Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($)				2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		4 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 05, 2018	May 07, 2018	Feb. 26, 2018	Jun. 29, 2018	Jun. 29, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 29, 2018	Jun. 29, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 30, 2018	Dec. 29, 2017
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired	70.00%
Cash purchase price	$ 1,700,000							$ 373,300,000	$ 0
Current assets:
Goodwill				$ 590,400,000	$ 590,400,000		$ 590,400,000	590,400,000			$ 261,900,000
Business Combination, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Interest expense					6,100,000	$ 1,600,000		9,800,000	3,000,000
The Purple Carrot
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired		10.00%
Consideration transferred		$ 4,200,000
Adjustments or impairments made				$ 0
Mann Packing
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred			$ 372,900,000
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents			100,000
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance			39,400,000
Other accounts receivable, net of allowance			1,200,000
Inventories, net			21,100,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			2,100,000
Total current assets			63,900,000
Property, plant and equipment, net			70,200,000
Goodwill			328,800,000
Total assets acquired			462,900,000
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			50,900,000
Total liabilities assumed			50,900,000
Less: Redeemable noncontrolling interest			39,100,000
Net assets acquired			$ 372,900,000
Put option window			5 years
Results From Acquiree Since Acquisition Date, Actual [Abstract]
Net sales					146,200,000		197,500,000
Net income attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.					3,000,000		$ 14,500,000
Pro Forma Information [Abstract]
Net sales					1,272,400,000	1,292,500,000		2,457,700,000	2,450,400,000
Net income attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.					(8,000,000)	79,000,000		38,200,000	129,800,000
Subsidiary | Mann Packing
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired			25.00%
Credit Facility | Mann Packing
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Liabilities incurred for business acquisition			$ 143,200,000
Promissory Note | Mann Packing
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Liabilities incurred for business acquisition			$ 229,700,000
Term			3 days
Adjustment | Mann Packing
Pro Forma Information [Abstract]
Net income attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.					$ 100,000			9,600,000
Business Combination, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Eliminated nonrecurring acquisition related costs										$ (2,600,000)
Non-recurring acquisition transactions								11,500,000
Interest expense						$ 2,100,000		$ 1,900,000	$ 4,000,000