Commitments And Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments And Contingencies

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Operating Leases

The Company’s principal facilities in the United States are leased under various cancelable and non-cancelable operating leases that expire at various dates through 2017. For tenant improvement allowances and rent holidays, Trimble records a deferred rent liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and amortizes the deferred rent over the terms of the leases as reductions to rent expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The estimated future minimum payments required under the Company’s operating lease commitments at the end of fiscal 2012 are as follows (in thousands):

2013	$	25,586
2014	17,933
2015	14,963
2016	9,972
2017	8,228
Thereafter	2,899
Total	$	79,581

Net rent expense under operating leases was $28.2 million in fiscal 2012, $23.5 million in fiscal 2011, and $19.2 million in fiscal 2010.

At the end of fiscal 2012, the Company had unconditional purchase obligations of approximately $94.4 million. These unconditional purchase obligations primarily represent open non-cancelable purchase orders for material purchases with the Company’s vendors. Purchase obligations exclude agreements that are cancelable without penalty.