Guarantor Subsidiaries (Cott Corporation, DSS, Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other non-guarantor subsidiaries) - Consolidating Balance Sheets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 04, 2015	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Jun. 28, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash & cash equivalents	$ 79.0	$ 34.5	$ 86.2	$ 90.9	$ 40.6	$ 47.2
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	366.6		305.7
Income taxes recoverable	1.3		1.6
Inventories	266.7		262.4
Prepaid expenses and other assets	39.5		59.3
Total current assets	753.1		715.2
Property, plant & equipment, net	820.2		864.5
Goodwill	748.9		743.6
Intangibles and other assets, net	749.9		781.7
Deferred income taxes	1.3		2.5
Other tax receivable	0.1		0.2
Total assets	3,073.5		3,107.7
Short-term borrowings	198.2		229.0
Current maturities of long-term debt	3.9		4.0
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	453.9		420.3
Total current liabilities	656.0		653.3
Long-term debt	1,550.2		1,565.0
Deferred income taxes	101.8		119.9
Other long-term liabilities	88.5		71.8
Total liabilities	2,396.5		2,410.0
Equity
Capital stock, no par	532.1		388.3
Additional paid-in-capital	50.9		46.6
Retained earnings (deficit)	142.2		158.1
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(54.6)		(51.0)
Total Cott Corporation equity	670.6		542.0
Non-controlling interests	6.4		6.9
Total equity	677.0		548.9	589.0		604.4
Total liabilities, preferred shares and equity	3,073.5		3,107.7
Convertible Preferred Shares [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Non-convertible preferred shares			116.1
Non-convertible Preferred Shares [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Non-convertible preferred shares			32.7
Cott Corporation, DSS, Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other non-guarantor subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash & cash equivalents	79.0	34.5	86.2	90.9	40.6	47.2
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	366.6		305.7
Income taxes recoverable	1.3		1.6
Inventories	266.7		262.4
Prepaid expenses and other assets	39.5		59.3
Total current assets	753.1		715.2
Property, plant & equipment, net	820.2		864.5
Goodwill	748.9		743.6
Intangibles and other assets, net	749.9		781.7
Deferred income taxes	1.3		2.5
Other tax receivable	0.1		0.2
Total assets	3,073.5		3,107.7
Short-term borrowings	198.2		229.0
Current maturities of long-term debt	3.9		4.0
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	453.9		420.3
Total current liabilities	656.0		653.3
Long-term debt	1,550.2		1,565.0
Deferred income taxes	101.8		119.9
Other long-term liabilities	88.5		71.8
Total liabilities	2,396.5		2,410.0
Equity
Capital stock, no par	532.1		388.3
Additional paid-in-capital	50.9		46.6
Retained earnings (deficit)	142.2		158.1
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(54.6)		(51.0)
Total Cott Corporation equity	670.6		542.0
Non-controlling interests	6.4		6.9
Total equity	677.0		548.9
Total liabilities, preferred shares and equity	3,073.5		3,107.7
Cott Corporation, DSS, Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other non-guarantor subsidiaries [Member] | Convertible Preferred Shares [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Convertible preferred shares			116.1
Cott Corporation, DSS, Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other non-guarantor subsidiaries [Member] | Non-convertible Preferred Shares [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Non-convertible preferred shares			32.7
Cott Corporation, DSS, Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other non-guarantor subsidiaries [Member] | Elimination Entries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	(56.1)		(186.9)
Total current assets	(56.1)		(186.9)
Due from affiliates	(577.6)		(586.9)
Investments in subsidiaries	(626.7)		(1,409.4)
Total assets	(1,260.4)		(2,183.2)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(56.1)		(186.9)
Total current liabilities	(56.1)		(186.9)
Due to affiliates	(577.6)		(586.9)
Total liabilities	(633.7)		(773.8)
Equity
Capital stock, no par	(1,376.4)		(2,161.2)
Retained earnings (deficit)	778.6		752.4
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(28.9)		(0.6)
Total Cott Corporation equity	(626.7)		(1,409.4)
Total equity	(626.7)		(1,409.4)
Total liabilities, preferred shares and equity	(1,260.4)		(2,183.2)
Cott Corporation [Member] | Cott Corporation, DSS, Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other non-guarantor subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash & cash equivalents	13.8	0.3	6.2	7.2	4.0	1.5
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	22.3		16.2
Inventories	15.2		12.4
Prepaid expenses and other assets	3.1		3.2
Total current assets	54.4		38.0
Property, plant & equipment, net	33.6		38.2
Goodwill	21.8		23.4
Intangibles and other assets, net	0.7		0.7
Deferred income taxes	1.2		2.5
Other tax receivable	0.1		0.1
Due from affiliates	33.1		183.8
Investments in subsidiaries	577.3		436.3
Total assets	722.2		723.0
Current maturities of long-term debt			0.1
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	49.9		30.4
Total current liabilities	49.9		30.5
Other long-term liabilities	0.5		0.4
Due to affiliates	1.2		1.3
Total liabilities	51.6		32.2
Equity
Capital stock, no par	532.1		388.3
Additional paid-in-capital	50.9		46.6
Retained earnings (deficit)	142.2		158.1
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(54.6)		(51.0)
Total Cott Corporation equity	670.6		542.0
Total equity	670.6		542.0
Total liabilities, preferred shares and equity	722.2		723.0
Cott Corporation [Member] | Cott Corporation, DSS, Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other non-guarantor subsidiaries [Member] | Convertible Preferred Shares [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Convertible preferred shares			116.1
Cott Corporation [Member] | Cott Corporation, DSS, Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other non-guarantor subsidiaries [Member] | Non-convertible Preferred Shares [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Non-convertible preferred shares			32.7
DSS Group Inc [Member] | Cott Corporation, DSS, Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other non-guarantor subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash & cash equivalents	28.6	14.8	34.4
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	135.3		105.4
Income taxes recoverable	0.6		0.6
Inventories	28.9		34.2
Prepaid expenses and other assets	10.8		10.3
Total current assets	204.2		184.9
Property, plant & equipment, net	401.4		415.5
Goodwill	563.0		556.9
Intangibles and other assets, net	400.8		415.6
Total assets	1,569.4		1,572.9
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	150.3		106.8
Total current liabilities	150.3		106.8
Long-term debt	392.8		405.6
Deferred income taxes	113.4		129.3
Other long-term liabilities	32.2		29.6
Due to affiliates	543.3		548.8
Total liabilities	1,232.1		1,220.1
Equity
Capital stock, no par	355.6		355.5
Retained earnings (deficit)	(18.4)		(2.8)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	0.1		0.1
Total Cott Corporation equity	337.3		352.8
Total equity	337.3		352.8
Total liabilities, preferred shares and equity	1,569.4		1,572.9
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Cott Corporation, DSS, Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other non-guarantor subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash & cash equivalents	30.8	14.8	38.2	77.0	32.3	40.2
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	248.9		358.8
Income taxes recoverable	0.7		0.6
Inventories	215.7		210.3
Prepaid expenses and other assets	25.4		45.4
Total current assets	521.5		653.3
Property, plant & equipment, net	378.0		403.0
Goodwill	164.1		163.3
Intangibles and other assets, net	343.7		358.7
Other tax receivable			0.1
Due from affiliates	544.5		403.0
Investments in subsidiaries	49.4		973.1
Total assets	2,001.2		2,954.5
Short-term borrowings	198.2		229.0
Current maturities of long-term debt	3.1		3.0
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	298.4		461.9
Total current liabilities	499.7		693.9
Long-term debt	1,157.2		1,158.8
Deferred income taxes	(11.6)		(9.4)
Other long-term liabilities	54.4		40.5
Due to affiliates	2.1		3.9
Total liabilities	1,701.8		1,887.7
Equity
Capital stock, no par	981.7		1,766.0
Retained earnings (deficit)	(704.7)		(694.5)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	22.4		(4.7)
Total Cott Corporation equity	299.4		1,066.8
Total equity	299.4		1,066.8
Total liabilities, preferred shares and equity	2,001.2		2,954.5
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Cott Corporation, DSS, Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other non-guarantor subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash & cash equivalents	5.8	$ 4.6	7.4	$ 6.7	$ 4.3	$ 5.5
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	16.2		12.2
Income taxes recoverable			0.4
Inventories	6.9		5.5
Prepaid expenses and other assets	0.2		0.4
Total current assets	29.1		25.9
Property, plant & equipment, net	7.2		7.8
Intangibles and other assets, net	4.7		6.7
Deferred income taxes	0.1
Due from affiliates			0.1
Total assets	41.1		40.5
Current maturities of long-term debt	0.8		0.9
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	11.4		8.1
Total current liabilities	12.2		9.0
Long-term debt	0.2		0.6
Other long-term liabilities	1.3		1.3
Due to affiliates	31.0		32.9
Total liabilities	44.7		43.8
Equity
Capital stock, no par	39.1		39.7
Retained earnings (deficit)	(55.5)		(55.1)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	6.4		5.2
Total Cott Corporation equity	(10.0)		(10.2)
Non-controlling interests	6.4		6.9
Total equity	(3.6)		(3.3)
Total liabilities, preferred shares and equity	$ 41.1		$ 40.5