Reportable Segment Data (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Reportable Segment Data [Abstract]

Schedule of Financial Data by Reporting Segment

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
(in thousands)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Net Sales
Machine Clothing	$177,122		$179,177		$341,410		$367,659
Engineered Composites	14,818		10,504		30,607		21,976
Consolidated total	$191,940		$189,681		$372,017		$389,635
Operating income
Machine Clothing	$44,997		$37,709		$75,842		$87,980
Engineered Composites	(369	)	(1,144	)	(340	)	(2,187	)
Research expense	(7,253	)	(7,212	)	(13,318	)	(14,377	)
Unallocated expenses	(123,379	)	(16,873	)	(149,097	)	(33,862	)
Operating (loss)/income before reconciling items	(86,004	)	12,480		(86,913	)	37,554
Reconciling items:
Interest expense, net	3,969		4,786		8,613		9,562
Other (income)/expense, net	(2,555	)	7		1,993		4,820
(Loss)/income before income taxes	($87,418	)	$7,687		($97,519	)	$23,172

Schedule of Restructuring Costs by Reporting Segment

	Three Months Ended		Six Months Ended
	June 30,		June 30,
(in thousands)	2012	2011	2012		2011
Pension settlement
Unallocated expenses	$110,560	$ -	$119,735		$ -
Restructuring expense
Machine Clothing	$ 2,903	$ 572	$ 3,576		$ 605
Engineered Composites	-	44	-		57
Unallocated expenses	249	1,115	(166	)	1,103
Consolidated total	$ 3,152	$1,731	$ 3,410		$1,765