Reportable Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Reportable Segments [Abstract]

Schedule of Financial Data by Reporting Segment

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2015			2014			2015			2014
Net sales
Machine Clothing	$	154,522		$	157,891		$	463,577		$	494,788
Albany Engineered Composites		24,267			21,970			68,825			58,898
Consolidated total	$	178,789		$	179,861		$	532,402		$	553,686
Operating income/(loss)
Machine Clothing	$	41,956		$	33,308		$	110,969		$	103,329
Albany Engineered Composites		(4,191	)		(2,765	)		(26,635	)		(9,785	)
Corporate expenses		(11,922	)		(11,385	)		(35,304	)		(34,808	)
Operating income before reconciling items		25,843			19,158			49,030			58,736
Reconciling items:
Interest income		(428	)		(527	)		(1,205	)		(1,079	)
Interest expense		3,099			3,013			9,254			9,200
Other expense/(income), net		1,249			(1,864	)		784			(4,464	)
Income before income taxes	$	21,923		$	18,536		$	40,197		$	55,079

Schedule of Restructuring Costs by Reporting Segment

	Three months ended September 30,					Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2015		2014			2015		2014
Restructuring expense
Machine Clothing	$	3,717	$	968		$	13,929	$	3,127
Albany Engineered Composites		-		(49	)		-		931
Consolidated total	$	3,717	$	919		$	13,929	$	4,058