Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Financial data by segment

Financial data by segment is as follows:

In thousands	Three Months Ended June 28, 2014			Three Months Ended June 29, 2013			Six Months Ended June 28, 2014			Six Months Ended June 29, 2013
Net sales:
Americas Nonwovens	$	235,419		$	159,444		$	448,937		$	312,449
Europe Nonwovens	139,458			72,938			283,079			151,212
Asia Nonwovens	46,173			42,428			93,688			80,395
Oriented Polymers	18,848			16,728			36,778			34,564
Total	$	439,898		$	291,538		$	862,482		$	578,620
Operating income (loss):
Americas Nonwovens	$	22,572		$	14,557		$	41,066		$	26,031
Europe Nonwovens	4,499			3,419			11,174			6,712
Asia Nonwovens	4,707			5,035			8,859			9,589
Oriented Polymers	1,836			1,431			3,092			3,023
Unallocated Corporate	(16,838		)	(14,364		)	(30,091		)	(24,055		)
Eliminations	(93		)	(23		)	(130		)	(61		)
Subtotal	16,683			10,055			33,970			21,239
Special charges, net	(24,264		)	(1,750		)	(32,975		)	(3,554		)
Total	$	(7,581	)	$	8,305		$	995		$	17,685
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Americas Nonwovens	$	14,445		$	8,086		$	26,970		$	16,403
Europe Nonwovens	7,494			3,004			12,975			6,063
Asia Nonwovens	5,524			4,808			11,096			8,197
Oriented Polymers	342			348			679			696
Unallocated Corporate	(292		)	421			48			853
Subtotal	27,513			16,667			51,768			32,212
Amortization of loan acquisition costs	1,274			607			2,300			1,214
Total	$	28,787		$	17,274		$	54,068		$	33,426
Capital spending:
Americas Nonwovens	$	12,282		$	1,233		$	20,501		$	2,051
Europe Nonwovens	1,512			501			4,021			1,049
Asia Nonwovens	4,884			9,964			7,484			22,523
Oriented Polymers	50			101			91			226
Corporate	957			384			1,703			651
Total	$	19,685		$	12,183		$	33,800		$	26,500

Division Assets

In thousands	June 28, 2014		December 28, 2013
Division assets:
Americas Nonwovens	$	1,507,745	$	736,363
Europe Nonwovens	363,203		361,555
Asia Nonwovens	264,748		265,729
Oriented Polymers	27,254		26,441
Corporate	79,783		66,913
Total	$	2,242,733	$	1,457,001