CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 30, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 26.0	$ 20.1
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance of $11.4 and $11.3, respectively	370.8	349.2
Other accounts receivable, net of allowance of $8.0 and $7.8, respectively	65.5	63.0
Inventories, net	502.6	493.2
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	33.0	35.6
Total current assets	997.9	961.1
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated companies	2.0	2.0
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,288.1	1,272.0
Deferred income taxes	70.1	66.2
Goodwill	261.1	260.9
Other noncurrent assets	92.4	91.1
Total assets	2,711.6	2,653.3
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	359.7	360.5
Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations	0.5	0.6
Income taxes and other taxes payable	13.7	8.0
Total current liabilities	373.9	369.1
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations	266.9	231.7
Retirement benefits	95.0	93.6
Other noncurrent liabilities	42.3	50.8
Deferred income taxes	91.4	91.7
Total liabilities	869.5	836.9
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred shares, $0.01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding	0.0	0.0
Ordinary shares, $0.01 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 51,105,081 and 51,256,906 issued and outstanding, respectively	0.5	0.5
Paid-in capital	548.6	549.7
Retained earnings	1,311.9	1,285.8
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(42.7)	(44.2)
Total Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. shareholders' equity	1,818.3	1,791.8
Noncontrolling interests	23.8	24.6
Total shareholders' equity	1,842.1	1,816.4
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 2,711.6	$ 2,653.3

Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and due within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer), including liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received, taxes, interest, rent and utilities, accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits.

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Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.