CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 1,106.1	$ 1,032.4
Cost of products sold	999.6	933.3
Gross profit	106.5	99.1
Selling, general and administrative expenses	48.6	47.9
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net	0.2	0.8
Asset impairment and other charges (credits), net	1.6	(1.9)
Operating income	56.5	53.9
Interest expense	3.7	1.4
Interest income	(0.1)	(0.1)
Other expense, net	3.4	0.1
Income before income taxes	49.5	52.5
Provision for income taxes	6.3	6.9
Net income	43.2	45.6
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable and noncontrolling interests	1.7	(0.8)
Net income attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.	$ 41.5	$ 46.4
Net income per ordinary share attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. - Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.85	$ 0.91
Net income per ordinary share attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. - Diluted (usd per share)	0.85	0.90
Dividends declared per ordinary share (usd per share)	$ 0.15	$ 0.15
Weighted average number of ordinary shares:
Basic (shares)	48,781,596	51,218,502
Diluted (shares)	49,032,952	51,668,110