Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Consolidated Net Sales by Segment

(1) The Technical Nonwovens segment reports results of Texel and Gutsche for the period following the dates of acquisition of July 7, 2016 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

(2) Included in the Technical Nonwovens segment and Eliminations and Other is $6.5 million and $4.5 million in intercompany sales to the T/A Fibers segment for the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $19.5 million and $13.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

The tables below present net sales and operating income by segment for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, and also a reconciliation of total segment net sales and operating income to total consolidated net sales and operating income.

Consolidated net sales by segment:

	Quarter Ended   September 30,						Nine Months Ended   September 30,
In thousands	2017			2016			2017			2016
Performance Materials Segment:
Filtration	$	19,946		$	18,045		$	58,047		$	53,861
Thermal Insulation	7,283			7,081			22,116			20,570
Life Sciences Filtration	2,318			3,705			7,436			10,749
Performance Materials Segment net sales	29,547			28,831			87,599			85,180
Technical Nonwovens Segment (1):
Industrial Filtration	38,346			25,414			108,884			67,805
Advanced Materials (2)	34,960			26,870			90,438			43,526
Technical Nonwovens net sales	73,306			52,284			199,322			111,331
Thermal/Acoustical Metals Segment:
Metal parts	41,522			39,807			124,043			117,578
Tooling	8,297			4,830			13,441			14,301
Thermal/Acoustical Metals Segment net sales	49,819			44,637			137,484			131,879
Thermal/Acoustical Fibers Segment:
Fiber parts	34,739			35,073			116,430			107,629
Tooling	884			1,356			4,064			4,829
Thermal/Acoustical Fibers Segment net sales	35,623			36,429			120,494			112,458
Eliminations and Other (2)	(8,254		)	(6,456		)	(24,492		)	(18,188		)
Consolidated Net Sales	$	180,041		$	155,725		$	520,407		$	422,660

Schedule of Operating Income by Segment

Operating income by segment:

	Quarter Ended   September 30,						Nine Months Ended   September 30,
In thousands	2017			2016			2017			2016
Performance Materials	$	3,063		$	3,283		$	8,516		$	10,102
Technical Nonwovens (1)	8,589			5,662			19,792			12,807
Thermal/Acoustical Metals	1,836			5,451			7,453			13,090
Thermal/Acoustical Fibers	8,716			10,026			33,162			30,980
Corporate Office Expenses	(7,043		)	(6,125		)	(18,963		)	(19,481		)
Consolidated Operating Income	$	15,161		$	18,297		$	49,960		$	47,498

(1) The Technical Nonwovens segment reports results of Texel and Gutsche for the period following the dates of acquisition of July 7, 2016 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

(2) Included in the Technical Nonwovens segment and Eliminations and Other is $6.5 million and $4.5 million in intercompany sales to the T/A Fibers segment for the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $19.5 million and $13.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.