Total Assets Held for Sale by Segment (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
Mar. 23, 2013	Mar. 23, 2013 Fresh Fruit	Mar. 23, 2013 Fresh Vegetables	Dec. 29, 2012 Fresh Vegetables	Mar. 23, 2013 Packaged Foods - Discontinued Operation	Mar. 23, 2013 Asia Fresh - Discontinued Operation	Mar. 23, 2013 Fresh-Cut Flowers - Discontinued Operation
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Balance as of December 29, 2012	$ 1,877,523	$ 12,652	$ 599	$ 599	$ 1,041,237	$ 819,823	$ 3,212
Activity	(8,271)				(15,033)	6,762
Sales	(578)				(578)
Reclassifications	(91,964)	(12,652)				13,900	(3,212)
Balance as of March 23, 2013	$ 1,866,710		$ 599	$ 599	$ 1,025,626	$ 840,485

Current assets (normally turning over within one year or one business cycle if longer) that are held for sale apart from normal operations and anticipated to be sold within one year.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 205

-SubTopic 20

-Section 45

-Paragraph 10

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6892542&loc=d3e1107-107759

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 144

-Paragraph 46

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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