Segment Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014		Mar. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 761,990,000		$ 774,252,000
Operating income (loss)	588,000		25,138,000
Business combination, acquisition related costs	6,000,000
Corporate costs
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income (loss)	(16,711,000)	[1]	(11,472,000)
Bananas
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	501,531,000		507,951,000
Operating income (loss)	20,689,000		30,231,000
Salads and Healthy Snacks
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	229,611,000		240,072,000
Operating income (loss)	(3,485,000)		6,757,000	[2]
Salads and Healthy Snacks | Fruit ingredient business | Cost of sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Severance costs			1,000,000
Other Produce
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	30,848,000		26,229,000
Operating income (loss)	95,000		(378,000)
Corporate Segment | Fyffes transaction | General and administrative expense
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Business combination, acquisition related costs	$ 6,000,000

[1] Includes $6 million of costs in the first quarter of 2014 for the proposed combination with Fyffes.

[2] Includes $1 million of "Cost of sales" in the first quarter of 2013 for severance costs related to a fruit ingredient business.