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The pro forma diluted net income per share for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (h)(2)-(3)
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The pro forma net Income or Loss for the period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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The pro forma revenue for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of the period.

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Acquisitions - Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue			$ 3,099.1	$ 3,141.1
Net income (loss)			$ (8.1)	$ (102.0)
Net loss per common share attributed to Cott Corporation, diluted			$ (0.08)	$ (1.08)
DSS Group Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 28.7
Net income (loss)	$ (2.8)
Aimia Foods Holdings Limited [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue		$ 62.3
Net income (loss)		$ 2.3