CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2014	Mar. 29, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 982.3	$ 918.8
Cost of products sold	875.6	820.2
Gross profit	106.7	98.6
Selling, general and administrative expenses	43.7	45.3
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment	0.1	0.3
Asset impairment and other charges (credits), net	(2.1)	0.1
Operating income	65.2	53.5
Interest expense	1.0	0.8
Interest income	0	0.2
Other income (expense), net	0.7	(1.6)
Income before income taxes	64.9	51.3
Provision for income taxes	6.0	9.5
Net income	58.9	41.8
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.3	0.7
Net income attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.	$ 58.6	$ 41.1
Net income per ordinary share attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. - Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.04	$ 0.71
Net income per ordinary share attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. - Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.04	$ 0.71
Dividends declared per ordinary share	$ 0.125	$ 0.125
Weighted average number of ordinary shares:
Basic (in shares)	56,180,800	57,592,510
Diluted (in shares)	56,506,491	58,000,771