Terminal value intuition

Hi all, 

Can someone please explain to me the intuition behind the terminal value calculations below: 

TV = CF to equity (1603.008) + Debt (800) - Interest (40) = 2363.008

I'm struggling to understand why interest is deducted in the calculations. 

Note: This illustration above is from Damodaran's Investment Valuation textbook. 

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