Commitments and Contingencies (Details)	3 Months Ended														0 Months Ended										3 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2002 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2001 USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 04, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 04, 2013 EUR (€)	Mar. 14, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 14, 2013 EUR (€)	Oct. 17, 2008 USD ($)	Oct. 17, 2008 EUR (€)	Sep. 25, 2003 USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2014 Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2014 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses Current [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 25, 2003 Minimum [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 25, 2003 Maximum [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2012 DBCP Litigation [Member] claims subsidiaries Plaintiffs	Jan. 16, 2013 DBCP Litigation [Member] Plaintiffs	Mar. 05, 2004 Tennessee Consumers [Member] Pineapple Class Action [Member]	Jan. 02, 2009 Costa Rican Residents [Member] DBCP Litigation [Member] Plaintiffs	Oct. 14, 2004 Costa Rican Residents [Member] DBCP Litigation [Member] Plaintiffs	Apr. 19, 2004 FloridaConsumers [Member] Pineapple Class Action [Member]	Feb. 06, 2012 Philippines Residents [Member] DBCP Litigation [Member] Plaintiffs	Aug. 31, 2011 Philippines Residents [Member] DBCP Litigation [Member] Plaintiffs	Feb. 28, 2011 Philippines Residents [Member] DBCP Litigation [Member] subsidiaries	Jun. 27, 2008 Juan Jose Abrego Et Al V Dole Food Company Et Al [Member] Dismissed Claims [Member] Plaintiffs	Mar. 28, 2014 Kunia Well Site [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2014 Weichert [Member]	Jan. 16, 2013 Answered Claims [Member] DBCP Litigation [Member] Plaintiffs
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Loss Contingency Number of Plaintiffs															3,000	2,800	1	461	2,600	1	500	2,500		1,329			2,400
Loss Contingency, New Claims Filed, Number															8
Number of Subsidiaries Involved in Litigation															1								2
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by parent																										80.00%
European Union Antitrust Investigation, imposed fine				$ 13,500,000	€ 9,800,000	$ 12,100,000	€ 8,800,000	$ 20,200,000	€ 14,700,000
European Union Antitrust Investigation, imposed fine, Range of Possible Loss, Minimum				1,400,000	1,000,000
Estimated Litigation Liability			2,200,000
Kunia Well Site cleanup operation, charge for estimated expected future cleanup cost	7,000,000	15,000,000
Kunia Well Site cleanup operation, accrual for the expected future clean-up costs	26,100,000	19,100,000									15,300,000	1,100,000	12,900,000	25,400,000
Kunia Well Site cleanup operation, undiscounted estimated remediation costs associated with the cleanup										16,700,000			14,800,000	28,700,000
Kunia Well Site cleanup operation, discount rate of accrual for the expected future clean-up costs			3.00%
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Undiscounted, Due within One Year																									1,100,000
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Undiscounted, Due in Second Year																									1,000,000
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Undiscounted, Due in Third Year																									1,000,000
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Undiscounted, Due in Fourth Year																									1,000,000
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Undiscounted, Due in Fifth Year																									$ 1,000,000
Site Contingency, Time Frame of Disbursements																									10 years