Guarantor Subsidiaries (Cott Corporation, CBI, Cott Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other non-guarantor subsidiaries) - Consolidating Balance Sheets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 01, 2016	Jul. 02, 2016	Jan. 02, 2016	Oct. 03, 2015	Jul. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash & cash equivalents	$ 118.9	$ 249.5	$ 77.1	$ 63.7	$ 79.0	$ 86.2
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	463.3		293.3
Income taxes recoverable	0.6		1.6
Inventories	320.1		249.4
Prepaid expenses and other assets	33.9		17.2
Total current assets	936.8		638.6
Property, plant & equipment, net	951.4		769.8
Goodwill	1,186.7		759.6
Intangibles and other assets, net	1,019.9		711.7
Deferred tax assets	19.6		7.6
Total assets	4,114.4		2,887.3
Short-term borrowings	264.1		122.0
Current maturities of long-term debt	5.0		3.4
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	598.7		437.6
Total current liabilities	867.8		563.0
Long-term debt	2,019.1		1,525.4
Deferred tax liabilities	169.4		76.5
Other long-term liabilities	81.8		76.5
Total liabilities	3,138.1		2,241.4
Equity
Common shares, no par	907.4		534.7
Additional paid-in-capital	53.1		51.2
Retained earnings (deficit)	106.7		129.6
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(96.0)		(76.2)
Total Cott Corporation equity	971.2		639.3
Non-controlling interests	5.1		6.6
Total equity	976.3		645.9	662.8		548.9
Total liabilities and equity	4,114.4		2,887.3
Cott Corporation, CBI, Cott Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other non-guarantor subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash & cash equivalents	118.9	249.5	77.1	63.7	79.0	86.2
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	463.3		293.3
Income taxes recoverable	0.6		1.6
Inventories	320.1		249.4
Prepaid expenses and other assets	33.9		17.2
Total current assets	936.8		638.6
Property, plant & equipment, net	951.4		769.8
Goodwill	1,186.7		759.6
Intangibles and other assets, net	1,019.9		711.7
Deferred tax assets	19.6		7.6
Total assets	4,114.4		2,887.3
Short-term borrowings	264.1		122.0
Current maturities of long-term debt	5.0		3.4
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	598.7		437.6
Total current liabilities	867.8		563.0
Long-term debt	2,019.1		1,525.4
Deferred tax liabilities	169.4		76.5
Other long-term liabilities	81.8		76.5
Total liabilities	3,138.1		2,241.4
Equity
Common shares, no par	907.4		534.7
Additional paid-in-capital	53.1		51.2
Retained earnings (deficit)	106.7		129.6
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(96.0)		(76.2)
Total Cott Corporation equity	971.2		639.3
Non-controlling interests	5.1		6.6
Total equity	976.3		645.9
Total liabilities and equity	4,114.4		2,887.3
Cott Corporation, CBI, Cott Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other non-guarantor subsidiaries [Member] | Elimination Entries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	(205.2)		(163.1)
Income taxes recoverable	(0.6)
Total current assets	(205.8)		(163.1)
Deferred tax assets	(47.4)		(38.2)
Due from affiliates	(1,917.9)		(990.2)
Investments in subsidiaries	(2,261.5)		(1,726.1)
Total assets	(4,432.6)		(2,917.6)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(205.8)		(163.1)
Total current liabilities	(205.8)		(163.1)
Deferred tax liabilities	(47.4)		(38.2)
Due to affiliates	(1,917.9)		(990.2)
Total liabilities	(2,171.1)		(1,191.5)
Equity
Common shares, no par	(2,565.3)		(2,227.0)
Retained earnings (deficit)	519.0		524.0
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(215.2)		(23.1)
Total Cott Corporation equity	(2,261.5)		(1,726.1)
Total equity	(2,261.5)		(1,726.1)
Total liabilities and equity	(4,432.6)		(2,917.6)
Cott Corporation [Member] | Cott Corporation, CBI, Cott Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other non-guarantor subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash & cash equivalents	1.3	182.6	20.8	2.0	13.8	6.2
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	24.5		18.3
Income taxes recoverable	0.1
Inventories	14.3		13.0
Prepaid expenses and other assets	1.0		2.2
Total current assets	41.2		54.3
Property, plant & equipment, net	29.0		29.7
Goodwill	20.8		19.8
Intangibles and other assets, net	11.6		0.8
Deferred tax assets			7.4
Due from affiliates	992.6		400.1
Investments in subsidiaries	446.7		176.3
Total assets	1,541.9		688.4
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	63.6		47.6
Total current liabilities	63.6		47.6
Long-term debt	504.5
Deferred tax liabilities	1.0
Other long-term liabilities	0.5		0.5
Due to affiliates	1.1		1.0
Total liabilities	570.7		49.1
Equity
Common shares, no par	907.4		534.7
Additional paid-in-capital	53.1		51.2
Retained earnings (deficit)	106.7		129.6
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(96.0)		(76.2)
Total Cott Corporation equity	971.2		639.3
Total equity	971.2		639.3
Total liabilities and equity	1,541.9		688.4
Cott Beverages Inc. [Member] | Cott Corporation, CBI, Cott Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other non-guarantor subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash & cash equivalents	2.2	2.4	1.0	1.3	5.1	8.6
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	93.4		63.3
Income taxes recoverable			0.6
Inventories	77.2		76.7
Prepaid expenses and other assets	7.2		4.6
Total current assets	180.0		146.2
Property, plant & equipment, net	155.4		163.3
Goodwill	4.5		4.5
Intangibles and other assets, net	74.2		79.2
Deferred tax assets	47.4		38.2
Due from affiliates	582.2		587.5
Investments in subsidiaries	847.3		847.3
Total assets	1,891.0		1,866.2
Short-term borrowings	264.1		122.0
Current maturities of long-term debt	2.6		2.6
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	238.1		234.6
Total current liabilities	504.8		359.2
Long-term debt	1,125.1		1,134.1
Other long-term liabilities	23.5		20.0
Due to affiliates	142.1		1.6
Total liabilities	1,795.5		1,514.9
Equity
Common shares, no par	812.3		701.5
Retained earnings (deficit)	(698.2)		(333.5)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(18.6)		(16.7)
Total Cott Corporation equity	95.5		351.3
Total equity	95.5		351.3
Total liabilities and equity	1,891.0		1,866.2
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Cott Corporation, CBI, Cott Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other non-guarantor subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash & cash equivalents	73.5	57.2	50.2	53.0	54.3	64.0
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	438.0		361.8
Income taxes recoverable	0.8		0.8
Inventories	201.0		154.1
Prepaid expenses and other assets	18.9		10.2
Total current assets	732.2		577.1
Property, plant & equipment, net	662.3		570.1
Goodwill	880.9		735.3
Intangibles and other assets, net	707.8		628.9
Due from affiliates	343.1		2.6
Investments in subsidiaries	967.5		702.5
Total assets	4,293.8		3,216.5
Current maturities of long-term debt	0.4		0.4
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	370.0		310.2
Total current liabilities	370.4		310.6
Long-term debt	386.6		391.3
Deferred tax liabilities	160.0		114.7
Other long-term liabilities	49.6		54.9
Due to affiliates	1,253.5		959.4
Total liabilities	2,220.1		1,830.9
Equity
Common shares, no par	1,603.3		1,486.9
Retained earnings (deficit)	249.6		(132.1)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	220.8		30.8
Total Cott Corporation equity	2,073.7		1,385.6
Total equity	2,073.7		1,385.6
Total liabilities and equity	4,293.8		3,216.5
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Cott Corporation, CBI, Cott Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other non-guarantor subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash & cash equivalents	41.9	$ 7.3	5.1	$ 7.4	$ 5.8	$ 7.4
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	112.6		13.0
Income taxes recoverable	0.3		0.2
Inventories	27.6		5.6
Prepaid expenses and other assets	6.8		0.2
Total current assets	189.2		24.1
Property, plant & equipment, net	104.7		6.7
Goodwill	280.5
Intangibles and other assets, net	226.3		2.8
Deferred tax assets	19.6		0.2
Total assets	820.3		33.8
Current maturities of long-term debt	2.0		0.4
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	132.8		8.3
Total current liabilities	134.8		8.7
Long-term debt	2.9
Deferred tax liabilities	55.8
Other long-term liabilities	8.2		1.1
Due to affiliates	521.2		28.2
Total liabilities	722.9		38.0
Equity
Common shares, no par	149.7		38.6
Retained earnings (deficit)	(70.4)		(58.4)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	13.0		9.0
Total Cott Corporation equity	92.3		(10.8)
Non-controlling interests	5.1		6.6
Total equity	97.4		(4.2)
Total liabilities and equity	$ 820.3		$ 33.8