CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2012
Net sales	$ 918.8	$ 897.9
Cost of products sold	820.2	785.5
Gross profit	98.6	112.4
Selling, general and administrative expenses	45.3	45.4
Gain (loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment	0.3	(1.4)
Asset impairment and other charges, net	0.1	0.1
Operating income	53.5	65.5
Interest expense	0.8	1.3
Interest income	0.2	0.2
Other expense (income), net	1.6	(0.5)
Income before income taxes	51.3	64.9
Provision for income taxes	9.5	2.1
Net income	41.8	62.8
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.7	0.3
Net income attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.	$ 41.1	$ 62.5
Net income per ordinary share attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. - Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.71	$ 1.08
Net income per ordinary share attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. - Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.71	$ 1.08
Dividends declared per ordinary share	$ 0.125	$ 0.10
Weighted average number of ordinary shares:
Basic (in shares)	57,592,510	57,807,103
Diluted (in shares)	58,000,771	57,900,781