Guarantor Subsidiaries (Cott Corporation, CBI, Cott Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other non-guarantor subsidiaries) - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2017	Apr. 02, 2016
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue, net	$ 896.4	$ 698.4
Cost of sales	585.8	484.4
Gross profit	310.6	214.0
Selling, general and administrative expenses	291.1	197.0
Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant & equipment	1.4	0.9
Acquisition and integration expenses	7.3	1.4
Operating (loss) income	10.8	14.7
Other expense (income), net	8.4	(2.2)
(Loss) income before income tax (benefit) expense and equity (loss) income	(33.3)	(10.9)
Income tax (benefit) expense	1.1	(9.5)
Net (loss) income	(34.4)	(1.4)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	2.0	1.4
Comprehensive (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	(24.2)	(5.4)
Cott Corporation, CBI, Cott Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other non-guarantor subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue, net	896.4	698.4
Cost of sales	585.8	484.4
Gross profit	310.6	214.0
Selling, general and administrative expenses	291.1	197.0
Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant & equipment	1.4	0.9
Acquisition and integration expenses	7.3	1.4
Operating (loss) income	10.8	14.7
Other expense (income), net	8.4	(2.2)
Interest expense (income), net	35.7	27.8
(Loss) income before income tax (benefit) expense and equity (loss) income	(33.3)	(10.9)
Income tax (benefit) expense	1.1	(9.5)
Net (loss) income	(34.4)	(1.4)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	2.0	1.4
Net (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	(36.4)	(2.8)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	(24.2)	(5.4)
Cott Corporation, CBI, Cott Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other non-guarantor subsidiaries [Member] | Elimination Entries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue, net	(13.9)	(13.8)
Cost of sales	(13.9)	(13.8)
Equity (loss) income	26.1	1.0
Net (loss) income	26.1	1.0
Net (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	26.1	1.0
Comprehensive (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	17.3	(23.5)
Cott Corporation [Member] | Cott Corporation, CBI, Cott Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other non-guarantor subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue, net	34.7	33.8
Cost of sales	30.6	29.7
Gross profit	4.1	4.1
Selling, general and administrative expenses	6.5	5.5
Operating (loss) income	(2.4)	(1.4)
Other expense (income), net	0.3	(1.6)
Intercompany interest (income) expense, net	(1.5)
Interest expense (income), net	7.0	0.2
(Loss) income before income tax (benefit) expense and equity (loss) income	(8.2)
Equity (loss) income	(28.2)	(2.8)
Net (loss) income	(36.4)	(2.8)
Net (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	(36.4)	(2.8)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	(24.2)	(5.4)
Cott Beverages Inc. [Member] | Cott Corporation, CBI, Cott Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other non-guarantor subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue, net	164.6	168.9
Cost of sales	143.3	146.0
Gross profit	21.3	22.9
Selling, general and administrative expenses	27.2	28.1
Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant & equipment		0.3
Acquisition and integration expenses	1.5	0.3
Operating (loss) income	(7.4)	(5.8)
Other expense (income), net	10.0	(0.1)
Intercompany interest (income) expense, net	(9.2)	(11.4)
Interest expense (income), net	20.4	20.1
(Loss) income before income tax (benefit) expense and equity (loss) income	(28.6)	(14.4)
Income tax (benefit) expense	1.1	(6.0)
Equity (loss) income	2.1	1.5
Net (loss) income	(27.6)	(6.9)
Net (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	(27.6)	(6.9)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	(26.9)	(7.0)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Cott Corporation, CBI, Cott Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other non-guarantor subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue, net	593.3	481.0
Cost of sales	374.1	299.6
Gross profit	219.2	181.4
Selling, general and administrative expenses	199.6	160.7
Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant & equipment	1.4	0.6
Acquisition and integration expenses	2.7	1.1
Operating (loss) income	15.5	19.0
Other expense (income), net	(1.1)	(0.5)
Intercompany interest (income) expense, net	14.9	11.4
Interest expense (income), net	8.4	7.5
(Loss) income before income tax (benefit) expense and equity (loss) income	(6.7)	0.6
Income tax (benefit) expense	(0.2)	(3.6)
Equity (loss) income		0.3
Net (loss) income	(6.5)	4.5
Net (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	(6.5)	4.5
Comprehensive (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	(5.2)	31.1
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Cott Corporation, CBI, Cott Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other non-guarantor subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue, net	117.7	28.5
Cost of sales	51.7	22.9
Gross profit	66.0	5.6
Selling, general and administrative expenses	57.8	2.7
Acquisition and integration expenses	3.1
Operating (loss) income	5.1	2.9
Other expense (income), net	(0.8)
Intercompany interest (income) expense, net	(4.2)
Interest expense (income), net	(0.1)
(Loss) income before income tax (benefit) expense and equity (loss) income	10.2	2.9
Income tax (benefit) expense	0.2	0.1
Net (loss) income	10.0	2.8
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	2.0	1.4
Net (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	8.0	1.4
Comprehensive (loss) income attributed to Cott Corporation	$ 14.8	$ (0.6)