Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 04, 2015

Interest Expense on Convertible Senior Notes

The interest expense on Teradyne’s convertible senior notes for the nine months ended October 4, 2015 and September 28, 2014 was as follows:

	For the Nine Months Ended
	October 4, 2015		September 28, 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