176.3
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(18.5)	(16.8)
Total Cott Corporation equity	586.6	596.4
Non-controlling interests
Total equity	586.6	596.4
Total liabilities and equity	664.5	665.2
Cott Beverages Inc. [Member]
Current assets
Cash & cash equivalents	5.9	1.1	11.5	37.5
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	134.1	114.1
Income taxes recoverable	0.6	0.7
Inventories	76.9	77.0
Prepaid expenses and other assets	11.9	10.1
Total current assets	229.4	203.0
Property, plant & equipment, net	186.5	190.2
Goodwill	4.5	4.5
Intangibles and other assets, net	89.1	88.0
Deferred income taxes
Other tax receivable	0.2	0.2
Due from affiliates	126.9	125.7
Investments in subsidiaries	249.8	246.7
Total assets	886.4	858.3
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings	96.0	16.2
Current maturities of long-term debt	2.4	2.4
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	176.6	214.4
Total current liabilities	275.0	233.0
Long-term debt	384.2	399.6
Deferred income taxes	31.8	32.0
Other long-term liabilities	5.6	2.8
Due to affiliates	1.6	1.6
Total liabilities	698.2	669.0
Equity
Capital stock, no par	509.4	509.4
Additional paid-in-capital
Retained earnings (deficit)	(349.3)	(344.1)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	28.1	24.0
Total Cott Corporation equity	188.2	189.3
Non-controlling interests
Total equity	188.2	189.3
Total liabilities and equity	886.4	858.3
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets
Cash & cash equivalents	26.4	39.1	39.5	96.4
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	225.2	229.8
Income taxes recoverable
Inventories	147.4	132.9
Prepaid expenses and other assets	5.1	7.0
Total current assets	404.1	408.8
Property, plant & equipment, net	231.6	235.7
Goodwill	107.1	107.0
Intangibles and other assets, net	192.0	196.2
Deferred income taxes
Other tax receivable
Due from affiliates	3.0	2.9
Investments in subsidiaries	689.0	697.7
Total assets	1,626.8	1,648.3
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings	34.9	34.6
Current maturities of long-term debt	0.6	0.6
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	209.6	225.6
Total current liabilities	245.1	260.8
Long-term debt	2.0	2.2
Deferred income taxes	8.8	9.1
Other long-term liabilities	15.1	19.4
Due to affiliates	129.2	128.1
Total liabilities	400.2	419.6
Equity
Capital stock, no par	1,566.3	1,557.5
Additional paid-in-capital
Retained earnings (deficit)	(347.0)	(322.1)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	7.3	(6.7)
Total Cott Corporation equity	1,226.6	1,228.7
Non-controlling interests
Total equity	1,226.6	1,228.7
Total liabilities and equity	1,626.8	1,648.3
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets
Cash & cash equivalents	4.3	5.5	3.7	5.7
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	16.0	15.5
Income taxes recoverable
Inventories	7.6	7.0
Prepaid expenses and other assets	0.1	0.1
Total current assets	28.0	28.1
Property, plant & equipment, net	9.4	9.9
Goodwill
Intangibles and other assets, net	9.7	10.7
Deferred income taxes	0.8
Other tax receivable
Due from affiliates	41.9	41.9
Investments in subsidiaries
Total assets	89.8	90.6
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings
Current maturities of long-term debt	0.9	0.9
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	7.9	6.7
Total current liabilities	8.8	7.6
Long-term debt	1.5	1.6
Deferred income taxes	1.2	0.4
Other long-term liabilities
Due to affiliates	37.2	37.3
Total liabilities	48.7	46.9
Equity
Capital stock, no par	82.3	82.5
Additional paid-in-capital
Retained earnings (deficit)	(51.2)	(49.8)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	1.4	1.5
Total Cott Corporation equity	32.5	34.2
Non-controlling interests	8.6	9.5
Total equity	41.1	43.7
Total liabilities and equity	89.8	90.6
Elimination Entries [Member]
Current assets
Cash & cash equivalents
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	(154.8)	(174.0)
Income taxes recoverable
Inventories
Prepaid expenses and other assets
Total current assets	(154.8)	(174.0)
Property, plant & equipment, net
Goodwill
Intangibles and other assets, net
Deferred income taxes
Other tax receivable
Due from affiliates	(211.2)	(210.1)
Investments in subsidiaries	(1,447.3)	(1,452.2)
Total assets	(1,813.3)	(1,836.3)
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings
Current maturities of long-term debt
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(154.8)	(174.0)
Total current liabilities	(154.8)	(174.0)
Long-term debt
Deferred income taxes
Other long-term liabilities
Due to affiliates	(211.2)	(210.1)
Total liabilities	(366.0)	(384.1)
Equity
Capital stock, no par	(2,158.0)	(2,149.4)
Additional paid-in-capital
Retained earnings (deficit)	747.5	716.0
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(36.8)	(18.8)
Total Cott Corporation equity	(1,447.3)	(1,452.2)
Non-controlling interests
Total equity	(1,447.3)	(1,452.2)
Total liabilities and equity	$ (1,813.3)	$ (1,836.3)