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Debt (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 05, 2015

Interest Expense on Convertible Senior Notes

The interest expense on Teradyne’s convertible senior notes for the three and six months ended July 5, 2015 and June 29, 2014 was as follows:

		For the Three Months Ended								For the Six Months Ended
		July 5, 2015				June 29, 2014				July 5, 2015				June 29, 2014
		(in thousands)
Contractual interest expense on the coupon		$	—			$	—			$	—			$	1,757
Amortization of the discount component and debt issuance 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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