Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2012	Apr. 01, 2011
Revenues:
Product	$ 398,538	$ 326,932
Service	57,430	33,519
Subscription	46,299	23,842
Total revenues	502,267	384,293
Cost of sales:
Product	193,044	164,335
Service	22,521	14,382
Subscription	14,431	7,158
Amortization of purchased intangible assets	13,121	6,888
Total cost of sales	243,117	192,763
Gross margin	259,150	191,530
Operating expenses
Research and development	60,235	43,232
Sales and marketing	76,024	61,207
General and administrative	46,886	33,472
Restructuring charges	481	767
Amortization of purchased intangible assets	15,676	9,177
Total operating expenses	199,302	147,855
Operating income	59,848	43,675
Non-operating income, net
Interest income	372	285
Interest expense	(4,235)	(496)
Foreign currency transaction gain (loss), net	(2,213)	306
Income from equity method investments, net	6,192	2,763
Other income (expense), net	363	(252)
Total non-operating income, net	479	2,606
Income before taxes	60,327	46,281
Income tax provision	10,255	7,409
Net income	50,072	38,872
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(746)	(831)
Net income attributable to Trimble Navigation Ltd.	$ 50,818	$ 39,703
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.41	$ 0.33
Shares used in calculating basic earnings per share	124,370	121,819
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.40	$ 0.32
Shares used in calculating diluted earnings per share	127,760	125,856