Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes The effective tax rates were (3.0)% and (27.1)% for the quarters ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and (73.7)% and 20.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. We record income taxes using an estimated annual effective tax rate for interim reporting. Under the annual effective tax rate method, jurisdictions with a projected loss where no tax benefit can be recognized are excluded from the calculation of the estimated annual effective tax rate. The effective tax rates for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 were impacted by the mix in earnings among domestic and foreign jurisdictions, losses in various jurisdictions and certain discrete items. Many of these foreign jurisdictions have tax rates that are lower than the U.S. statutory rate, and we continue to maintain full valuation allowances on net deferred tax assets in certain of these foreign jurisdictions. The effective tax rates for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 were also impacted by our continuing to maintain a full valuation allowance on U.S. net deferred tax assets. The company recorded out of period adjustments in the second quarter of 2013 that resulted in $3 million of income tax benefit related to 2012 and 2011. As previously disclosed, the tax authority in Ecuador is challenging the transfer pricing practices of major banana exporters and has assessed $23 million of income taxes, penalties and interest related to transfer pricing from 2008 through 2010 and $5 million of statutorily required profit sharing related to transfer pricing from 2010. Other tax years remain open and under audit and may result in additional assessments before the matter is resolved. We believe appropriate transfer pricing was used and that more likely than not, we will succeed upon appeal. Therefore, we do not have unrecognized tax benefits related to this matter included in our September 30, 2014, December 31, 2013 or September 30, 2013 balance sheets.

Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

The effective tax rates were (3.0)% and (27.1)% for the quarters ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and (73.7)% and 20.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. We record income taxes using an estimated annual effective tax rate for interim reporting. Under the annual effective tax rate method, jurisdictions with a projected loss where no tax benefit can be recognized are excluded from the calculation of the estimated annual effective tax rate.

The effective tax rates for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 were impacted by the mix in earnings among domestic and foreign jurisdictions, losses in various jurisdictions and certain discrete items. Many of these foreign jurisdictions have tax rates that are lower than the U.S. statutory rate, and we continue to maintain full valuation allowances on net deferred tax assets in certain of these foreign jurisdictions. The effective tax rates for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 were also impacted by our continuing to maintain a full valuation allowance on U.S. net deferred tax assets. The company recorded out of period adjustments in the second quarter of 2013 that resulted in $3 million of income tax benefit related to 2012 and 2011.

As previously disclosed, the tax authority in Ecuador is challenging the transfer pricing practices of major banana exporters and has assessed $23 million of income taxes, penalties and interest related to transfer pricing from 2008 through 2010 and $5 million of statutorily required profit sharing related to transfer pricing from 2010. Other tax years remain open and under audit and may result in additional assessments before the matter is resolved. We believe appropriate transfer pricing was used and that more likely than not, we will succeed upon appeal. Therefore, we do not have unrecognized tax benefits related to this matter included in our September 30, 2014, December 31, 2013 or September 30, 2013 balance sheets.