Segment Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015		Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 725,331,000		$ 761,990,000
Operating income	(12,930,000)		588,000
Severance costs	7,000,000
Transaction costs	47,979,000		5,919,000
Corporate costs
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income	(54,450,000)	[1]	(16,711,000)	[1]
Bananas [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	471,003,000		501,531,000
Operating income	28,577,000		20,689,000
Salads and Healthy Snacks
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	230,233,000		229,611,000
Operating income	10,901,000		(3,485,000)
Other Produce
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	24,095,000		30,848,000
Operating income	$ 2,042,000		$ 95,000

[1] Includes $48 million and $6 million of transaction costs for the quarters ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, related to the Merger Agreement and the terminated Fyffes plc. strategic combination.