Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Financial data by segment

Financial data by segment is as follows:

	Successor									Predecessor
In thousands	Fiscal Year Ended December 28, 2013			Fiscal Year Ended December 29, 2012			Eleven Months Ended December 31, 2011			One Month Ended January 28, 2011
Net sales
Americas Nonwovens	$	660,792		$	641,532		$	613,355		$	46,093
Europe Nonwovens	316,400			294,120			297,869			24,305
Asia Nonwovens	172,597			156,746			135,591			9,403
Oriented Polymers	65,073			62,765			56,114			4,805
Total	$	1,214,862		$	1,155,163		$	1,102,929		$	84,606
Operating income (loss)
Americas Nonwovens	$	54,476		$	64,673		$	41,612		$	4,595
Europe Nonwovens	8,601			11,102			8,427			1,812
Asia Nonwovens	17,809			18,130			19,778			1,718
Oriented Polymers	4,729			3,362			1,802			553
Unallocated Corporate	(44,985		)	(40,586		)	(38,351		)	(3,603		)
Eliminations	(148		)	76			21			—
Subtotal	40,482			56,757			33,289			5,075
Special charges, net	(33,188		)	(19,592		)	(41,345		)	(20,824		)
Total	$	7,294		$	37,165		$	(8,056	)	$	(15,749	)
Depreciation and amortization expense
Americas Nonwovens	$	34,837		$	35,780		$	31,679		$	2,411
Europe Nonwovens	13,689			11,267			10,235			368
Asia Nonwovens	19,954			13,780			9,956			589
Oriented Polymers	1,396			1,496			1,306			36
Unallocated Corporate	1,816			1,718			1,584			68
Subtotal	71,692			64,041			54,760			3,472
Amortization of loan acquisition costs	4,796			2,665			2,530			51
Total	$	76,488		$	66,706		$	57,290		$	3,523
Capital spending
Americas Nonwovens	$	14,787		$	4,848		$	23,997		$	5,803
Europe Nonwovens	6,419			8,802			13,016			41
Asia Nonwovens	31,122			36,626			30,583			2,507
Oriented Polymers	958			672			375			38
Corporate	1,356			677			457			16
Total	$	54,642		$	51,625		$	68,428		$	8,405

Division Assets

In thousands	December 28, 2013		December 29, 2012
Division assets
Americas Nonwovens	$	700,725	$	513,765
Europe Nonwovens	403,184		202,139
Asia Nonwovens	265,729		248,790
Oriented Polymers	26,441		25,329
Corporate	42,826		32,046
Total	$	1,438,905	$	1,022,069

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas

Geographic data for the Company's operations, based on the geographic region that the sale is made from, are presented as followings:

	Successor						Predecessor
In thousands	Fiscal Year Ended December 28, 2013		Fiscal Year Ended December 29, 2012		Eleven Months Ended December 31, 2011		One Month Ended January 28, 2011
Net sales
United States	$	380,836	$	357,193	$	330,347	$	26,409
Canada	60,808		57,312		50,989		4,529
Europe	316,401		294,120		297,869		24,305
Asia	172,596		156,746		135,591		9,402
Latin America	284,221		289,792		288,133		19,961
Total	$	1,214,862	$	1,155,163	$	1,102,929	$	84,606

In thousands	December 28, 2013		December 29, 2012
Property, plant and equipment, net
United States	$	179,136	$	105,335
Canada	5,026		5,707
Europe	156,758		89,678
Asia	158,006		137,196
Latin America	124,353		141,253
Total	$	623,279	$	479,169