Net Income Per Ordinary Share Net Income Per Ordinary Share (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2011		Sep. 30, 2011		Jul. 01, 2011		Apr. 01, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		Oct. 01, 2010		Jul. 02, 2010		Apr. 02, 2010		Dec. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Jan. 01, 2010
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.	$ 10.1		$ (12.2)		$ (35.2)		$ (55.2)		$ 9.6	[1]	$ (14.5)		$ (21.1)		$ (36.2)		$ 92.5	$ 62.2	$ 143.9
Denominator:
Weighted average number of ordinary share - Basic																	58,893,832	60,535,978	63,570,999
Effect of dilutive securities - employee stock option																	269,450	174,961	97,353
Weighted average number of ordinary share - Diluted																	59,163,282	60,710,939	63,668,352
Net income per ordinary share attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Onc.:
Basic	$ (0.17)	[2]	$ 0.21	[2]	$ 0.59	[2]	$ 0.94	[2]	$ (0.16)	[1],[2]	$ 0.24	[2]	$ 0.34	[2]	$ 0.57	[2]	$ 1.57	$ 1.03	$ 2.26
Diluted	$ (0.17)	[2]	$ 0.21	[2]	$ 0.59	[2]	$ 0.93	[2]	$ (0.16)	[1],[2]	$ 0.24	[2]	$ 0.34	[2]	$ 0.57	[2]	$ 1.56	$ 1.02	$ 2.26

[1] Diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended December 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 excludes the impact of stock options of 208,152 and 203,104 shares, respectively, as they were antidilutive.

[2] Basic and diluted earnings per share for each of the quarters presented above is based on the respective weighted average number of shares for the quarters. The sum of the quarters may not necessarily be equal to the full year basic and diluted earnings per share amounts due to rounding.