Business Segment Data - Net Sales By Product (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2019	Jun. 29, 2018	Jun. 28, 2019	Jun. 29, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 1,239.4	$ 1,272.4	$ 2,393.6	$ 2,378.5
Fresh and value-added products
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	764.3	780.7	1,454.3	1,397.3
Fresh and value-added products | Fresh-cut fruit
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	147.0	146.9	265.6	264.7
Fresh and value-added products | Fresh-cut vegetables
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	121.4	125.2	243.9	187.8
Fresh and value-added products | Gold pineapples
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	126.1	139.4	237.4	259.5
Fresh and value-added products | Avocados
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	124.9	95.1	213.5	179.2
Fresh and value-added products | Non-tropical fruit
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	69.5	86.5	130.9	152.6
Fresh and value-added products | Prepared foods
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	66.8	68.2	132.5	123.2
Fresh and value-added products | Melons
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	25.0	34.3	69.7	85.5
Fresh and value-added products | Tomatoes
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	15.4	19.0	28.9	35.1
Fresh and value-added products | Vegetables
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	40.6	38.7	79.3	57.6
Fresh and value-added products | Other fruit and vegetables
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	27.6	27.4	52.6	52.1
Banana
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	440.0	457.8	871.5	910.9
Other products and services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 35.1	$ 33.9	$ 67.8	$ 70.3
Sales | Product Concentration Risk
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk	61.00%	61.00%	61.00%	59.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Fresh-cut fruit
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk	12.00%	12.00%	11.00%	11.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Fresh-cut vegetables
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%	8.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Gold pineapples
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk	10.00%	11.00%	10.00%	11.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Avocados
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk	10.00%	7.00%	9.00%	8.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Non-tropical fruit
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk	6.00%	7.00%	6.00%	6.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Prepared foods
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk	5.00%	5.00%	6.00%	5.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Melons
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk	2.00%	3.00%	3.00%	4.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Tomatoes
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%	2.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Vegetables
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk	3.00%	3.00%	3.00%	2.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Other fruit and vegetables
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk	2.00%	2.00%	2.00%	2.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Banana
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk	36.00%	36.00%	36.00%	38.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Other products and services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk	3.00%	3.00%	3.00%	3.00%