Unaudited Quarterly Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions									3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Dec. 05, 2014	Sep. 05, 2014	May 30, 2014	Mar. 28, 2014	Dec. 06, 2013	Sep. 06, 2013	May 31, 2013	Mar. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2016		Sep. 30, 2016		Jul. 01, 2016		Apr. 01, 2016		Jan. 01, 2016		Sep. 25, 2015		Jun. 26, 2015		Mar. 27, 2015		Dec. 30, 2016		Jan. 01, 2016		Dec. 26, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									$ 954.6		$ 950.2		$ 1,088.6		$ 1,018.1		$ 977.9	[1],[2]	$ 936.1		$ 1,134.1		$ 1,008.4		$ 4,011.5		$ 4,056.5		$ 3,927.5
Gross profit									56.5		118.8		145.4		140.7		44.6	[1],[2]	83.3		114.0		100.4		461.4		342.3		364.8
Net income									10.5		36.2		97.7		81.2		(73.6)	[1],[2]	29.9		65.9		44.2		225.6		66.4		144.6
Net income attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.									$ 12.0		$ 35.2		$ 96.2		$ 81.7		$ (73.1)	[1],[2]	$ 28.5		$ 64.5		$ 42.5		$ 225.1		$ 62.4		$ 142.4
Net income per ordinary share attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. – basic (usd per share)									$ 0.23	[3]	$ 0.68	[3]	$ 1.88	[3]	$ 1.58	[3]	$ (1.39)	[1],[2],[3]	$ 0.54	[3]	$ 1.22	[3]	$ 0.80	[3]	$ 4.37		$ 1.18		$ 2.54
Net income per ordinary share attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. – diluted (usd per share)									0.23	[3]	0.68	[3]	1.86	[3]	1.57	[3]	(1.39)	[1],[2],[3]	0.54	[3]	1.21	[3]	0.80	[3]	4.33		1.17		2.53
Dividends declared per ordinary share (usd per share)	$ 0.150	$ 0.150	$ 0.125	$ 0.125	$ 0.125	$ 0.125	$ 0.125	$ 0.125	$ 0.150		$ 0.150		$ 0.125		$ 0.125		$ 0.125	[1],[2]	$ 0.125		$ 0.125		$ 0.125		$ 0.55		$ 0.50		$ 0.50
Antidilutive Options and Awards (shares)																	483,178								0	[4]	40,506	[4]	696,075	[4]
Asset impairment charges																									$ 6.0		$ 3.1		$ 2.2
Other fresh produce
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales																									1,852.6		1,826.3		1,744.7
Gross profit																									236.7		208.7		210.4
North America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales																									$ 2,221.5		$ 2,236.1		$ 2,113.4
2003 Tomato and Vegetable Acquisition | North America | Other fresh produce
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges																	$ 66.1

[1] Based on the annual impairment review of goodwill performed in 2015 and due to the failure of the tomato business in North America to meet our expectations, we wrote-off $66.1 million of goodwill for the quarter ended January 1, 2016, which was related to the 2003 tomato and vegetable business acquisition.

[2] Diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended January 1, 2016 excludes the impact of antidilutive share-based payment awards for 483,178 ordinary shares, as they were antidilutive.

[3] Basic and diluted earnings per share for each of the quarters presented above is based on the respective weighted average number of shares for the quarters. The sum of the quarters may not necessarily be equal to the full year basic and diluted earnings per share amounts due to rounding.

[4] Options to purchase shares of common stock and unvested RSU's and PSU's not included in the calculation of Net income per ordinary share because the effect would have been anti-dilutive.