Variable Interest Entities (Details) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
Apr. 28, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2016 USD ($) subsidiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests		$ 45.0
VIE
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of entities \| subsidiary		1
Ownership percentage acquired	60.00%
Consideration transferred	$ 45.0
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. Shareholders' Equity
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests		$ 25.5
Non-Controlling Interests
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests		$ 19.5

Decrease in noncontrolling interest (for example, but not limited to, redeeming or purchasing the interests of noncontrolling shareholders, issuance of shares (interests) by the non-wholly owned subsidiary to the parent entity for other than cash, and a buyback of shares (interest) by the non-wholly owned subsidiary from the noncontrolling interests).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 810
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 23
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68079674&loc=SL4569655-111683

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 810
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 24
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68079674&loc=SL4616395-111683

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