Special Charges, Net (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

These amounts are included in Special charges, net in the Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss). A summary for each respective period is as follows:



In thousands	Three Months Ended September 28, 2013		Three Months Ended September 29, 2012			Nine Months Ended September 28, 2013		Nine Months Ended September 29, 2012
Restructuring and plant realignment costs
Internal redesign and restructure of global operations	$	231	$	806		$	2,172	$	8,916
Plant realignment costs	411		942			1,521		1,953
IS support initiative	—		5			25		779
Other restructure initiatives	20		—			63		163
Total restructuring and plant realignment costs	662		1,753			3,781		11,811
Acquisition and merger related costs
Blackstone acquisition costs	38		2			38		452
Fiberweb acquisition costs	6,177		—			6,220		—
Total acquisition and merger related costs	6,215		2			6,258		452
Other special charges
Colombia flood	—		—			—		57
Other charges	216		(23		)	608		584
Total other special charges	216		(23		)	608		641
Total special charges, net	$	7,093	$	1,732		$	10,647	$	12,904

Internal Redesign and Restructure Detail [Table Text Block]

Costs incurred for the respective periods presented consisted of the following:



In thousands	Three Months Ended September 28, 2013		Three Months Ended September 29, 2012		Nine Months Ended September 28, 2013		Nine Months Ended September 29, 2012
Employee separation	$	1	$	75	$	137	$	6,153
Professional consulting fees	95		—		1,497		1,588
Relocation, recruitment and other	135		731		538		1,175
Total	$	231	$	806	$	2,172	$	8,916

Summary of components of accrued liability with respect to Company's business restructuring activities

Changes in the Company's reserves for the respective periods presented were as follows:



In thousands	Nine Months Ended September 28, 2013			Nine Months Ended September 29, 2012
Beginning balance	$	6,278		$	1,100
Additions	1,746			11,811
Cash payments	(6,386		)	(9,210		)
Adjustments	(71		)	(33		)
Ending balance	$	1,567		$	3,668

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Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period.

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