Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2017	Jul. 01, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jul. 01, 2016
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.		$ 69.2	$ 96.2	$ 115.6	$ 177.9
Denominator:
Weighted average number of ordinary shares - Basic (shares)		50,572,056	51,164,438	50,895,738	51,396,505
Effect of dilutive securities - Share based employee options and awards (shares)		360,309	535,907	404,959	471,950
Weighted average number of ordinary shares - Diluted (shares)		50,932,365	51,700,345	51,300,697	51,868,455
Antidilutive awards (shares)	[1]	96,526	140,734	96,526	140,734
Net income per ordinary share attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.:
Basic (usd per share)		$ 1.37	$ 1.88	$ 2.27	$ 3.46
Diluted (usd per share)		$ 1.36	$ 1.86	$ 2.25	$ 3.43

[1] Certain unvested PSUs are not included in the calculation of net income per ordinary share because the effect would have been antidilutive