Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 02, 2015

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Selected Quarterly Financial Data

	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter
Fiscal Period	2014		2014		2014		2014
(in thousands, except per share data)
Revenue	$	604,721	$	642,199	$	584,796	$	563,830
Gross margin	326,892		354,571		316,773		292,608
Net income attributable to Trimble Navigation Ltd.	68,624		77,834		11,832		55,828
Basic net income per share	0.26		0.30		0.05		0.22
Diluted net income per share	0.26		0.29		0.04		0.21

	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