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Commitments and Contingencies - Italian Customs and Tax Cases (Details)
1 Months Ended 81 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 81 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 111 Months Ended 120 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 120 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 120 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 120 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2012
Indirect import challenge - income tax assessment
EUR (€)
Sep. 30, 2014
Indirect import challenge - income tax assessment
EUR (€)
Sep. 30, 2011
Indirect import challenge - customs tax assessment
EUR (€)
Sep. 30, 2014
Indirect import challenge - customs tax assessment
EUR (€)
Mar. 31, 2014
Trento
1998-2000 cases
Dec. 31, 2013
Trento
1998-2000 cases
EUR (€)
Sep. 30, 2014
Trento
1998-2000 cases
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
Trento
1998-2000 cases
EUR (€)
Mar. 31, 2012
Alessandria
1998-2000 cases
Sep. 30, 2014
Alessandria
1998-2000 cases
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
Alessandria
1998-2000 cases
EUR (€)
Nov. 30, 2012
Aosta
1998-2000 cases
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
Aosta
1998-2000 cases
EUR (€)
Aug. 31, 2012
Genoa
1998-2000 cases
EUR (€)
Sep. 30, 2014
Genoa
1998-2000 cases
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Chiquita Italy
1998-2000 cases
jurisdiction
Apr. 30, 2011
Chiquita Italy
2004 - 2005 cases
USD ($)
Apr. 30, 2011
Chiquita Italy
2004 - 2005 cases
EUR (€)
Sep. 30, 2011
Chiquita Italy
2004 - 2005 cases
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2011
Chiquita Italy
2004 - 2005 cases
EUR (€)
Mar. 31, 2015
Chiquita Italy
2004 cases - direct import challenge
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Chiquita Italy
2004 cases - direct import challenge
EUR (€)
Mar. 31, 2015
Chiquita Italy
2005 cases - direct import challenge
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Chiquita Italy
2005 cases - direct import challenge
EUR (€)
Mar. 31, 2014
Insurance recovery coverage suit
Trento
1998-2000 cases
EUR (€)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]                                                    
Loss Contingency, Damages Awarded, Payment Term           5 years 6 months       36 months                                
Loss Contingency Accrual, Payments $ 1,200,000us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValuePayments                                                  
Number of jurisdictions in which claims were originated                                 4cqb_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumberofJurisdictions
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Litigation Settlement, Amount                                                   5,500,000us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmount
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= cqb_CustomsDutiesandTaxes1998Through2000Member
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Claim / Assessment     12,000,000cqb_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtBaseAmount
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= cqb_IndirectImportChallengeIncomeTaxAssessmentMember
  19,400,000cqb_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtBaseAmount
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= cqb_IndirectImportChallengeCustomsTaxAssessmentMember
      3,300,000cqb_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtBaseAmount
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  300,000cqb_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtBaseAmount
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    1,200,000cqb_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtBaseAmount
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/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
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  7,400,000cqb_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtBaseAmount
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/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
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          17,000,000cqb_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtBaseAmount
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/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
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13,000,000cqb_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtBaseAmount
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26,000,000cqb_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtBaseAmount
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19,000,000cqb_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtBaseAmount
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/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= cqb_DirectImportChallengeCaseTwoMember
 
Interest and Penalties Claimed / Assessed     19,100,000cqb_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtInterestandPenalties
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= cqb_IndirectImportChallengeIncomeTaxAssessmentMember
  10,200,000cqb_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtInterestandPenalties
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= cqb_IndirectImportChallengeCustomsTaxAssessmentMember
    3,300,000cqb_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtInterestandPenalties
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= cqb_CustomsDutiesandTaxes1998Through2000Member
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= cqb_TrentoMember
      200,000cqb_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtInterestandPenalties
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= cqb_CustomsDutiesandTaxes1998Through2000Member
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= cqb_AlessandriaMember
  1,100,000cqb_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtInterestandPenalties
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/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
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  1,000,000cqb_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtInterestandPenalties
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Total Claim / Assessment     31,100,000cqb_LossContingencyAggregateDamagesSought
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= cqb_IndirectImportChallengeIncomeTaxAssessmentMember
  29,600,000cqb_LossContingencyAggregateDamagesSought
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
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      6,600,000cqb_LossContingencyAggregateDamagesSought
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/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= cqb_TrentoMember
  500,000cqb_LossContingencyAggregateDamagesSought
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= cqb_CustomsDutiesandTaxes1998Through2000Member
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= cqb_AlessandriaMember
    2,300,000cqb_LossContingencyAggregateDamagesSought
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= cqb_CustomsDutiesandTaxes1998Through2000Member
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= cqb_AostaMember
  8,400,000cqb_LossContingencyAggregateDamagesSought
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= cqb_CustomsDutiesandTaxes1998Through2000Member
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= cqb_GenoaMember
                   
Deposits Paid Pending Appeal     900,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesPaidValue
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= cqb_IndirectImportChallengeIncomeTaxAssessmentMember
  18,700,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesPaidValue
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  6,600,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesPaidValue
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6,600,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesPaidValue
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    500,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesPaidValue
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    2,300,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesPaidValue
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  0us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesPaidValue
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Tax settlement paid                                   4,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsForLegalSettlements
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= cqb_CustomsDutiesandTaxes2004Through2005CasesMember
3,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsForLegalSettlements
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= cqb_CustomsDutiesandTaxes2004Through2005CasesMember
             
Pricing adjustment paid for 2006 through 2009                                       3,000,000cqb_PaymentsforTaxesPenaltiesandInterest
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2,000,000cqb_PaymentsforTaxesPenaltiesandInterest
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Loss Contingency, Damages Awarded, Periodic Payment   € 113,000cqb_LossContingencyDamagesAwardedPeriodicPayment
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= cqb_IndirectImportChallengeIncomeTaxAssessmentMember
  € 350,000cqb_LossContingencyDamagesAwardedPeriodicPayment
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= cqb_IndirectImportChallengeCustomsTaxAssessmentMember
                $ 34,000cqb_LossContingencyDamagesAwardedPeriodicPayment
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  € 118,000cqb_LossContingencyDamagesAwardedPeriodicPayment
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