Shareholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2019

Equity [Abstract]

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Stock Repurchase Activities

In November 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program ("2017 Stock Repurchase Program"), authorizing the Company to repurchase up to $600.0 million of Trimble’s common stock.

Under the share repurchase program, the Company may repurchase shares from time to time in open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions, accelerated share buyback programs, tender offers, or by other means. The timing and amount of repurchase transactions will be determined by the Company’s management based on its evaluation of market conditions, share price, legal requirements, and other factors. The program may be suspended, modified, or discontinued at any time without prior notice.

During the third quarter and first three quarters of fiscal 2019, the Company repurchased approximately 3.3 million and 4.7 million shares of common stock in open market purchases, at an average price of $37.57 per share and $38.51 per share for a total of $120.8 million and $179.8 million, respectively, under the 2017 Stock Repurchase Program.

Stock repurchases are reflected as a decrease to common stock based on par value and additional-paid-in-capital based on the average book value per share for all outstanding shares, calculated at the time of each individual repurchase transaction. The excess of the purchase price over this average for each repurchase is charged to retained earnings. As a result of the repurchases, retained earnings was reduced by $99.5 million and $149.1 million in the third quarter and first three quarters of fiscal 2019, respectively. Common stock repurchases under the program were recorded based upon the trade date for accounting purposes. At the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2019, the 2017 Stock Repurchase Program had remaining authorized funds of $172.4 million.