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Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 05, 2015

Interest Expense on Convertible Senior Notes

The interest expense on Teradyne’s convertible senior notes for the three months ended April 5, 2015 and March 30, 2014 was as follows:

		For the Three Months Ended
		April 5, 2015				March 30, 2014
		(in thousands)
Contractual interest expense on the coupon		$	—			$	1,757
Amortization of the discount component and debt issue fees recognized as interest expense			—				4,493
Total interest expense on the convertible debt		$	—			$	6,250

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Schedule of Interest Expense Related to Convertible Debt.

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