Business Segment Data - Net Sales By Product (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 25, 2020	Sep. 27, 2019	Sep. 25, 2020	Sep. 27, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 989.7	$ 1,070.2	$ 3,200.0	$ 3,463.8
Fresh and value-added products
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	600.6	652.9	1,897.8	2,107.2
Fresh and value-added products | Fresh-cut fruit
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	130.4	144.5	358.6	408.2
Fresh and value-added products | Fresh-cut vegetables
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	95.6	122.0	284.8	360.0
Fresh and value-added products | Gold pineapples
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	115.9	102.0	331.9	339.4
Fresh and value-added products | Avocados
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	76.5	98.0	263.5	311.6
Fresh and value-added products | Non-tropical fruit
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	38.1	32.2	175.8	163.1
Fresh and value-added products | Prepared foods
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	67.5	70.4	198.7	210.6
Fresh and value-added products | Melons
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	2.9	5.1	66.8	74.8
Fresh and value-added products | Tomatoes
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	8.6	12.2	32.4	41.1
Fresh and value-added products | Vegetables
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	41.7	45.6	116.1	130.0
Fresh and value-added products | Other fruit and vegetables
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	23.4	20.9	69.2	68.4
Banana
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	361.8	385.8	1,218.4	1,257.3
Other products and services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 27.3	$ 31.5	$ 83.8	$ 99.3
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)	61.00%	61.00%	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)	13.00%	13.00%	11.00%	12.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Fresh-cut vegetables
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	10.00%	12.00%	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)	12.00%	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)	8.00%	9.00%	8.00%	9.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Non-tropical fruit
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	4.00%	3.00%	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)	7.00%	7.00%	6.00%	6.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Fresh and value-added products | Melons
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	0.00%	0.00%	2.00%	2.00%
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)	4.00%	4.00%	4.00%	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)	36.00%	36.00%	38.00%	36.00%
Sales | Product Concentration Risk | Other products and services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	3.00%	3.00%	3.00%	3.00%