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Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Administration Expense Operating cash outflows from finance leases Finance Lease, Interest Payment on Liability Net increase in cash Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash, and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect Payment period Line Of Credit Facility, Payment Period Line Of Credit Facility, Payment Period Effect of dilutive unvested, restricted stock and preferred stock (in shares) Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted, Adjustment Entity Central Index Key Entity Central Index Key Antidilutive Securities, Name [Domain] Antidilutive Securities, Name [Domain] Real Estate [Abstract] Real Estate [Abstract] Beneficial Owner Beneficial Owner [Member] Fair value of common stock for the payment of payroll taxes associated with the vesting of shares under stock-based compensation programs Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Decrease for Tax Withholding Obligation Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Axis] Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Axis] Name of Property [Axis] Name of Property [Axis] Schedule of Comprehensive Income (Loss) by Component Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] Other Other Accrued Liabilities, Current Entity [Domain] Entity [Domain] Calavo Calavo Growers, Inc [Member] City Area Code City Area Code Variable interest rate Long-Term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate Assets Assets [Abstract] Annual base rental per planted acre Lease Arrangement, Annual Base Rental Per Acre Lease Arrangement, Annual Base Rental Per Acre Retirement Benefits [Abstract] Retirement Benefits [Abstract] Long-term Debt, Type [Domain] Long-Term Debt, Type [Domain] Cooperative association Cooperative Association [Member] Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract] Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract] Other Other Prepaid Expense, Current Oranges Oranges [Member] Oranges [Member] Financing activities Net Cash Provided by (Used in) 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Leases Lessor, Operating Leases [Text Block] Equity in Investments Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Text Block] Equity in earnings of investments, net Equity in earnings of investments, net Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments Farm Credit West Term Loan due March 2036 Farm Credit West Term Loan Three [Member] Disposal Group Classification [Domain] Disposal Group Classification [Domain] Other long-term liabilities Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Liabilities 2023 Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Expected Amortization, Year One Schedule of Net Loss per Share Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block] Equity method investment, aggregate cost Equity Method Investment, Aggregate Cost ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities Right-of-Use Asset Obtained in Exchange for Operating Lease Liability Cash proceeds from sale of real estate Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate Customer [Domain] Customer [Domain]