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Debt (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Apr. 01, 2017
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Summary of information about the equity and liability components of the convertible senior notes | The carrying amount of the Notes consisted of the following (in thousands):
|  | April 1, 2017 |
Liability component |  |  |
Principal |  | $ | 400,000 |
Unamortized debt discount |  | (58,561 | )
Unamortized debt issuance costs |  | (8,937 | )
Net carrying amount |  | $ | 332,502 |
Equity component |  |  |
Net carrying amount |  | $ | 57,718 |
Schedule of components of interest expense | Interest expense related to the Notes was comprised of the following (in thousands):
|  | Three Months Ended |
|  | April 1, 2017 |
Contractual interest expense |  | $ | 382 |
Amortization of debt discount |  | 754 |
Amortization of debt issuance costs |  | 115 |
|  | $ | 1,251 |

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