CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2012	Apr. 01, 2011
Net sales	$ 897.9	$ 974.0
Cost of products sold	785.5	851.2
Gross profit	112.4	122.8
Selling, general and administrative expenses	45.4	46.1
Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment	1.4	(0.1)
Asset impairment and other charges, net	0.1	1.9
Operating income	65.5	74.9
Interest expense	1.3	2.2
Interest income	0.2	0.2
Other (income) expense, net	(0.5)	3.0
Income before income taxes	64.9	69.9
Provision for income taxes	2.1	13.9
Net income	62.8	56.0
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.3	0.8
Net income attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.	$ 62.5	$ 55.2
Net income per ordinary share attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. - Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.08	$ 0.94
Net income per ordinary share attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. - Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.08	$ 0.93
Dividends declared per ordinary share	$ 0.10	$ 0.05
Weighted average number of ordinary shares:
Basic (in shares)	57,807,103	58,843,527
Diluted (in shares)	57,900,781	59,270,570