Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 26, 2020	Sep. 28, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss attributable to Cohu	$ (28,662)	$ (52,434)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	62
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Gain on disposal of discontinued operation	(35)	0
Gain on extinguishment of debt	(293)	0
Impairment charges related to indefinite lived intangibles	11,249	0
Gain from sale of property, plant and equipment	(4,328)	(350)
Depreciation and amortization	39,283	45,353
Share-based compensation expense	10,313	10,861
Amortization of inventory step-up and inventory related charges	4,281	5,939
Deferred income taxes	(5,194)	(7,698)
Increase in accrued retiree medical benefits	757	281
Changes in other accrued liabilities	(601)	3,999
Changes in other assets	144	(2,853)
Amortization of cloud-based software implementation costs	830	0
Interest capitalized associated with cloud computing implementation	(95)	(68)
Amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs	892	826
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Customer advances	(988)	1,480
Accounts receivable	13,028	21,757
Inventories	(11,399)	(660)
Other current assets	2,241	(7,304)
Accounts payable	(3,475)	(2,804)
Deferred profit	4,170	1,096
Income taxes payable	(1,245)	(3,747)
Accrued compensation, warranty and other liabilities	(2,631)	(10,298)
Operating lease right-of-use assets	5,237	0
Current and long-term operating lease liabilities	(5,459)	0
Net cash provided by operating activities	28,020	3,438
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net cash received from sale of fixtures services business	2,975	0
Cash received from sale of property, plant and equipment	16,982	1,519
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(13,559)	(13,347)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	6,398	(11,828)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Cash dividends paid	(4,971)	(7,359)
Repurchases of common stock, net	(220)	(1,212)
Proceeds from revolving line of credit and construction loans	5,878	3,720
Repayments of long-term debt	(20,246)	(3,598)
Net cash used in financing activities	(19,559)	(8,449)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(863)	(1,812)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	13,996	(18,651)
Cash and cash equivalents including discontinued operations at beginning of period	155,930	164,921
Cash and cash equivalents including discontinued operations at end of period	169,926	146,270
Cash held by discontinued operations at end of period	0	(1,176)
Cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations at end of period	169,926	145,094
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for income taxes	5,122	13,275
Inventory capitalized as property, plant and equipment	827	261
Dividends declared but not yet paid	0	2,468
Property, plant and equipment purchases included in accounts payable	1,635	853
Capitalized cloud computing service costs included in accounts payable	1,923	2,185
Cash paid for interest	$ 13,615	$ 14,820