Business Segment Data (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2018 USD ($) major_business_line	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of major business lines | major_business_line			1
Net sales	$ 1,272.4	$ 1,147.1	$ 2,378.5	$ 2,179.5
Gross profit	78.3	123.2	184.8	222.3
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	1,272.4	1,147.1	2,378.5	2,179.5
Gross profit	78.3	123.2	184.8	222.3
Operating Segments | Other fresh produce
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	721.0	568.1	1,295.0	1,074.3
Gross profit	46.9	55.0	93.6	103.4
Operating Segments | Banana
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	457.8	499.5	910.9	944.6
Gross profit	23.8	58.1	75.9	93.1
Operating Segments | Prepared food
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	93.6	79.5	172.6	160.6
Gross profit	7.6	10.1	15.3	25.8
North America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	814.8	655.5	1,478.3	1,256.9
Europe
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	175.8	192.7	369.9	367.2
Middle East
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	126.0	147.8	241.9	270.7
Asia
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	135.8	138.5	248.4	251.7
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	20.0	$ 12.6	40.0	$ 33.0
Mann Packing | North America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	146.2		197.5
Gross profit	12.9		17.9
Mann Packing | North America | Other fresh produce
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	132.4		178.7
Gross profit	10.7		14.3
Mann Packing | North America | Prepared food
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	13.8		18.8
Gross profit	$ 2.2		$ 3.6