Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 03, 2014

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Selected Quarterly Financial Data

	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter
Fiscal Period	2013		2013		2013		2013
(in thousands, except per share data)
Revenue	$	556,111	$	576,293	$	556,502	$	599,218
Gross margin	286,914		302,401		295,053		319,454
Net income attributable to Trimble Navigation Ltd.	49,808		54,581		54,469		59,997
Basic net income per share	0.20		0.21		0.21		0.23
Diluted net income per share	0.19		0.21		0.21		0.23

	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter
Fiscal Period	2012		2012		2012		2012
(in thousands, except per share data)
Revenue	$	502,267	$	517,560	$	504,763	$	515,523
Gross margin	259,150		267,696		262,867		256,463
Net income attributable to Trimble Navigation Ltd.	50,818		53,692		53,364		33,185
Basic net income per share	0.20		0.21		0.21		0.13
Diluted net income per share	0.20		0.21		0.21		0.13