Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements	9 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2025
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements	C. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2023-09 –“Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures”, which requires expanded disclosures relating to the tax rate reconciliation, income taxes paid, income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit) and income tax expense (benefit), requiring a greater disaggregation of information for each. The provisions of ASU 2023-09 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Teradyne will apply the amendments in this update on a prospective basis. This ASU will have no impact on results of operations, cash flows or financial condition. In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03-"Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income -Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses", which requires disclosure of additional expense information on an annual and interim basis, including the amounts of inventory purchases, employee compensation, depreciation and intangible amortization included within each income statement expense caption. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. Teradyne is currently evaluating the impact of this new standard. In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05 - "Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets", which introduces a practical expedient related to the estimation of expected credit losses for current accounts receivable and current contract assets that arise from transactions accounted for under ASC 606. The practical expedient permits all entities to assume that current conditions as of the balance sheet date do not change for the remaining life of the asset. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025, with early adoption permitted. Teradyne is currently evaluating the impact of this new standard and does not expect a material impact on its financial statements and related disclosures.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2025

Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

C. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2023-09 –“Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures”, which requires expanded disclosures relating to the tax rate reconciliation, income taxes paid, income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit) and income tax expense (benefit), requiring a greater disaggregation of information for each. The provisions of ASU 2023-09 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Teradyne will apply the amendments in this update on a prospective basis. This ASU will have no impact on results of operations, cash flows or financial condition.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03-"Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income -Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses", which requires disclosure of additional expense information on an annual and interim basis, including the amounts of inventory purchases, employee compensation, depreciation and intangible amortization included within each income statement expense caption. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. Teradyne is currently evaluating the impact of this new standard.

In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05 - "Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets", which introduces a practical expedient related to the estimation of expected credit losses for current accounts receivable and current contract assets that arise from transactions accounted for under ASC 606. The practical expedient permits all entities to assume that current conditions as of the balance sheet date do not change for the remaining life of the asset. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025, with early adoption permitted. Teradyne is currently evaluating the impact of this new standard and does not expect a material impact on its financial statements and related disclosures.