Business Segment Data - Net Sales By Product (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 26, 2020	Jun. 28, 2019	Jun. 26, 2020	Jun. 28, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 1,092.3	$ 1,239.4	$ 2,210.3	$ 2,393.6
Fresh and value-added products
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	636.2	764.3	1,297.2	1,454.3
Fresh and value-added products | Fresh-cut fruit
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	110.4	146.1	228.2	263.7
Fresh and value-added products | Fresh-cut vegetables
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	86.3	119.4	189.2	238.0
Fresh and value-added products | Gold pineapples
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	113.9	126.1	216.0	237.4
Fresh and value-added products | Avocados
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	93.5	124.9	187.0	213.6
Fresh and value-added products | Non-tropical fruit
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	75.2	69.5	137.6	130.9
Fresh and value-added products | Prepared foods
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	66.7	69.7	131.3	140.2
Fresh and value-added products | Melons
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	20.0	25.0	63.9	69.7
Fresh and value-added products | Tomatoes
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	10.2	15.4	23.8	28.9
Fresh and value-added products | Vegetables
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	35.0	42.8	74.3	84.3
Fresh and value-added products | Other fruit and vegetables
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	25.0	25.4	45.9	47.6
Banana
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	429.6	440.0	856.6	871.5
Other products and services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 26.5	$ 35.1	$ 56.5	$ 67.8
Sales | Product Concentration Risk
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	58.00%	62.00%	59.00%	61.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Fresh-cut fruit
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	10.00%	12.00%	10.00%	11.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Fresh-cut vegetables
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	8.00%	10.00%	9.00%	10.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Gold pineapples
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Avocados
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	9.00%	10.00%	9.00%	9.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Non-tropical fruit
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	7.00%	6.00%	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%	6.00%	6.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Melons
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	2.00%	2.00%	3.00%	3.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Tomatoes
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	1.00%	1.00%	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%	3.00%	4.00%
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%	2.00%	2.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Banana
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	39.00%	35.00%	39.00%	36.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Other products and services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	3.00%	3.00%	2.00%	3.00%