Reportable Segment Data (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Reportable Segment Data [Abstract]

Schedule of Financial Data by Reporting Segment

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
(in thousands)	2012	2011	2012	2011
Net Sales
Machine Clothing	$177,471	$188,334	$518,881	$555,993
Engineered Composites	17,118	11,918	47,725	33,894
Consolidated total	$194,589	$200,252	$566,606	$589,887
Operating income
Machine Clothing	$44,918	$48,867	$120,760	$136,847
Engineered Composites	(312)	(1,434)	(653)	(3,621)
Research expense	(6,734)	(6,400)	(20,052)	(20,777)
Unallocated expenses	(14,760)	(14,275)	(163,856)	(48,137)
Operating income/(loss) before reconciling items	23,112	26,758	(63,801)	64,312
Reconciling items:
Interest expense, net	3,997	4,377	12,610	13,939
Other expense/(income), net	3,069	(9)	5,062	4,811
Income/(loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$16,046	$22,390	($81,473)	$45,562

Schedule of Restructuring Costs by Reporting Segment

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
(in thousands)	2012	2011	2012	2011
Pension settlement
Unallocated expenses	$ -	$ -	$ 119,735	$ -
Restructuring expense
Machine Clothing	$2,739	$2,610	$6,315	$3,215
Engineered Composites	-	-	-	57
Unallocated expenses	-	81	(166)	1,184
Consolidated total	$2,739	$2,691	$6,149	$4,456