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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

TERADYNE, INC.

SCHEDULE II—VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS


Column A		Column B				Column C				Column D				Column E				Column F
Description		Balance at Beginning of Period				Additions Charged to Cost and Expenses				Other				Deductions				Balance at End of Period
		(in thousands)
Valuation reserve deducted in the balance sheet from the asset to which it applies:
Accounts receivable:
2014 Allowance for doubtful accounts		$	2,912			$	55			$	—			$	476			$	2,491

2013 Allowance for doubtful accounts		$	4,118			$	69			$	—			$	1,275	(1)		$	2,912

2012 Allowance for doubtful accounts		$	4,102			$	78			$	—			$	62			$	4,118

(1)	Based upon an improvement in the aging of accounts receivables in 2013, Teradyne reduced its allowance for doubtful accounts by approximately $1 million.


Column A		Column B				Column C				Column D				Column E				Column F
Description		Balance at Beginning of Period				Additions Charged to Cost and Expenses				Other				Deductions				Balance at End of Period
		(in thousands)
Valuation reserve deducted in the balance sheet from the asset to which it applies:
Inventory:
2014 Inventory reserve		$	115,857			$	22,193			$	6,918			$	33,716			$	111,252

2013 Inventory reserve		$	141,838			$	16,592			$	2,568			$	45,141			$	115,857

2012 Inventory reserve		$	123,512			$	26,849			$	5,353			$	13,876			$	141,838


Column A		Column B				Column C				Column D				Column E				Column F
Description		Balance at Beginning of Period				Additions Charged to Cost and Expenses				Other				Deductions				Balance at End of Period
		(in thousands)
Valuation reserve deducted in the balance sheet from the asset to which it applies:
Deferred taxes:
2014 Valuation allowance		$	40,386			$	1,380			$	—			$	29			$	41,737

2013 Valuation allowance		$	55,446			$	4,546			$	—			$	19,606			$	40,386

2012 Valuation allowance		$	51,066			$	4,626			$	—			$	246			$	55,446