Consolidated Statements of Operations Unaudited - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 04, 2015	Jun. 28, 2014	Jul. 04, 2015	Jun. 28, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue, net	$ 779.8	$ 549.2	$ 1,489.6	$ 1,024.3
Cost of sales	539.2	470.2	1,047.7	889.1
Gross profit	240.6	79.0	441.9	135.2
Selling, general and administrative expenses	190.2	50.7	378.7	97.6
Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant & equipment	0.2	(0.1)	1.6
Restructuring		0.1		2.3
Asset impairments		0.3		1.9
Acquisition and integration expenses	4.1	1.8	8.8	2.9
Operating income	46.1	26.2	52.8	30.5
Other expense (income), net	1.0	19.8	(9.4)	17.5
Interest expense, net	27.9	8.4	55.6	18.2
Income (loss) before income taxes	17.2	(2.0)	6.6	(5.2)
Income tax (benefit) expense	(1.1)	2.5	(10.5)	2.0
Net income (loss)	18.3	(4.5)	17.1	(7.2)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	1.7	1.4	3.0	2.8
Less: Accumulated dividends on convertible preferred shares	1.8		4.5
Less: Accumulated dividends on non-convertible preferred shares	0.6		1.4
Less: Foreign exchange impact on redemption of preferred shares	12.0		12.0
Net income (loss) attributed to Cott Corporation	$ 2.2	$ (5.9)	$ (3.8)	$ (10.0)
Net income (loss) per common share attributed to Cott Corporation
Basic	$ 0.02	$ (0.06)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.11)
Diluted	$ 0.02	$ (0.06)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.11)
Weighted average outstanding shares (thousands) attributed to Cott Corporation
Basic	99,573	94,234	96,384	94,276
Diluted	100,165	94,234	96,384	94,276
Dividends declared per share	$ 0.06	$ 0.06	$ 0.12	$ 0.12