Earnings Per Share (Schedule Of Computation Of Earnings Per Share And Effect On Weighted-Average Number Of Shares) (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 03, 2020	Jun. 28, 2019	Jul. 03, 2020	Jun. 28, 2019
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income attributable to Trimble Inc.	$ 63.0	$ 94.6	$ 124.9	$ 156.9
Weighted average number of common shares used in basic earnings per share	250.0	251.7	250.0	251.6
Effect of dilutive securities	1.2	2.3	1.5	2.4
Weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares used in diluted earnings per share	251.2	254.0	251.5	254.0
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ 0.38	$ 0.50	$ 0.62
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ 0.37	$ 0.50	$ 0.62
Antidilutive shares (in shares)	2.1	0.4	1.8	0.3