Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 23, 2013	Mar. 24, 2012
Revenues, net	$ 1,053,805	$ 1,086,379
Cost of products sold	(945,106)	(995,433)
Gross margin	108,699	90,946
Selling, marketing and general and administrative expenses	(69,400)	(65,197)
Charges for restructuring (Notes 6)		(1,331)
ITOCHU transaction related costs	(7,054)	(197)
European Union antitrust legal provision (Note 17)	(33,700)
Gain on asset sales (Note 10)	1,321	4,203
Operating income (loss)	(134)	28,424
Other income (expense), net (Note 4)	7,251	2,293
Interest income	1,043	713
Interest expense	(10,248)	(2,073)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity earnings	(2,088)	29,357
Income taxes	3,901	(5,213)
Earnings from equity method investments	2,051	1,426
Income from continuing operations, net of income taxes	3,864	25,570
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(69,461)	(8,426)
Net income (loss)	(65,597)	17,144
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,131)	(777)
Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of Dole Food Company, Inc.	$ (66,728)	$ 16,367
Earnings per share - Basic and Diluted (Note 18):
Income from continuing operations	$ 0.04	$ 0.29
Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of Dole Food Company, Inc.	$ (0.75)	$ 0.19