Debt Narrative (Details)					12 Months Ended																		0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended									3 Months Ended			0 Months Ended							0 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2014 Terram Geosynthetics Private Limited USD ($)	Sep. 17, 2013 Fiberweb	Dec. 28, 2013 Fiberweb Terram Geosynthetics Private Limited USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2014 Fiberweb Terram Geosynthetics Private Limited	Mar. 29, 2014 Letter of Credit USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 Letter of Credit USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2014 Short Term Credit Facility Argentina Subsidiary USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2014 Short Term Credit Facility Short-term Borrowings USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 Short Term Credit Facility Short-term Borrowings USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2014 CCB Suzhou subsidiary - Hygiene [Member]	Dec. 28, 2013 CCB Suzhou subsidiary - Hygiene [Member]	Mar. 29, 2014 Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays Revolving Credit Facility USD ($)	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 ($)	Mar. 29, 2014 Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays Standby Letters of Credit USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2014 Senior Notes 7.75% Senior secured notes USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2011 Senior Notes 7.75% Senior secured notes USD ($)	Dec. 19, 2013 Term Loan Senior Secured Credit Agreement USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 Term Loan Term loan, due in 2017 Fiberweb Terram Geosynthetics Private Limited	Mar. 29, 2014 Foreign Line of Credit United States Dollar Loan Argentina Subsidiary USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 Foreign Line of Credit United States Dollar Loan Argentina Subsidiary USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2007 Foreign Line of Credit United States Dollar Loan Argentina Subsidiary USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2014 Foreign Line of Credit United States Dollar Loan Suzhou subsidiary - Hygiene [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 Foreign Line of Credit United States Dollar Loan Suzhou subsidiary - Hygiene [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 02, 2012 Foreign Line of Credit United States Dollar Loan Suzhou subsidiary - Hygiene [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2014 Foreign Line of Credit Argentinan Pesos Loan Argentina Subsidiary USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2013 Foreign Line of Credit Argentinan Pesos Loan Argentina Subsidiary USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2007 Foreign Line of Credit Argentinan Pesos Loan Argentina Subsidiary ARS	Mar. 29, 2014 Suzhou subsidiary - Hygiene [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2014 LIBOR Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays Revolving Tranche	Mar. 29, 2014 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	Mar. 29, 2014 LIBOR Foreign Line of Credit United States Dollar Loan Suzhou subsidiary - Hygiene [Member]	Mar. 29, 2014 Federal Fund Rate Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays Revolving Credit Facility	Mar. 29, 2014 Alternative Base Rate Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays Revolving Tranche	Mar. 29, 2014 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	Dec. 19, 2013 Maximum LIBOR Term Loan Senior Secured Credit Agreement	Dec. 19, 2013 Minimum LIBOR Term Loan Senior Secured Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of long-term debt	$ 934,300,000	$ 933,800,000
Carrying amount of long-term debt	899,136,000	896,668,000																			560,000,000	560,000,000			7,508,000	8,341,000
Interest on loan																						7.75%
Maximum borrowing capacity																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
Stated interest rate	0.00%																							14.70%
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount			4,100,000
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%	1.00%	1.00%	3.00%	4.75%
Amount outstanding									7,800,000					0						14,400,000								22,920,000	24,920,000		2,499,000	3,082,000
Borrowing base availability														58,100,000
Net availability under the ABL Facility														43,700,000
Term																							6 years
Basis spread for variable rate																																					1.00%							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%
Repayments of long-term debt																									3,500,000									2,000,000
Due in 2013																									3,500,000
Due in 2014																										3,500,000
Due in 2016																									1,700,000
Weighted average interest, long-term debt									3.14%			5.44%	5.46%
Short-term borrowings	8,147,000	2,472,000								7,300,000	400,000
Interest acquired				100.00%		65.00%
Liabilities assumed					3,800,000
Borrowings under the ABL Facility							$ 9,400,000	$ 8,500,000