Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 29, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 29, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.		$ 11.5	$ 35.2	$ 127.1	$ 213.1
Denominator:
Weighted average number of ordinary shares - Basic (shares)		49,976,752	51,497,691	50,589,103	51,430,234
Effect of dilutive securities - Share based employee options and awards (shares)		277,701	495,602	362,540	479,834
Weighted average number of ordinary shares - Diluted (shares)		50,254,453	51,993,293	50,951,643	51,910,068
Antidilutive awards (shares)	[1]	180,917	139,958	180,917	139,958
Net income per ordinary share attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.:
Basic (usd per share)		$ 0.23	$ 0.68	$ 2.51	$ 4.14
Diluted (usd per share)		$ 0.23	$ 0.68	$ 2.49	$ 4.11

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