Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share

Basic and diluted net income per ordinary share is calculated as follows (U.S. dollars in millions, except share and per share data):

	Quarter ended				Nine months ended
	September 28, 2012		September 30, 2011		September 28, 2012		September 30, 2011
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.	$	23.5	$	12.2	$	143.2	$	102.6
Denominator:
Weighted average number of ordinary shares - Basic	58,042,379		59,393,954		57,917,831		59,266,561
Effect of dilutive securities - employee stock options	193,415		116,875		125,704		289,881
Weighted average number of ordinary shares - Diluted	58,235,794		59,510,829		58,043,535		59,556,442
Net income per ordinary share attributable to
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.:
Basic	$	0.40	$	0.21	$	2.47	$	1.73
Diluted	$	0.40	$	0.21	$	2.47	$	1.72