Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations, Number Of Businesses

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Supply Commitment, Term

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 323
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
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Divestitures (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
Divestitures (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 28, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2023 USD ($) business	Dec. 30, 2022 USD ($) business	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net proceeds from divestitures		$ 17.0	$ 215.4	$ 67.3
Joint Venture
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Ownership percentage (in percent)	15.00%
Supply agreement term (in years)	7 years
Joint Venture \| AGCO Corporation
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Ownership percentage (in percent)	85.00%
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of business disposed \| business		5	6
Net proceeds from divestitures		$ 18.7	$ 226.3
Trimble Ag \| Held-for-sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Pre-tax cash proceeds	$ 2,000.0
Time and Frequency, LOADRITE, Spectra Precision Tools, and SECO \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net proceeds from divestitures			$ 205.1