Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2016

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

We lease agricultural land and certain property, plant and equipment, including office facilities and refrigerated containers, under operating leases. We also enter into vessel charter agreements for the transport of our fresh produce to markets worldwide using six chartered refrigerated vessels. Terms for vessel charter agreements range between one to 10 years. The aggregate minimum payments under all operating leases and vessel charter agreements with initial terms of one year or more at December 30, 2016 are as follows (U.S. dollars in millions):



2017	$	47.6
2018	40.4
2019	37.2
2020	14.8
2021	7.9
Thereafter	21.1
	$	169.0

Total expense for all operating leases and vessel charter agreements, including leases with initial terms of less than one year, amounted to $96.4 million for 2016, $103.9 million for 2015 and $106.2 million for 2014.

We also have agreements to purchase the entire or partial production of certain products of our independent growers primarily in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Philippines, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia and Cameroon that meet our quality standards. Total purchases under these agreements amounted to $816.0 million for 2016, $887.2 million for 2015 and $811.3 million for 2014.