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Divestitures
6 Months Ended
Jul. 04, 2025
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Divestitures
NOTE 3. DIVESTITURES
Mobility Divestiture
On February 8, 2025, we completed the sale of our Mobility business to Platform Science in exchange for equity ownership interests with a fair value of $253.9 million. The fair value was based on unobservable inputs, including discounted cash flow projections, market comparables, and an option pricing model. Following the closing of the transaction, we own, or have rights to acquire, 32.5% of Platform Science’s expanded business comprised of (i) shares of preferred stock, with certain liquidation preferences, that represent 28.5% ownership, and (ii) common stock warrants allowing us the rights to acquire 4% of additional ownership.
Upon closing the transaction, we deconsolidated $277.3 million of net assets including $145.3 million of goodwill, and we recorded our equity investment at its fair value under the measurement alternative election, which represents a non-cash investing activity. As a result, we recognized a cumulative, pre-tax loss of $30.6 million from the held for sale date in the third quarter of 2024 to the closing date. Mobility was reported as a part of our T&L segment.
The combined business aims to enhance driver experience, fleet safety, efficiency, and compliance by combining two cutting-edge in-cab commercial vehicle ecosystems.
Ag Divestiture
On April 1, 2024, we completed the sale and contribution of our Ag business to AGCO in exchange for $1.9 billion of cash proceeds and an equity ownership interest in PTx Trimble, a joint venture (the “JV”) that was formed by Trimble and AGCO, with a fair value of $275.6 million. The fair value was based on a combination of the equity value, primarily the transaction price, and an option pricing model for a put and call option. Following the closing of the transaction, we own 15% of PTx Trimble.
Upon closing the transaction, we deconsolidated $457.3 million of net assets, including $357.4 million of goodwill, and we recorded our equity investment at its fair value under the equity method of accounting, which represents a non-cash investing activity. As a result, we recognized a pre-tax gain of $1.7 billion in the second quarter of 2024, which included the gain for our retained 15% ownership interest in the JV. The sale and contribution of the Ag business excluded certain GNSS and guidance technologies. Ag was reported as a part of our Field Systems segment.
The formation of the JV is expected to better serve farmers with factory fit and aftermarket applications in the mixed fleet precision agriculture market to help farmers drive productivity, efficiency, and sustainability.