Inventories, Net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2014

At March 29, 2014 and December 28, 2013, the major classes of inventory were as follows:



In thousands	March 29, 2014		December 28, 2013
Raw materials and supplies	$	56,007	$	55,544
Work in process	18,035		19,102
Finished goods	78,240		81,719
Total	$	152,282	$	156,365

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, determined on the first-in, first-out ("FIFO") method, or fair market value. The Company performs periodic assessments to determine the existence of obsolete, slow-moving and non-saleable inventories and records necessary provisions to reduce such inventories to net realizable value. Reserve balances, primarily related to obsolete and slow-moving inventories, were $4.5 million and $3.3 million at March 29, 2014 and December 28, 2013, respectively.

As a result of the acquisition of Fiberweb, the Company increased the carrying value of inventory by $9.3 million as of the Acquisition Date in order to adjust to estimated fair value in accordance with the accounting guidance for business combinations. The preliminary change in the fair value of the assets was based on computations which considered many factors including the estimated selling price of the inventory, the cost to dispose of the inventory as well as the replacement cost of the inventory, where applicable. The step-up in inventory value was amortized into earnings over the period of the Company's normal inventory turns, which approximated two months.

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The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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