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Schedule of Long-term Debt (Details) (USD $)
Sep. 27, 2014
Dec. 28, 2013
Jun. 11, 2014
Mar. 01, 2013
Sep. 01, 2011
Long-term debt          
Carrying amount of long-term debt $ 1,491,379,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt $ 896,668,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt      
Capital lease obligations 946,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations 1,092,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations      
Total long-term debt including current maturities 1,475,577,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations 894,196,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations      
Short-term borrowings 15,802,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings 2,472,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings      
Companhia Providencia Industria e Comercio [Member]          
Long-term debt          
Amount outstanding       50,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstanding
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= pymr_CompanhiaProvidenciaIndustriaeComercioMember
 
Long-term Pollution Control Bond 0us-gaap_LongtermPollutionControlBondCurrentAndNoncurrent
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0us-gaap_LongtermPollutionControlBondCurrentAndNoncurrent
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9,100,000us-gaap_LongtermPollutionControlBondCurrentAndNoncurrent
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= pymr_CompanhiaProvidenciaIndustriaeComercioMember
   
India subsidiary [Member]          
Long-term debt          
Carrying amount of long-term debt 2,771,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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= pymr_IndiasubsidiaryMember
3,216,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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= pymr_IndiasubsidiaryMember
     
Senior Notes          
Long-term debt          
Carrying amount of long-term debt     210,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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Unsecured Debt [Member]          
Long-term debt          
Carrying amount of long-term debt 210,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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= us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember
0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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= us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember
     
United States Dollar Loan          
Long-term debt          
Carrying amount of long-term debt 706,510,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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= pymr_UnitedStatesDollarLoanMember
293,545,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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Brazil, Brazil Real | Companhia Providencia Industria e Comercio [Member]          
Long-term debt          
Amount outstanding 20,720,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstanding
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0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstanding
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= pymr_CompanhiaProvidenciaIndustriaeComercioMember
     
Argentinan Pesos Loan | Foreign Line of Credit | Argentina Subsidiary          
Long-term debt          
Amount outstanding 2,367,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstanding
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3,082,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstanding
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= pymr_ArgentinaSubsidiaryMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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7.75% Senior secured notes | Senior Notes          
Long-term debt          
Carrying amount of long-term debt 504,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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= pymr_SevenPointSevenFivePercentSeniorSecuredNotesMember
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560,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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ABL Facility | Line of Credit          
Long-term debt          
Carrying amount of long-term debt 0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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United States Dollar Loan | Companhia Providencia Industria e Comercio [Member]          
Long-term debt          
Amount outstanding 0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstanding
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0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstanding
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    52,400,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstanding
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United States Dollar Loan | Foreign Line of Credit | Argentina Subsidiary          
Long-term debt          
Carrying amount of long-term debt 5,843,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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8,341,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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United States Dollar Loan | Foreign Line of Credit | Suzhou subsidiary - Hygiene [Member]          
Long-term debt          
Amount outstanding $ 22,420,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstanding
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$ 24,920,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstanding
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