Financial Data by Segment (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013
Net sales:
Net sales	$ 422,584	$ 287,082
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss):	8,837	9,380
Special charges, net	(8,711)	(1,804)
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Depreciation and amortization expense:	25,028
Unallocated Corporate
Capital spending:	14,115	14,317
Americas Nonwovens
Net sales:
Net sales	213,518
Unallocated Corporate
Capital spending:	8,219
Europe Nonwovens
Net sales:
Net sales	143,621
Unallocated Corporate
Capital spending:	2,509
Asia Nonwovens
Net sales:
Net sales	47,515
Unallocated Corporate
Capital spending:	2,600
Oriented Polymers
Net sales:
Net sales	17,930
Unallocated Corporate
Capital spending:	41
Unallocated Corporate
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss):	(13,254)
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Depreciation and amortization expense:	340
Unallocated Corporate
Capital spending:	746
Eliminations
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss):	(36)
Unallocated Amount to Segment
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Depreciation and amortization expense:	1,026
Successor
Net sales:
Net sales		287,082
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss):		9,380
Special charges, net		(1,804)
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Depreciation and amortization expense:		16,152
Unallocated Corporate
Capital spending:		14,317
Successor | Americas Nonwovens
Net sales:
Net sales		153,004
Unallocated Corporate
Capital spending:		818
Successor | Europe Nonwovens
Net sales:
Net sales		78,274
Unallocated Corporate
Capital spending:		548
Successor | Asia Nonwovens
Net sales:
Net sales		37,967
Unallocated Corporate
Capital spending:		12,559
Successor | Oriented Polymers
Net sales:
Net sales		17,837
Unallocated Corporate
Capital spending:		125
Successor | Unallocated Corporate
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss):		(9,692)
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Depreciation and amortization expense:		432
Unallocated Corporate
Capital spending:		267
Successor | Eliminations
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss):		(36)
Successor | Unallocated Amount to Segment
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Depreciation and amortization expense:		607
Operating Segments
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss):	17,548
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Depreciation and amortization expense:	24,002
Operating Segments | Americas Nonwovens
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss):	19,195
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Depreciation and amortization expense:	11,828
Operating Segments | Europe Nonwovens
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss):	6,235
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Depreciation and amortization expense:	5,925
Operating Segments | Asia Nonwovens
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss):	4,152
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Depreciation and amortization expense:	5,572
Operating Segments | Oriented Polymers
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss):	1,256
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Depreciation and amortization expense:	337
Operating Segments | Successor
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss):		11,184
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Depreciation and amortization expense:		15,545
Operating Segments | Successor | Americas Nonwovens
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss):		11,474
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Depreciation and amortization expense:		8,317
Operating Segments | Successor | Europe Nonwovens
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss):		3,292
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Depreciation and amortization expense:		3,059
Operating Segments | Successor | Asia Nonwovens
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss):		4,553
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Depreciation and amortization expense:		3,389
Operating Segments | Successor | Oriented Polymers
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss):		1,593
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Depreciation and amortization expense:		$ 348