CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Apr. 01, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 1,032.4	$ 1,018.1
Cost of products sold	933.3	877.4
Gross profit	99.1	140.7
Selling, general and administrative expenses	47.9	47.1
Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net	(0.8)	3.1
Asset impairment and other credits, net	(1.9)	0.0
Operating income	53.9	90.5
Interest expense	1.4	0.9
Interest income	(0.1)	(0.1)
Other expense (income), net	0.1	(2.6)
Income before income taxes	52.5	92.3
Provision for income taxes	6.9	11.1
Net income	45.6	81.2
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.8	0.5
Net income attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.	$ 46.4	$ 81.7
Net income per ordinary share attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. - Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.91	$ 1.58
Net income per ordinary share attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. - Diluted (usd per share)	0.90	1.57
Dividends declared per ordinary share (usd per share)	$ 0.150	$ 0.125
Weighted average number of ordinary shares:
Basic (shares)	51,218,502	51,628,572
Diluted (shares)	51,668,110	52,036,566