Business Combinations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule Of Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation

Fiscal Years	2010			2009
(in thousands)
Fair value of total purchase consideration	$	133,415		$	41,639
Fair value of net assets acquired		26,385			1,187
Identified intangible assets		57,802			21,475
Deferred taxes		(7,877	)		(7,766	)
Noncontrolling interests		(7,804	)		—
Bargain purchase		(832	)		—
Goodwill	$	65,741		$	26,743

Schedule Of Total Intangible Assets

	At the End of Fiscal 2011
(in thousands)	Tekla Gross Carrying Amount		Tekla Accumulated Amortization			Other acquisitions Gross Carrying Amount		Other acquisitions Accumulated Amortization			Total Net Carrying Amount
Developed product technology	$	107,260	$	(5,731	)	$	329,837	$	(187,487	)	$	243,879
Trade names and trademarks		7,648		(409	)		26,915		(18,524	)		15,630
Customer relationships		83,929		(4,485	)		196,354		(90,088	)		185,710
Distribution rights and other intellectual properties		8,837		(472	)		54,661		(31,454	)		31,572
	$	207,674	$	(11,097	)	$	607,767	$	(327,553	)	$	476,791

	At the End of Fiscal 2010
(in thousands)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Developed product technology	$	247,575	$	(148,171	)	$	99,404
Trade names and trademarks		22,136		(16,449	)		5,687
Customer relationships		143,125		(68,104	)		75,021
Distribution rights and other intellectual properties		50,207		(25,371	)		24,836
	$	463,043	$	(258,095	)	$	204,948

Schedule Of Amortization Expense Of Purchased And Other Intangible Assets

Fiscal Years	2011		2010		2009
(in thousands)
Reported as:
Cost of sales	$	36,455	$	24,900	$	22,337
Operating expenses		48,705		32,739		30,335
Total	$	85,160	$	57,639	$	52,672

Schedule Of Estimated Future Amortization Expense Of Intangible Assets

2012	$	107,172
2013		100,193
2014		78,120
2015		66,577
2016		52,328
Thereafter		72,401
Total	$	476,791

Schedule Of Changes In Carrying Amount Of Goodwill

	Engineering and Construction			Field Solutions			Mobile Solutions			Advanced Devices			Total
At the end of fiscal 2010	$	432,364		$	26,211		$	348,166		$	21,996		$	828,737
Additions due to Tekla acquisition		246,640			45,061			—			—			291,701
Purchase price adjustments due to Tekla acquisition		1,031			—			—			—			1,031
Additions due to other acquisitions		37,977			—			162,307			2,163			202,447
Purchase price adjustments due to other acquisitions		(577	)		—			(1,519	)		23			(2,073	)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(20,198	)		(3,004	)		(694	)		(255	)		(24,151	)
At the end of fiscal 2011	$	697,237		$	68,268		$	508,260		$	23,927		$	1,297,692

Schedule Of Net Tangible Assets Acquired

	As of July 8, 2011
(Dollars in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	12,871
Account receivable		12,861
Other receivables		1,712
Other current assets		2,181
Property and equipment, net		4,066
Other non-current assets		5,113
Accounts payable		(1,329	)
Accrued liabilities		(12,190	)
Deferred revenue liability		(10,048	)
Other non-current liabilities		(4,261	)
Total net tangible assets acquired	$	10,976

Schedule Of Pro Forma Financial Information

Fiscal Years	2011		2010
(Dollars in thousands)
Total revenues	$	1,697,557	$	1,367,927
Net income		148,050		84,577
Net income attributable to Trimble Navigation Ltd.		149,895		84,624
Basic earnings per share	$	1.22	$	0.70
Diluted earnings per share	$	1.19	$	0.68

Tekla Corporation [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule Of Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation

	Estimated Fair Value
(Dollars in thousands)
Total purchase consideration*	$	457,387
Net tangible assets acquired		10,976
Intangible assets acquired:				Estimated Useful Life
Developed product technology		107,260		7 years
In-process research and development		7,591		Evaluated upon completion
Order backlog		1,246		6 months
Customer relationships		83,929		8 years
Trade name		7,648		8 years
Subtotal		207,674
Deferred tax liability		(53,995	)
Less fair value of all assets/liabilities acquired		164,655
Goodwill	$	292,732

* Of the $457.4 million, $2.5 million was held in a cash account at the end of fiscal 2011 and represents the 0.54% of shares that were not yet acquired by the Company. In February, 2012 the Company purchased the remaining shares at the same per share price as was provided for the original 99.46% of shares obtained. Therefore, the non-controlling interest was valued based on that per-share price.

Tekla Corporation And Other Acquisitions [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule Of Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation

(in thousands)	Tekla			Other Acquisitions			Total
Fair value of total purchase consideration	$	457,387		$	340,414		$	797,801
Fair value of net assets acquired		10,976			12,145			23,121
Identified intangible assets		207,674			167,254			374,928
Deferred taxes		(53,995	)		(42,335	)		(96,330	)
Goodwill	$	292,732		$	203,350		$	496,082