CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2016	Jan. 01, 2016	Dec. 26, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 4,011.5	$ 4,056.5	$ 3,927.5
Cost of products sold	3,550.1	3,714.2	3,562.7
Gross profit	461.4	342.3	364.8
Selling, general and administrative expenses	187.4	183.9	175.8
Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment	0.0	(2.1)	4.3
Goodwill impairment charges	2.6	66.1	0.0
Asset impairment and other charges, net	27.2	3.4	11.2
Operating income	244.2	91.0	173.5
Interest expense	4.1	4.3	3.2
Interest income	0.7	0.6	0.6
Other expense, net	3.4	7.2	12.0
Income before income taxes	237.4	80.1	158.9
Provision for income taxes	11.8	13.7	14.3
Net income	225.6	66.4	144.6
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.5	4.0	2.2
Net income attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.	$ 225.1	$ 62.4	$ 142.4
Net income per ordinary share attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. - Basic (usd per share)	$ 4.37	$ 1.18	$ 2.54
Net income per ordinary share attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. - Diluted (usd per share)	4.33	1.17	2.53
Dividends declared per ordinary share (usd per share)	$ 0.55	$ 0.50	$ 0.50
Weighted average number of ordinary shares:
Basic (in shares)	51,507,755	52,750,212	55,966,531
Diluted (in shares)	51,962,195	53,199,533	56,347,092