Asset Impairment and Other Charges, Net - Asset Impairment and Exit Activity Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 29, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Schedule of Asset Impairment and Other Charges [Line Items]
Long-lived and other asset impairment			$ 2.2	$ 8.5
Operating Segments
Schedule of Asset Impairment and Other Charges [Line Items]
Long-lived and other asset impairment	$ 0.0	$ 5.4	2.2	8.5
Exit activity and other charges/(credits)	0.7	19.6	(1.5)	19.6
Total	0.7	25.0	0.7	28.1
President/COO transition
Schedule of Asset Impairment and Other Charges [Line Items]
Long-lived and other asset impairment		0.0		0.0
Exit activity and other charges/(credits)		18.7		18.7
Total		18.7		18.7
Flood Clean Up Costs | Operating Segments | Banana | Chile
Schedule of Asset Impairment and Other Charges [Line Items]
Long-lived and other asset impairment	0.0		0.0
Exit activity and other charges/(credits)	0.7		0.7
Total	0.7		0.7
Floods | Operating Segments | Banana | Philippines
Schedule of Asset Impairment and Other Charges [Line Items]
Long-lived and other asset impairment	0.0		0.8
Exit activity and other charges/(credits)	0.0		0.0
Total	0.0		0.8
Floods | Operating Segments | Banana | Chile
Schedule of Asset Impairment and Other Charges [Line Items]
Long-lived and other asset impairment	0.0		0.8
Exit activity and other charges/(credits)	0.0		0.0
Total	0.0		0.8
Floods | Operating Segments | Other fresh produce | Chile
Schedule of Asset Impairment and Other Charges [Line Items]
Long-lived and other asset impairment	0.0		0.0
Exit activity and other charges/(credits)	0.0		(2.2)
Total	0.0		(2.2)
Underutilized Assets | Operating Segments | Banana | Central America
Schedule of Asset Impairment and Other Charges [Line Items]
Long-lived and other asset impairment	0.0	0.6	0.6	1.2
Exit activity and other charges/(credits)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total	$ 0.0	0.6	$ 0.6	1.2
Contract Termination and Other Exit Activity Charges | Operating Segments | Banana | United Kingdom
Schedule of Asset Impairment and Other Charges [Line Items]
Long-lived and other asset impairment		0.0		0.0
Exit activity and other charges/(credits)		0.7		0.7
Total		0.7		0.7
Drought Conditions | Operating Segments | Banana | Brazil
Schedule of Asset Impairment and Other Charges [Line Items]
Long-lived and other asset impairment		2.2		2.2
Exit activity and other charges/(credits)		0.2		0.2
Total		2.4		2.4
Plantation Conversion | Operating Segments | Banana | Philippines
Schedule of Asset Impairment and Other Charges [Line Items]
Long-lived and other asset impairment		0.0		2.5
Exit activity and other charges/(credits)		0.0		0.0
Total		0.0		2.5
Goodwill impairment | Operating Segments | Prepared food segment
Schedule of Asset Impairment and Other Charges [Line Items]
Long-lived and other asset impairment		2.6		2.6
Exit activity and other charges/(credits)		0.0		0.0
Total		$ 2.6		$ 2.6