General	9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
General	General Reference in this Report to "Fresh Del Monte", “we”, “our” and “us” and the “Company” refer to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. We were incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands in 1996 and are engaged primarily in the worldwide production, transportation and marketing of fresh produce. We source our products, which include bananas, pineapples, melons and non-tropical fruit (including grapes, apples, pears, peaches, plums, nectarines, citrus, kiwis and blueberries) avocados and tomatoes, primarily from Central America, South America, Africa and the Philippines. We also source products from North America, Europe and the Middle East and distribute our products in North America, Europe, Middle East, Asia, South America and Africa. Products are sourced from our company-owned farms, through joint venture arrangements and through supply contracts with independent growers. We have the exclusive right to use the DEL MONTE® brand for fresh fruit, fresh vegetables and other fresh and fresh-cut produce and certain other specified products on a royalty-free basis under a worldwide perpetual, exclusive, royalty-free license from Del Monte Foods, Inc., an unaffiliated company that owns almost all DEL MONTE® trademark registrations. We are also a producer, marketer and distributor of prepared fruit and vegetables, juices and snacks and also hold a perpetual, exclusive, royalty-free license to use the DEL MONTE® brand for all other foods and beverages throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East and countries formerly part of the Soviet Union. We also hold a perpetual, exclusive, royalty-free license to use the DEL MONTE® brand for substantially all refrigerated value-added food products in the United States, South America, the Philippines, Myanmar and the Indian subcontinent. Del Monte Foods, Inc. and several other unaffiliated companies manufacture, distribute and sell under the DEL MONTE® brand canned or processed fruit, vegetables and other produce, as well as dried fruit, snacks and other products in certain geographic regions. We have entered into several joint ventures with Del Monte Foods, Inc. to jointly; (a) produce, market and sell prepared, chilled/refrigerated (i) juices , (ii) cut-fruit and (iii) avocado/guacamole products produced using high pressure technology; and (b) develop “DEL MONTE” branded restaurants, cafes and other retail outlets. The accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for the quarter and nine months ended September 29, 2017 have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. They do not include all information and notes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments of a normal recurring nature considered necessary for fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the quarter and nine months ended September 29, 2017 are subject to significant seasonal variations and are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 29, 2017. For further information, refer to the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2016. We are required to evaluate events occurring after September 29, 2017 for recognition and disclosure in the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for the quarter and nine months ended September 29, 2017. Events are evaluated based on whether they represent information existing as of September 29, 2017, which require recognition in the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, or new events occurring after September 29, 2017, which do not require recognition but require disclosure if the event is significant to the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. We evaluated events occurring subsequent to September 29, 2017 through the date of issuance of these unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Reference in this Report to "Fresh Del Monte", “we”, “our” and “us” and the “Company” refer to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.

We were incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands in 1996 and are engaged primarily in the worldwide production, transportation and marketing of fresh produce. We source our products, which include bananas, pineapples, melons and non-tropical fruit (including grapes, apples, pears, peaches, plums, nectarines, citrus, kiwis and blueberries) avocados and tomatoes, primarily from Central America, South America, Africa and the Philippines. We also source products from North America, Europe and the Middle East and distribute our products in North America, Europe, Middle East, Asia, South America and Africa. Products are sourced from our company-owned farms, through joint venture arrangements and through supply contracts with independent growers. We have the exclusive right to use the DEL MONTE® brand for fresh fruit, fresh vegetables and other fresh and fresh-cut produce and certain other specified products on a royalty-free basis under a worldwide perpetual, exclusive, royalty-free license from Del Monte Foods, Inc., an unaffiliated company that owns almost all DEL MONTE® trademark registrations. We are also a producer, marketer and distributor of prepared fruit and vegetables, juices and snacks and also hold a perpetual, exclusive, royalty-free license to use the DEL MONTE® brand for all other foods and beverages throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East and countries formerly part of the Soviet Union. We also hold a perpetual, exclusive, royalty-free license to use the DEL MONTE® brand for substantially all refrigerated value-added food products in the United States, South America, the Philippines, Myanmar and the Indian subcontinent. Del Monte Foods, Inc. and several other unaffiliated companies manufacture, distribute and sell under the DEL MONTE® brand canned or processed fruit, vegetables and other produce, as well as dried fruit, snacks and other products in certain geographic regions. We have entered into several joint ventures with Del Monte Foods, Inc. to jointly; (a) produce, market and sell prepared, chilled/refrigerated (i) juices , (ii) cut-fruit and (iii) avocado/guacamole products produced using high pressure technology; and (b) develop “DEL MONTE” branded restaurants, cafes and other retail outlets.

The accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for the quarter and nine months ended September 29, 2017 have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. They do not include all information and notes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments of a normal recurring nature considered necessary for fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the quarter and nine months ended September 29, 2017 are subject to significant seasonal variations and are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 29, 2017. For further information, refer to the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2016.

We are required to evaluate events occurring after September 29, 2017 for recognition and disclosure in the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for the quarter and nine months ended September 29, 2017. Events are evaluated based on whether they represent information existing as of September 29, 2017, which require recognition in the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, or new events occurring after September 29, 2017, which do not require recognition but require disclosure if the event is significant to the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. We evaluated events occurring subsequent to September 29, 2017 through the date of issuance of these unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.