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Schedule of Fair Value of Pensions Plan Assets by Asset Category (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
Total	$ 345,600us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
United States
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
Total	316,072us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember	256,373us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Foreign
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
Total	29,511us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember	25,756us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Fixed Income Securities | Corporate Debt Securities | United States
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
Total	193,741us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember	156,860us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Fixed Income Securities | US Government Debt Securities | United States
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
Total	65,830us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_USGovernmentDebtSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember	62,555us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_USGovernmentDebtSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Fixed Income Securities | U.K. Government Securities | Foreign
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
Total	22,811us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = ter_UnitedKingdomGovernmentSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember	19,610us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = ter_UnitedKingdomGovernmentSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Fixed Income Securities | Asset-backed Securities | United States
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
Total	3,747us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember	2,919us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
U.S. Equity (Large Cap) | United States
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
Total	33,970us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = ter_UnitedStatesEquityLargeCapMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember	21,309us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = ter_UnitedStatesEquityLargeCapMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
International Equity | United States
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
Total	14,631us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = ter_InternationalEquityMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember	9,599us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = ter_InternationalEquityMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
International Equity | Foreign
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
Total	5,610us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = ter_InternationalEquityMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember	5,204us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = ter_InternationalEquityMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Guarantee Annuity Contract | United States
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
Total	2,990us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = ter_GuaranteeAnnuityContractMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember	2,985us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = ter_GuaranteeAnnuityContractMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Other | United States
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
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Other | Foreign
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
Total	957us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_OtherCreditDerivativesMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember	906us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_OtherCreditDerivativesMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Cash and Cash Equivalents | United States
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
Total	1,098us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember	146us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Cash and Cash Equivalents | Foreign
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
Total	133us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember	36us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1) | United States
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
Total	1,098us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember	146us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1) | Foreign
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
Total	133us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1) | Cash and Cash Equivalents | United States
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
Total	1,098us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember	146us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1) | Cash and Cash Equivalents | Foreign
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
Total	133us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | United States
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
Total	314,974us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember	256,227us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Foreign
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
Total	29,378us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember	25,756us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fixed Income Securities | Corporate Debt Securities | United States
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
Total	193,741us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember	156,860us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fixed Income Securities | US Government Debt Securities | United States
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
Total	65,830us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_USGovernmentDebtSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember	62,555us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_USGovernmentDebtSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fixed Income Securities | U.K. Government Securities | Foreign
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
Total	22,811us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = ter_UnitedKingdomGovernmentSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember	19,610us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = ter_UnitedKingdomGovernmentSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fixed Income Securities | Asset-backed Securities | United States
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
Total	3,747us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember	2,919us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | U.S. Equity (Large Cap) | United States
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
Total	33,970us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = ter_UnitedStatesEquityLargeCapMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember	21,309us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = ter_UnitedStatesEquityLargeCapMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | International Equity | United States
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
Total	14,631us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = ter_InternationalEquityMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember	9,599us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = ter_InternationalEquityMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | International Equity | Foreign
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
Total	5,610us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = ter_InternationalEquityMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember	5,204us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = ter_InternationalEquityMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Guarantee Annuity Contract | United States
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
Total	2,990us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = ter_GuaranteeAnnuityContractMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember	2,985us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = ter_GuaranteeAnnuityContractMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Other | United States
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
Total	65us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_OtherCreditDerivativesMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Other | Foreign
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
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Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Cash and Cash Equivalents | Foreign
Schedule of Pension Plan Assets by Fair Value [Line Items]
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Assets, usually stocks, bonds, and other investments, that have been segregated and restricted (usually in a trust) to provide benefits, at their fair value as of the measurement date. Plan assets include amounts contributed by the employer (and by employees for a contributory plan) and amounts earned from investing the contributions, less benefits paid. If a plan has liabilities other than for benefits, those non-benefit obligations may be considered as reductions of plan assets.

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