Business Segment Data - Net Sales By Product (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2020	Mar. 29, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 1,118.0	$ 1,154.2
Fresh and value-added products
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	660.9	690.0
Fresh and value-added products | Fresh-cut fruit
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	117.7	117.6
Fresh and value-added products | Fresh-cut vegetables
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	102.9	118.7
Fresh and value-added products | Gold pineapples
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	102.1	111.3
Fresh and value-added products | Avocados
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	93.5	88.6
Fresh and value-added products | Non-tropical fruit
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	62.4	61.4
Fresh and value-added products | Prepared foods
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	64.5	70.4
Fresh and value-added products | Melons
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	43.9	44.7
Fresh and value-added products | Tomatoes
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	13.6	13.5
Fresh and value-added products | Vegetables
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	39.3	41.5
Fresh and value-added products | Other fruit and vegetables
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	21.0	22.3
Banana
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	427.0	431.5
Other products and services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 30.1	$ 32.7
Sales | Product Concentration Risk
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	100.00%	100.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	59.00%	60.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Fresh-cut fruit
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	11.00%	10.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Fresh-cut vegetables
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	9.00%	11.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Gold pineapples
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	9.00%	10.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Avocados
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	8.00%	8.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Non-tropical fruit
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	6.00%	5.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Prepared foods
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	6.00%	6.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Melons
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	4.00%	4.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Tomatoes
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	1.00%	1.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Vegetables
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	3.00%	3.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Other fruit and vegetables
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	2.00%	2.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Banana
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	38.00%	37.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Other products and services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	3.00%	3.00%