Debt Narrative (Details)				12 Months Ended						3 Months Ended													0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended								0 Months Ended									0 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 17, 2013 Fiberweb	Dec. 28, 2013 Fiberweb Terram Geosynthetics Private Limited USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 Letter of Credit USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2012 Letter of Credit USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 Short Term Credit Facility Argentina Subsidiary USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 Short Term Credit Facility Short-term Borrowings USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2012 Short Term Credit Facility Short-term Borrowings USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2010 CCB Suzhou Subsidiary - Healthcare USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2012 CCB Suzhou Subsidiary - Healthcare USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 CCB Suzhou subsidiary - Hygiene	Dec. 29, 2012 CCB Suzhou subsidiary - Hygiene	Dec. 28, 2013 Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays Revolving Credit Facility USD ($)	Nov. 26, 2013 Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays Revolving Credit Facility USD ($)	Oct. 05, 2012 Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays Revolving Credit Facility USD ($)	Nov. 26, 2013 Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays Revolving Tranche USD ($)	Oct. 05, 2012 Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays Revolving Tranche USD ($)	Oct. 05, 2012 Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays First-In, Last Out Revolving Tranche USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays Standby Letters of Credit USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 Senior Notes 7.75% Senior secured notes USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2012 Senior Notes 7.75% Senior secured notes USD ($)	Dec. 19, 2013 Term Loan Senior Secured Credit Agreement USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 Term Loan Term loan, due in 2017 Fiberweb Terram Geosynthetics Private Limited	Dec. 28, 2013 Foreign Line of Credit United States Dollar Loan Argentina Subsidiary USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2012 Foreign Line of Credit United States Dollar Loan Argentina Subsidiary USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2007 Foreign Line of Credit United States Dollar Loan Argentina Subsidiary USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 Foreign Line of Credit United States Dollar Loan Suzhou Subsidiary - Healthcare USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 Foreign Line of Credit United States Dollar Loan Suzhou subsidiary - Hygiene USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2012 Foreign Line of Credit United States Dollar Loan Suzhou subsidiary - Hygiene USD ($)	Jul. 02, 2012 Foreign Line of Credit United States Dollar Loan Suzhou subsidiary - Hygiene USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 Foreign Line of Credit Argentinan Pesos Loan Argentina Subsidiary USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2007 Foreign Line of Credit Argentinan Pesos Loan Argentina Subsidiary ARS	Dec. 28, 2013 LIBOR Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays Revolving Tranche	Dec. 28, 2013 LIBOR Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays First-In, Last Out Revolving Tranche	Dec. 19, 2013 LIBOR Term Loan Senior Secured Credit Agreement	Jan. 31, 2007 LIBOR Foreign Line of Credit United States Dollar Loan Argentina Subsidiary	Dec. 28, 2013 LIBOR Foreign Line of Credit United States Dollar Loan Suzhou subsidiary - Hygiene	Dec. 28, 2013 Federal Fund Rate Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays Revolving Credit Facility	Dec. 28, 2013 Alternative Base Rate Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays Revolving Tranche	Dec. 28, 2013 Alternative Base Rate Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays First-In, Last Out Revolving Tranche	Jan. 31, 2007 Buenos Aires Interbank Offered Rate Foreign Line of Credit Argentinan Pesos Loan Argentina Subsidiary	Nov. 27, 2013 Bridge Loan Senior Secured Bridge Credit Agreement USD ($)	Nov. 27, 2013 Bridge Loan Senior Unsecured Bridge Credit Agreement USD ($)	Nov. 27, 2013 Bridge Loan Eurodollar Senior Secured Bridge Credit Agreement	Nov. 27, 2013 Bridge Loan Eurodollar Senior Unsecured Bridge Credit Agreement	Dec. 19, 2013 Maximum LIBOR Term Loan Senior Secured Credit Agreement	Dec. 19, 2013 Minimum LIBOR Term Loan Senior Secured Credit Agreement	Dec. 28, 2013 Pro Forma [Member] Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays Revolving Credit Facility USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of long-term debt																					$ 933,800,000	$ 640,000,000
Carrying amount of long-term debt	896,668,000	599,689,000																			560,000,000	560,000,000			8,341,000	11,674,000
Interest on loan											5.44%										7.75%
Maximum borrowing capacity										20,000,000						50,000,000		42,500,000.0	7,500,000.0				295,000,000		3,500,000		26,500,000				25,000,000	20,000,000	33,500,000										268,000,000.0	50,000,000.0
Stated interest rate	0.00%																							14.70%
Maximum increase in maximum borrowing capacity															80,000,000	20,000,000	30,000,000
Interest rate at period end																																		2.00%	4.00%		2.90%	5.20%	0.50%	1.00%	3.00%	4.75%
Amount outstanding							8,600,000				15,981,000			0						11,000,000								0	24,920,000	10,977,000		3,082,000
Borrowing base availability														48,500,000																																			58,500,000
Net availability under the ABL Facility														37,500,000
Term																							6 years
Basis spread for variable rate																																				1.00%									6.00%	9.25%	3.25%	4.25%
Interest rate minimum																																															2.00%	1.00%
Basis for step down in rates																							25.00%
Periodic payments, principal, percentage																							1.00%
Basis spread on variable rate, increase in subsequent three-month period																																													0.50%	0.50%
Repayments of long-term debt																									3,500,000	3,500,000		4,000,000
Due in 2013	13,917,000																								3,500,000
Due in 2014	28,147,000																								3,500,000
Due in 2016	7,135,000																								1,700,000
Weighted average interest, long-term debt							3.14%					5.46%	5.51%
Line of Credit Facility, Term										3 years
Short-term borrowings	2,472,000	813,000						400,000	800,000
Weighted average interest								2.67%	2.46%
Interest acquired			100.00%	65.00%
Liabilities assumed				3,800,000
Borrowings under the ABL Facility					$ 8,500,000	$ 6,700,000