CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2017	Dec. 30, 2016	Jan. 01, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 4,085.9	$ 4,011.5	$ 4,056.5
Cost of products sold	3,754.3	3,550.1	3,714.2
Gross profit	331.6	461.4	342.3
Selling, general and administrative expenses	173.2	187.4	183.9
Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment	3.0	0.0	(2.1)
Goodwill and trademarks impairment charges	0.9	2.6	66.1
Asset impairment and other charges, net	1.8	27.2	3.4
Operating income	152.7	244.2	91.0
Interest expense	6.4	4.1	4.3
Interest income	0.8	0.7	0.6
Other expense, net	3.0	3.4	7.2
Income before income taxes	144.1	237.4	80.1
Provision for income taxes	24.9	11.8	13.7
Net income	119.2	225.6	66.4
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1.6)	0.5	4.0
Net income attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.	$ 120.8	$ 225.1	$ 62.4
Net income per ordinary share attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. - Basic (usd per share)	$ 2.40	$ 4.37	$ 1.18
Net income per ordinary share attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. - Diluted (usd per share)	2.39	4.33	1.17
Dividends declared per ordinary share (usd per share)	$ 0.60	$ 0.55	$ 0.50
Weighted average number of ordinary shares:
Basic (in shares)	50,247,881	51,507,755	52,750,212
Diluted (in shares)	50,588,708	51,962,195	53,199,533